McConnell, M Adm

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Retired Admiral <b>John Michael "Mike" McConnell</b> was confirmed February 6, 2007, by the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=U.S._Senate" title="U.S. Senate">U.S. Senate</a> as Director of National Intelligence (DNI).<sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Mike_McConnell#cite_note-0" title="">[1]</a></sup>

On February 20, 2007, McConnell was sworn in to office.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Mike_McConnell#cite_note-1" title="">[2]</a></sup>

Prior to his nomination<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Mike_McConnell#cite_note-2" title="">[3]</a></sup> by President <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush" class="mw-redirect">George W. Bush</a>, he was a Vice President and Director of <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Booz_Allen_Hamilton" title="Booz Allen Hamilton">Booz Allen Hamilton</a>'s Infrastructure Assurance Center of Excellence.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Mike_McConnell#cite_note-3" title="">[4]</a></sup>

McConnell served as director of the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Security_Agency" title="National Security Agency">National Security Agency</a> from 1992 to 1996. He was Intelligence Officer (J-2) for the Chairman, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Joint Chiefs of Staff">Joint Chiefs of Staff</a> (JCS-J2) during the dissolution of the Soviet Union and Operation DESERT STORM under former Secretary of State <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Colin_L._Powell" title="Colin L. Powell">Colin L. Powell</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Mike_McConnell#cite_note-4" title="">[5]</a></sup></p>

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"During his tenure at the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Pentagon" title="Pentagon">Pentagon</a> and as director of the National Security Agency, Admiral McConnell worked closely" with now Secretary of Defense <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Robert_M._Gates" title="Robert M. Gates">Robert M. Gates</a> "during Mr. Gates’s time as deputy national security adviser and as director of central intelligence, and with <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Dick_Cheney" title="Dick Cheney">Dick Cheney</a> while he was defense secretary during the first Persian Gulf war."<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Mike_McConnell#cite_note-5" title="">[6]</a></sup>

At Booz Allen Hamilton, McConnell supported the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Communications_Systems" title="National Communications Systems">National Communications Systems</a>, a joint industry and federal agency group that focuses on telecommunications, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_security" title="National security">national security</a> and emergency procedures issues.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Mike_McConnell#cite_note-6" title="">[7]</a></sup>

McConnell is a former Chairman of the Board at the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Intelligence_and_National_Security_Alliance" title="Intelligence and National Security Alliance">Intelligence and National Security Alliance</a> (INSA), of which Booz Allen Hamilton is a founding member.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Mike_McConnell#cite_note-7" title="">[8]</a></sup>

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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Mike_McConnell#Resources_and_articles"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Resources and articles</span></a>

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<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Mike_McConnell#Related_SourceWatch_articles"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Related SourceWatch articles</span></a></li>

<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Mike_McConnell#References"><span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li>

<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Mike_McConnell#External_articles"><span class="tocnumber">1.3</span> <span class="toctext">External articles</span></a></li>

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<h2><span class="mw-headline">Resources and articles</span></h2>

<h3><span class="mw-headline">Related SourceWatch articles</span></h3>

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<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Intelligence_community" title="Intelligence community" class="mw-redirect">intelligence community</a></li>

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<h3><span class="mw-headline">References</span></h3>

<li id="cite_note-0"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Mike_McConnell#cite_ref-0" title="">↑</a> <a href="http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=politicsNews&storyid=2007-02-06T230743Z_01_N06233967_RTRUKOC_0_US-BUSH-MCCONNELL.xml&src=rss" class="external text" title="http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=politicsNews&storyid=2007-02-06T230743Z_01_N06233967_RTRUKOC_0_US-BUSH-MCCONNELL.xml&src=rss" rel="nofollow">"Senate committee recommends McConnell as spy chief,"</a> Reuters, February 6, 2007.</li>

<li id="cite_note-1"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Mike_McConnell#cite_ref-1" title="">↑</a> <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/02/20/bush.spy.chief.ap/index.html" class="external text" title="http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/02/20/bush.spy.chief.ap/index.html" rel="nofollow">"Bush challenges top spy to integrate agencies,"</a> CNN, February 20, 2007.</li>

<li id="cite_note-2"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Mike_McConnell#cite_ref-2" title="">↑</a> <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/01/20070105-2.html" class="external text" title="http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/01/20070105-2.html" rel="nofollow">News Release: "President Bush Nominates John Negroponte as Deputy Secretary of State and Vice Admiral Mike McConnell as Director of National Intelligence,"</a> Office of the White House Press Secretary, January 5, 2007.</li>

