Definition of the IC
Leadership of the IC
Management of the IC
Members of the IC
Relationships with Other Government Organizations

The IC is managed by the Deputy Director of Central Intelligence for Community Management (DDCI/CM). This individual fills a statutory position established by the Intelligence Authorization Act for FY 1997. As directed by the DCI, the office of the DDCI/CM oversees a unified Intelligence Community optimized to provide a decisive information advantage to the President, the military, the law enforcement community, diplomats, and Congress.

As shown in the organization chart above, the DDCI/CM is assisted by:

• the Assistant DCI for Collection (ADCI/C),

• the Assistant DCI for Analysis and Production (ADCI/AP),

• the Senior Acquisition Executive (SAE), and

• the Executive Director for Intelligence Community Affairs (ExDir/ICA), who leads the Community Management Staff.
  

Working together, these leaders oversee Community activities by establishing policies and managing processes that promote accountability, leadership, and corporate management of the Intelligence enterprise.

The Assistant DCI for Collection
The ADCI/C is responsible to the DCI and the DDCI/CM to assist in carrying out intelligence collection responsibilities in order to ensure the most efficient and effective collection of national intelligence. The ADCI/C exercises DCI authority to oversee and ensure national intelligence collection and to monitor and evaluate the performance of collectors of national intelligence. He is also the DCI’s final arbiter to ensure optimal application of national collection resources. The ADCI/C is the executive agent for the development of plans to implement the initiatives delineated in the Strategic Direction for Intelligence Community Collection. The ADCI/C chairs the National Intelligence Collection Board (NICB), which consists of senior collection managers from National Foreign Intelligence Program (NFIP) agencies, and which serves as the Intelligence Community’s overarching mechanism for developing and implementing cross-discipline, cross-agency coordination of intelligence collection.

The Assistant DCI for Analysis and Production
The ADCI/AP is responsible for managing Intelligence Community analysis and production. The ADCI/AP chairs the National Intelligence Analysis and Production Board (NIAPB), which consists of the heads of the NFIP analytic organizations. The NIAPB works with the ADCI/AP to develop corporate strategies that will improve the quality of analysis, meet customer requirements, address analytic gaps and shortfalls, and establish processes for analytic requirements to drive collection.

The Senior Acquisition Executive
The SAE provides independent oversight of major systems acquisitions and acquisition management within the NFIP. In addition, the SAE chairs the Intelligence Community Acquisition Council, which is a forum to exchange best practices and improvements in acquisition management as well as to address areas of common concern.

The Executive Director for Intelligence Community Affairs
The ExDir/ICA leads the Community Management Staff (CMS). The CMS works closely with the ADCIs and the Senior Acquisition Executive in assisting the DCI and the DDCI/CM to carry out their responsibilities in managing the Intelligence Community. Specific responsibilities of the CMS include the following:

• Developing and implementing strategic plans for the Community;

• Instituting an intelligence requirements process that feeds into building future programs and budgets;

• Operating the program budget process for the entire Community, including evaluating programs and submitting the Community’s budget request to the President and Congress; and

• Promulgating the Community’s information handling policies.