White House Withheld From Intel Chief a Blueprint for Strengthening His Office
Here’s something that Dennis Blair probably doesn’t want to read now that he’s vacated his job as director of national intelligence. The Atlantic’s Max Fisher
Jul 31, 202037369 Shares667302 Views
Here’s something that Dennis Blair probably doesn’t want to read now that he’s vacated his job as director of national intelligence. The Atlantic’s Max Fisher reportsthat a (typically powerless) White House intelligence advisory group issued a report around March outlining a plan to bolster the authority and influence of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Right now that office leads the 16 agencies of the intelligence community mostly through the goodwill and consent of the agency chiefs — which can be revoked. But while the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board charted a course to fix it, the White House apparently didn’t share the bulk of the report with Blair or his office.