Picking Dixon as the acting Director of National Intelligence is somewhat unusual since the longtime U.S. intelligence official was appointed to her current post — principal deputy DNI — by Joe Biden.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Stacy Dixon was tapped by the Trump transition team to temporarily serve as acting director of national intelligence, Politico reported citing two people familiar. Dixon served as principal deputy of national intelligence since August 2021.

Donald Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence couldn’t clearly say what the director of national intelligence actually does, according to a new report in the Wall Street Journal. Meeting with Senate Republicans ahead of her confirmation hearings,

Stacy Dixon was appointed by the Trump transition team as the acting director of national intelligence while Tulsi Gabbard awaits Senate confirmation for the position. Dixon has been serving as the principal deputy of national intelligence since August 2021.

The DNI must preserve the intelligence community’s independence and ensure its insights are valued, even under immense political pressure.

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated a remarkably unqualified person, Tulsi Gabbard, to be the director of National Intelligence. The Senate should reject her nomination, but also strengthen oversight of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence by conducting,

Sen. Mark Kelly reiterated on Sunday his continuing concern about the judgment of Tulsi Gabbard, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence, saying she had a “predilection for misinformation.”

CIA director nominee John Ratcliffe said the agency needs to focus on its mission in the face of growing challenges from China and others during his Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday.

Ratcliffe, a former director of national intelligence during Trump’s first administration, is expected to be confirmed to run the Central Intelligence Agency.

President-elect Donald Trump is spending the eve of his inauguration in a series of Washington events that celebrate his return to power as he prepares to move back into the White House at a time of deep national political divisions.

Stacy Dixon is set to become President-elect Donald Trump's acting director of national intelligence, a spokesperson for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence told Reuters. Dixon has served as principal deputy director of national intelligence since August 2021.