<li id="cite_note-3"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Mike_McConnell#cite_ref-3" title="">↑</a> <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/01/20070105-3.html" class="external text" title="http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/01/20070105-3.html" rel="nofollow">"Fact Sheet: John Negroponte and Mike McConnell: The Right Choices for Deputy Secretary of State and Director of National Intelligence,"</a> Office of the White House Press Secretary, January 5, 2007.</li>

<li id="cite_note-4"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Mike_McConnell#cite_ref-4" title="">↑</a> <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/01/20070105-3.html" class="external text" title="http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/01/20070105-3.html" rel="nofollow">"Fact Sheet: John Negroponte and Mike McConnell: The Right Choices for Deputy Secretary of State and Director of National Intelligence,"</a> Office of the White House Press Secretary, January 5, 2007.</li>

<li id="cite_note-5"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Mike_McConnell#cite_ref-5" title="">↑</a> Mark Mazetti, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/04/washington/04secretary.html?r=1&oref=slogin" class="external text" title="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/04/washington/04secretary.html?r=1&oref=slogin" rel="nofollow">"Intelligence Chief Is Shifted to Deputy State Dept. Post,"</a> <i>New York Times</i>, January 4, 2007.</li>

<li id="cite_note-6"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Mike_McConnell#cite_ref-6" title="">↑</a> <a href="http://www.boozallen.com/bahng/SilverDemo?PID=Home.html&style=item&contType=TABLE&dispType=HTML&language=English&sCacheID=&sNumHits=0&sNumJobHits=0&sNumVideoHits=0&Area=182139&Region=&Geography=&Taxonomy1=&Taxonomy2=&Taxonomy3=&SortBy=dateline+DESC&GroupBy=-1&FORM_ACTION=BROWSE&ITID=203887" class="external text" title="http://www.boozallen.com/bahng/SilverDemo?PID=Home.html&style=item&contType=TABLE&dispType=HTML&language=English&sCacheID=&sNumHits=0&sNumJobHits=0&sNumVideoHits=0&Area=182139&Region=&Geography=&Taxonomy1=&Taxonomy2=&Taxonomy3=&SortBy=dateline+DESC&GroupBy=-1&FORM_ACTION=BROWSE&ITID=203887" rel="nofollow">Bio: Mike McConnell</a>, Booz Allen Hamilton.</li>

<li id="cite_note-7"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Mike_McConnell#cite_ref-7" title="">↑</a> <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Jeremy_Scahill" title="Jeremy Scahill">Jeremy Scahill</a>, <a href="http://www.indypendent.org/?p=1230" class="external text" title="http://www.indypendent.org/?p=1230" rel="nofollow">"The Mercenary Revolution: Flush with Profits from the Iraq War, Military Contractors See a World of Business Opportunities,"</a> <i>The Indypendent</i>, August 15, 2007.</li>

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<h3><span class="mw-headline">External articles</span></h3>

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<li>Katherine Shrader, <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/01/05/ap/politics/mainD8MF13KO0.shtml" class="external text" title="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/01/05/ap/politics/mainD8MF13KO0.shtml" rel="nofollow">"Bush to Name Retired Admiral As Top Spy. Veteran former spy to take top intelligence slot as Bush shuffles national security team,"</a> Associated Press (CBS News), January 5, 2007.</li>

<li>Scott Shane, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/05/washington/05mcconnell.html?r=1&ref=world&oref=slogin" class="external text" title="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/05/washington/05mcconnell.html?r=1&ref=world&oref=slogin" rel="nofollow">"John Michael McConnell, a Member of the Club,"</a> <i>New York Times</i>, January 5, 2007.</li>

<li><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16899716/" class="external text" title="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16899716/" rel="nofollow">"Bush’s new spy chief to enter an ethics thicket. Defense consultant's dealings with current employer will be under scrutiny,"</a> Associated Press (MSNBC), January 31, 2007.</li>

<li>Satyam Khanna, <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/22/mcconnell-pentagon/" class="external text" title="http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/22/mcconnell-pentagon/" rel="nofollow">"National Intel Director: Bush Admin. Manipulated Iraq Intel ‘Because They Didn’t Like The Answers’,"</a> <i>Think Progress</i>, July 22, 2007. re <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Cooked_intelligence" title="Cooked intelligence">cooked intelligence</a></li>

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