John Negroponte, the director of national intelligence, will help the FBI choose its new intelligence director. This marks the first time that
someone outside of the bureau would play a part in the selection process of a high ranking FBI official. The article references pressure from the
White House on the FBI. Who ever is chosen as Intelligence Chief (with Mr. Negroponte's recommendation) would be in a very powerful position. I
would like other member's thoughts as to what the underlying reasons for this may be.
Under pressure from the White House, the FBI has agreed to adopt the recommendations of a presidential commission and will allow the director
of national intelligence, John Negroponte, to help choose a powerful new intelligence chief at the FBI, Bush administration officials say.
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The intelligence chief would manage the bureau's national-security and counterterrorism divisions, as well as its recently created Directorate of
Intelligence, which coordinates the bureau's information-gathering efforts.
