Mike McConnell

Retired Admiral John Michael "Mike" McConnell was confirmed February 6, 2007, by the U.S. Senate as Director of National Intelligence (DNI).

On February 20, 2007, McConnell was sworn in to office.

Prior to his nomination by President George W. Bush, he was a Vice President and Director of Booz Allen Hamilton's Infrastructure Assurance Center of Excellence.

McConnell served as director of the National Security Agency from 1992 to 1996. He was Intelligence Officer (J-2) for the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS-J2) during the dissolution of the Soviet Union and Operation DESERT STORM under former Secretary of State Colin L. Powell.

"During his tenure at the Pentagon and as director of the National Security Agency, Admiral McConnell worked closely" with now Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates "during Mr. Gates’s time as deputy national security adviser and as director of central intelligence, and with Dick Cheney while he was defense secretary during the first Persian Gulf war."

At Booz Allen Hamilton, McConnell supported the National Communications Systems, a joint industry and federal agency group that focuses on telecommunications, national security and emergency procedures issues.

McConnell is a former Chairman of the Board at the Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA), of which Booz Allen Hamilton is a founding member.

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External articles

 * Katherine Shrader, "Bush to Name Retired Admiral As Top Spy. Veteran former spy to take top intelligence slot as Bush shuffles national security team," Associated Press (CBS News), January 5, 2007.
 * Scott Shane, "John Michael McConnell, a Member of the Club," New York Times, January 5, 2007.
 * "Bush’s new spy chief to enter an ethics thicket. Defense consultant's dealings with current employer will be under scrutiny," Associated Press (MSNBC), January 31, 2007.
 * Satyam Khanna, "National Intel Director: Bush Admin. Manipulated Iraq Intel ‘Because They Didn’t Like The Answers’," Think Progress, July 22, 2007. re cooked intelligence