The director of national intelligence (DNI) heads the U.S. Intelligence Community, which is made up of 18 agencies including the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency. The DNI also advises the president on intelligence matters and manages the National Intelligence Program. The position was created in the wake of the September 11 attacks of 2001 and the intelligence failures regarding weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.
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