Office of the Director of National Intelligence implements organizational reforms

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) recently announced the implementation of a series of organizational changes to save government resources and enhance other initiatives.

The actions would bolster ODNI’s Department of Defense partner and customer support, strengthen the Intelligence Community’s (IC) cyber posture, and improve mission management and outreach.

Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell recently detailed the reforms, including the sunset of ODNI’s Directorate of National Security Partnerships, the establishment of a DNI Advisor for Military Affairs,
and a combination of existing organizations into a single IC Cyber Executive.

The sunsetting effort reunites all of ODNI’s mission management functions in a single organization. It folds ODNI’s partnership organization into the strategic communications and information sharing groups – moving ODNI from four directorates to three, reducing manpower and management overhead.

The DNI Advisor for Military Affairs aids in transitioning the existing flag officer position into a new role, the Director’s Advisor for Military Affairs (DAMA). The DAMA will serve as the DNI’s principal advisor on military affairs and as a liaison to the Department of Defense.

Meanwhile, combining existing organizations into a single IC Cyber Executive unites four previously separate ODNI organizations focusing on a single organization, the IC Cyber Executive.