Before the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 , the CIA Director concurrently served as the head of the Intelligence Community ; today , the CIA is organized under the Director of National Intelligence ( DNI ) . Despite transferring some of its powers to the DNI , the CIA has grown in size as a result of the September 11 attacks . In 2013 , '' The Washington Post '' reported that in the fiscal year 2010 , the CIA had the largest budget of all IC agencies , exceeding previous estimates
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
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