Executive Order 13470 was issued by
U.S. President
The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States ...
President Bush on July 30, 2008.
It amended
Executive Order 12333
Executive Order 12333, signed on December 4, 1981 by U.S. President Ronald Reagan, was an Executive Order intended to extend powers and responsibilities of U.S. intelligence agencies and direct the leaders of U.S. federal agencies to co-operat ...
to strengthen the role of the
Director of National Intelligence.
See also
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Executive order
In the United States, an executive order is a directive by the president of the United States that manages operations of the federal government. The legal or constitutional basis for executive orders has multiple sources. Article Two of t ...
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List of United States federal executive orders
Executive orders issued by presidents of the United States to help officers and agencies of the executive branch manage operations within the community.
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References
{{US Intelligence Reform Attempts 1947-2005
American intelligence gathering law
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