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US Intelligence in Transition, Remains Focused for Now on Facts

Jeff Seldin

   WASHINGTON - The new, top-ranking U.S. intelligence official is
   promising the country's intelligence agencies will be undeterred in
   their work, a day after his predecessor and his predecessor's top
   deputy were ushered out of government.

   "The Office of the Director of National Intelligence remains focused on
   leading the Intelligence Community [IC] and providing critical
   information in support of our nation's security," acting Director of
   National Intelligence Joseph Maguire said in a statement issued Friday.

   Maguire, a former Navy SEAL who until Thursday had been serving as
   director of the National Counterterrorism Center, also said he was
   "humbled to follow in the footsteps" of former National Intelligence
   Director Dan Coats, who along with Deputy Director Sue Gordon, "led the
   IC through some of the most dynamic global challenges our nation has
   faced."

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