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National Security Act of 1947 [r]: Core of legislation that restructured the U.S. military from its traditional structure of a separate Army and Navy, creating the United States Air Force, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the predecessor to the U.S. Department of Defense ^[e]
Director of National Intelligence [r]: Prior to the attacks of 9/11, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency was the nominal head of the United States Intelligence Community, following 9/11 a more senior position was created, with a measure of actual authority over those agencies ^[e]
United States intelligence community [r]: Add brief definition or description

Director of Central Intelligence [r]: Formerly, the U.S. official that headed both the Central Intelligence Agency and the United States intelligence community ; the responsibility is now split between the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (currently Leon Panetta) and the Director of National Intelligence (currently Dennis Blair) ^[e]
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency [r]: After the Director of National Intelligence was created to head the overall United States intelligence community , the official responsible for the remaining functions of the Central Intelligence Agency in intelligence analysis and research into intelligence methodology, clandestine human-source intelligence and some covert action ^[e]

William Colby [r]: A U.S. intelligence and special operations officer eventually becoming Director of Central Intelligence (1973-1976). ^[e]
Richard Helms [r]: Add brief definition or description