- Date:
- 10 November 2008
- Author(s):
- Steve Slick (Intelligence Programs and Reform Directorate)
- Classification Level:
- UNSPECIFIED
- Citation:
- National Security Council. Executive Office of the President. Intelligence Reform and New Ways to Do Intelligence. Steve Slick. Transition 5969.
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Intelligence Reform and New Ways to Do Intelligence
Transition Memo
Transition 5969 鈥 Intelligence Reform and New Ways to Do Intelligence
Memo attachments
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Chronology for Intelligence Reform and New Ways to Do Intelligence |
Date: (Assumed released alongside transition memo) 10 November 2008 Author(s): (Assumed) Steve Slick Description: Outlines chronology of Bush administration鈥檚 intelligence reform, including pre-9/11 review, Iraq intel blunder, post-Iraq reforms, post-9/11 structural changes. |
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National Security Presidential Directive/NSPD-5 on Intelligence (May 9, 2001) |
Date: 9 May 2001 Author(s): George W. Bush (National Security Presidential Directive) Description: The Director of Central Intelligence and the Secretaries of Defense and State directed to conduct comprehensive intelligence review. Review meant to challenge status quo and look for innovation opportunities to meet 21st-century challenges and streamline structures. |
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National Intelligence Council's Key Judgments on Iraq's Continuing Program for Weapons of Mass Destruction (October 2002) |
Date: October 2002 Author(s): National Intelligence Council Description: Key judgments of U.S. intel community on Iraqi WMD development. Report judges continued nuclear development, uranium acquisition, biological and chemical capabilities, Iraqi obfuscation of efforts. State Department intelligence (INR) dissenting opinions listed. |
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Executive Order 13328 on Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction (February 11, 2004) |
Date: 11 February 2004 Author(s): George W. Bush (Executive Order) Description: Executive Order establishing commission evaluating America鈥檚 ability to detect hostile WMD programs. Commission to work with Secretary of Defense, Attorney General, and Director of Central Intelligence after completion for implementation. |
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9/11 Commission Report, How to do it? A Different Way of Organizing the Government, Chapter 13 (July 2004) |
Date: 22 July 2004 Author(s): 9/11 Commission Members Description: Outlines need to reorganize intelligence apparatus to prevent terrorist attacks, listing new commissions and streamlined organizational/personnel structures. |
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Remarks by President and Fact Sheet on Intelligence Reform (August 2, 2004) |
Date: 2 August 2004 Author(s): George W. Bush (speech) and White House staff (fact sheet) Description: Bush announces intelligence community reforms, per 9/11 Commission recommendations,and broader intelligence successes in War on Terror. Fact sheet specifies Bush reforms pre-and post-9/11 Commission as well as future goals. |
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Executive Orders 13353, 13354, 13355, and 13356 on Intelligence (August 2004) |
Date: 1 September 2004 鈥揂ll four organized together. 27 August 2004 鈥揙rders each signed individually. Author(s): George W. Bush (executive orders) Description: 13353 鈥揈stablishing the President鈥檚 Board on Safeguarding Americans鈥 Civil Liberties, aimed at securing privacy and individual freedoms in midst of terror prevention policies. |
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Presidential Directive on Strengthening Central Intelligence Agency Capabilities (November 18, 2004) |
Date: 18 November 2004 Author(s): George W. Bush (Presidential Directive) Description: CIA charged with rebuilding analysis, enhancing human intelligence sources, strengthening language capabilities, diverse hires for espionage, operation rebalancing, information coordination. Directs intelligence sharing; strengthening of powers; analyst increases for WMD, Near East and South Asia; language skill hires. |
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Presidential Directive on Further Strengthening Federal Bureau of Investigation Capabilities (November 18, 2004) |
Date: 18 November 2004 Author(s): George W. Bush (Presidential Directive) Description: Charges FBI to improve information sharing, cooperation, counterterror activity. Mandates creation of integrated intelligence cadre, funding for FBI Intelligence Directorate. Prioritizes preemption, prevention, and disruption of terrorism. |
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Remarks by President on Signing of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (December 17, 2004) |
Date: 17 December 2004 Author(s): George W. Bush (speech) Description: Bush signs into law aforementioned act, highlighting new threats, need for change, basics of policy, impact of reforms. |
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Letter from the Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction (March 31, 2005) |
Date: 31 March 2005 Author(s): Signed by: Laurence H. Silberman, Charles S. Robb, Richard C. Levin, John McCain, Henry S. Rowen, Walter B. Slocombe, William O. Studeman, Patricia M. Wald, Charles M. Vest, Lloyd Cutler Description: Commission鈥檚 report on U.S. WMD intel capabilities. States U.S. was catastrophically wrong on Iraq (due to procedural failures, but not deliberate distortion). Recommends DNI powers, FBI鈥檚 full inclusion into intel community, pressuring intel community for better work, President鈥檚 Daily Brief redesign. |
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Remarks by President at Swearing-in of America's First Director and Deputy Director of Intelligence (May 18, 2005) |
Date: 18 May 2005 Author(s): George W. Bush (speech) and John Negroponte (speech) Description: Bush welcomes Negroponte to Director of National Intelligence position and Gen. Hayden to Deputy Director position. Qualifications and responsibilities outlined. Negroponte thanks Bush for appointment. |
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Fact Sheet Summarizing Actions to Implement the WMD Commission Recommendations (June 29, 2005) |
Date: 29 June 2005 Author(s): White House staff Description: WMD Commission recommendations taken by the Bush administration, including counterproliferation, information sharing, new positions, congressional oversight. Declares reforms a broad transformation of government institutions to meet new threats. |
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Executive Order 13462 on President's Intelligence Advisory Board and Intelligence Oversight Board (February 29, 2008) |
Date: 29 February 2008 Author(s): George W. Bush (Executive Order) Description: Aimed at giving those responsible for national security the best information possible through the new President鈥檚 Intelligence Advisory Board. Outlines scope and structure, mandates of PIAB. |
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Executive Order 12333 on U.S. Intelligence Activities, as Amended (July 2008) |
Date: Originally published December 1981, amended 2003, 2005, 2008 Author(s): Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush (Executive Order and Amendments) Description: Document includes E.O. 12333, amended by Bush most recently in 2008. The 1981 document established NSA鈥檚 authority under executive branch. |