Defense and national security

Executive Order 13355: Strengthened Management of the Intelligence Community

President: George W. Bush

Changed intelligence-community management duties by amending EO 12333 and assigning coordination responsibilities before the Director of National Intelligence transition.

Status: Revoked — by EO 13470 in 2008.

Is Executive Order 13355 still in effect? No. EO 13470 revoked it in 2008.

What does Executive Order 13355 do?

EO 13470 revoked EO 13355 in July 2008 while revising EO 12333 for the later intelligence organization.

Administration position: The 2008 revocation addresses the 2004 amendment instrument; it does not by itself terminate the intelligence community or the separate statutory DNI office.
SignedAugust 27, 2004
Original directionChanged intelligence-community management duties by amending EO 12333 and assigning coordination responsibilities before the Director of National Intelligence transition.
Later evidenceEO 13470 revoked EO 13355 in July 2008 while revising EO 12333 for the later intelligence organization.
Review dateSeptember 26, 2026

Before and after

Before the order

Intelligence agencies operated under EO 12333 and faced pressure to strengthen management across departmental boundaries.

After the order

EO 13470 revoked EO 13355 in July 2008 while revising EO 12333 for the later intelligence organization.

The 2008 revocation addresses the 2004 amendment instrument; it does not by itself terminate the intelligence community or the separate statutory DNI office.

Who had to do what

Source: Signed Federal Register text.
Agency / officeActionTiming / position
Director of Central IntelligenceAdvise the President, NSC and Homeland Security Council; integrate collection, sharing and all-source analysis; establish security/access standards and national priority centers; set collection requirements/tasking; develop the NFIP budget, control permitted transfers/reprogramming and monitor program execution; participate in military-intelligence budgeting; concur in or recommend intelligence-head appointments; issue coordinated personnel standards.NFIP budget annually; effectiveness reports at least semiannually; agree information procedures within 90 days of August 27, 2004; issue personnel standards within 120 days and thereafter as appropriate.
Attorney GeneralAgree procedures with DCI ensuring receipt of required intelligence and national-security information; may restrict information only as specified at Presidential direction.Procedures within 90 days of August 27, 2004.
Heads of departments and agenciesGive DCI required lawful information access, support NFIP development, align intelligence systems with national requirements/sharing/security/privacy rules, provide requested support within legal/resource/mission limits and furnish execution information; obtain DCI concurrence or recommendations for covered intelligence appointments and coordinate personnel standards.Information procedures within 90 days; standards within 120 days; appointment concurrence/recommendation before covered appointments or recommendations.
Secretary of DefenseConsult with DCI on JMIP/TIARA funding transfers and program implementation; develop military-intelligence budgets with DCI participation; may exercise collection tasking under jointly approved arrangements.Annual budgets; no separate consultation deadline.
OMB DirectorApprove NFIP appropriation transfers authorized under the amended provision.Before a covered transfer.
Secretary of Homeland SecurityAssume the responsibilities reassigned from Treasury under Executive Order 12333 section 1.10(d), with its wording extended to the Vice President.No separate deadline specified.
Secretary of the TreasuryRetain responsibilities assigned under Executive Order 12333 section 1.10(a)–(c) under the amended allocation.No separate deadline specified.
Later actionEO 13470 revoked EO 13355 in July 2008 while revising EO 12333 for the later intelligence organization.July 30, 2008

What happened next

EO 13355 signed.

EO 13470 revoked EO 13355 in July 2008 while revising EO 12333 for the later intelligence organization.