On August 27, 2024, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines delivered a speech at the 2024 INSA/AFCEA Intelligence and National Security Summit. The speech is available to view here, and remarks as delivered are below.
The year is 2004. On screen, is a representation of satellites that would have been orbiting the earth that year.
Twenty years ago, a year after the term GEOINT was defined and NIMA was reintroduced as NGA, the year USGIF was established, and the year the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act was passed, which created today’s Intelligence Community, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
(Deputy Director) Tonya (Wilkerson): Thank you for hosting us, and for your introduction. Every time I am here with you and Vice Admiral (Trey) Whitworth, I feel as if I am coming home because of the warm welcome you give me and my colleagues at ODNI.