What kind of powers will Negroponte have?

[WilliamPitt]

Has anyone seen a good link or two describing the powers of his position? It's a brand new office.

EDIT: I'm hoping to gather some specific data with this question, like this:

"Many in Congress and within intelligence agencies have questioned whether the new legislation assigned enough power to the new intelligence chief to exert control over existing intelligence agencies, including the National Security Agency, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and the National Reconnaissance Office, which report to the Pentagon. In private conversations, many have said the new officeholder must move quickly to demonstrate to Mr. Rumsfeld that it is the director of national intelligence, not the defense secretary, who has the last word on intelligence matters."

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/17/politics/17cnd-inte.html?pagewanted=2&ei=5094&en=22d49d39c86fff47&hp&ex=1108702800&partner=homepage

[MikeG]

1. Apparently not the power to erase memories of death squads.

[GOPisEvil]

2. I know that Porter Goss will report to him.

*shudder*

[whistle]

3. Same as Heinrick Himmler, Nazi SS Chief.....

....http://www.holocaust-history.org/short-essays/heinrich-himmler.shtml

http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/himmler.html

[two gun sid]

4. Have seen nothing about what powers he will have.

I feel that the CIA has been emasculated with the appointment of Goss as DCI. The real power in intelligence will be Rumsfeld's office. That is not to say DoD will be a player in Intel, I mean OP's will be run out of Rumsfeld's office.

I don't know how close Negroponte and Rumsfeld are. I assume the must be able to work together or Negroponte would have never been appointed USAmb to Iraq and now Intel Czar.

[Mr.Green93]

5. Life

and death.

[Gabi Hayes]

10. brevity being the soul

of wit

yours is a perfect response

and bone-chilling

[many a good man]

6. Judicial review of his actions is prohibited by law

No, wait! That's Fatherland Security. This position (DNI?) is top secret so he is given secret powers. Don't go for a helicopter ride with him!

[kohodog]

7. PLEASE WILL, Let's not coronate him yet.

We need to draw the line here. I mean that literally, as Chief Leon Shennondoah litterally drew a line in the dirt to keep the US Govt from expanding the highway through Onandaga Nation Land before the Attica riots.

At some point we need to take a stand before our constitutional rights are gone completely. This is a truely frightening development, I think.

Please tell me it is another meaningless appointment and explain why.

I am becoming truely worried about our future.

[WilliamPitt]

13. Reid praised him tonight on PBS

and Negroponte was approved 97-3 for his UN post. There is no stopping this.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

14. Harkin, Durbin and Dayton

Kerry and Thomas NV

[CityZen-X]

8. Spanish Inquisition?

.or the S.S of Nazi Germany!
Sing along, It's spring time for Hitler and Amerika!

[Dr Ron]

9. He will meet with Bush regularly

Someone on NPR earlier stressed the importance of this--being the one that meets with Bush regularly. He said that if Bush decided to meet with the White House chef regularly to go over policy, this would make the White House chef a powerful person.

[BrotherBuzz]

11. He'll have the president's ear

Every damn day....Think OSP on steroids!

[paineinthearse]

12. Read the resolutions & resulting public law in Thomas

Go to http://thomas.loc.gov/bss/d108query.html and search on the phrase "director national intelligence"

CREATION OF DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE:
H.R.10 : To provide for reform of the intelligence community, terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Hastert, J. Dennis (introduced 9/24/2004) Cosponsors (26)
Committees: House Intelligence (Permanent Select); House Armed Services; House Education and the Workforce; House Energy and Commerce; House Financial Services; House Government Reform; House International Relations; House Judiciary; House Rules; House Science; House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Ways and Means; House Homeland Security (Select)
House Reports: 108-724 Part 1, 108-724 Part 2, 108-724 Part 3, 108-724 Part 4, 108-724 Part 5, 108-724 Part 6
Latest Major Action: 10/8/2004 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 282 - 134 (Roll no. 523).
Note: Per H.Res. 827, the House shall be considered to have inserted H.R. 10 - as passed House - in S. 2845, insisted on its amendment to S. 2845, and requested a conference with the Senate. For further action, see S. 2845, which became Public Law 108-458 on 12/17/2004.

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FUNDING:
H.R.4548 : To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2005 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Goss, Porter J. (introduced 6/14/2004) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Intelligence (Permanent Select); Senate Intelligence (Select)
House Reports: 108-558; Latest Conference Report: 108-798 (in Congressional Record H11030-11039)
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 108-487

S.1047 : An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2004 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Warner, John (introduced 5/13/2003) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 6/5/2003 Held at the desk.
Note: For further action, see H.R. 1588, which became Public Law 108-136 on 11/24/2003.

S.1050 : An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2004 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Warner, John (introduced 5/13/2003) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Armed Services
Senate Reports: 108-46
Latest Major Action: 5/22/2003 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Passed Senate with amendments by Yea-Nay Vote. 98 - 1. Record Vote Number: 194.
Note: For further action, see H.R. 1588, which became Public Law 108-136 on 11/24/2003.

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INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY REFORM:
H.R.5150 : To reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Shays, Christopher (introduced 9/24/2004) Cosponsors (40)
Committees: House Intelligence (Permanent Select)
Latest Major Action: 9/24/2004 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
Note: For further action, see S.2845, which became Public Law 108-458 on 12/17/2004.

H.R.5223 : To reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Shays, Christopher (introduced 10/5/2004) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Intelligence (Permanent Select); House Armed Services; House International Relations; House Government Reform; House Judiciary; House Rules; House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means; House Homeland Security (Select)
Latest Major Action: 10/8/2004 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Note: For further action, see S.2845, which became Public Law 108-458 on 12/17/2004.

S.2840 : An original bill to reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Collins, Susan M. (introduced 9/23/2004) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Governmental Affairs
Senate Reports: 108-359
Latest Major Action: 9/27/2004 By Senator Collins from Committee on Governmental Affairs filed written report. Report No. 108-359. Additional views filed.
Note: For further action, see S.2845, which became Public Law 108-458 on 12/17/2004.

S.2845 : A bill to reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Collins, Susan M. (introduced 9/23/2004) Cosponsors (10)
Latest Conference Report: 108-796 (in Congressional Record H10930-10992)
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 108-458