This morning President Bush named John Negroponte to occupy the position of National Intelligence Director. Negroponte is currently serving as the Ambassador to Iraq.

The National Intelligence Director will have budgetary and operations control over the entire Intelligence Community, comprising several different agencies including the NSA, CIA, NRO and DIA. Bush named the current chief of the NSA, Gen. Michael Hayden, to be Negroponte's deputy at the new position.