The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and his Directors

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The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and his Directors
The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (D/CIA)
The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (D/CIA) manages the operations, personnel and budget of the Central Intelligence Agency. The Director is appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate.

As D/CIA, he is responsible for directing the CIA to collect intelligence through human sources and by other appropriate means. He directs the Agency to correlate and evaluate intelligence related to national security and provide appropriate dissemination of such intelligence. The D/CIA also provides overall direction for and coordination of human intelligence collection outside the United States. The D/CIA is charged with the responsibility to ensure that the most effective use is made of resources and that appropriate account is taken of the risks to the United States and those involved in human intelligence collection. As D/CIA, he also performs other functions and duties related to intelligence affecting the national security of the United States as the President or the Director of National Intelligence may direct.

Under the direction of the Director of National Intelligence and in a manner consistent with section 207 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3927), the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency also coordinates the relationships between elements of the intelligence community and the intelligence or security services of foreign governments and international organizations on all matters involving intelligence related to national security or involving intelligence acquired through clandestine means.

Associate Deputy Director (ADD)
The Associate Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, a position created July 5, 2006, was delegated all authorities and responsibilities vested previously in the post of Executive Director. The post of Executive Director, which was responsible for managing the CIA on a day-to-day basis, was simultaneously abolished.

Associate Director for Military Support (AD/MS)
The Associate Director for Military Support (AD/MS), whose position was established in 1995, is the Director of Central Intelligence Agency's principal adviser and representative on military issues. The AD/MS coordinates Intelligence Community efforts to provide Joint Force commanders with timely, accurate intelligence. The AD/MS also supports Department of Defense officials who oversee military intelligence training and the acquisition of intelligence systems and technology. A senior general officer, the AD/MS ensures coordination of Intelligence Community policies, plans and requirements relating to support to military forces in the intelligence budget.

Director for Intelligence (DI)
The Director for Intelligence (DI) manages the production and dissemination of all-source intelligence analysis on key foreign problems. The DI is responsible for the timeliness, accuracy, and relevance of intelligence analysis to the concerns of national security policymakers and other intelligence consumers.

Director of the National Clandestine Services (DNCS)
The Director of the National Clandestine Services (DNCS) has primary responsibility for the clandestine collection of foreign intelligence, including human source intelligence (HUMINT). Domestically, the DNCS is responsible for the collection of foreign intelligence volunteered by individuals and organizations in the United States.

Director for Science & Technology (DS&T)
The Director for Science & Technology (DS&T) applies targeting, technical solutions, and tradecraft to the most challenging intelligence problems. The Directorate has four core mission areas - Clandestine Technical Collection, Support to Agent Operations, Open Source Intelligence, and Technology Discovery & Insertion. These four areas provide the actionable intelligence critical to the success of the Agency's mission. The DS&T works closely with partners within the Agency and across the Intelligence Community, the US Government, the private sector, and academia to apply tomorrow's technology to today's intelligence problems.

Director for Support (DS)
The Director for Support (DS) provides the foundation critical to the Agency's mission. This foundation encompasses a wide range of services that include protection of Agency personnel, information and facilities, technology, communications, logistics, training, financial management, medical services, human resources, records management and declassification, and information technology.

General Counsel (OGC)
The General Counsel is nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate, a requirement added in the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997. The General Counsel serves as the legal adviser to the D/CIA and is responsible for the conduct of all the Agency's legal affairs. The Office of General Counsel (OGC) provides legal interpretation of any statute, regulation, or Executive order relevant to the D/CIA.

Inspector General (OIG)
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) promotes efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability in the administration of Agency activities. OIG also seeks to prevent and detect fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement. The Inspector General is nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate. The Inspector General, whose activities are independent of those of any other component in the Agency, reports directly to the D/CIA. OIG conducts inspections, investigations, and audits at Headquarters and in the field, and oversees the Agency-wide grievance-handling system. The OIG provides a semiannual report to the D/CIA which the Director is required to submit by law to the Intelligence Committees of Congress within 30 days.

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