 career intelligence official Haspel has named to a leadership post at the agency in recent months.

"Didi Rapp brings broad, deep expertise from across the agency and the intelligence community to her new role as the head of our Directorate of Analysis," said CIA Director of Public Affairs Brittany Bramell. "With her engaging leadership style and reputation for objectivity, Didi will excel in leading our talented analytic cadre."

Rapp previously served as deputy chief operating officer at CIA and headed up intelligence integration at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, where she helped oversee the production of the President's Daily Brief (PDB). The third woman to hold the post since 2002, Rapp succeeds longtime incumbent Richard Hoch, who will serve as chief strategy officer for the agency.

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As head of the Directorate of Analysis – which was once known as the Directorate of Intelligence – Rapp will oversee the agency's efforts to synthesize intelligence from the CIA's operations arm and other elements of the intelligence community, including open source data and satellite imagery. Agency analysts take raw intelligence from abroad, offer regional expertise and put it into context. They interact directly with policymakers throughout government and play a lead role in informing the PDB.

"The Deputy Director for Analysis is one of the most important positions at CIA," said Michael Morell, a former CIA deputy and acting director who also served as the agency's head of analysis from 2008 to 2010. "Didi has extensive experience as an analyst, she has deep integrity, and she has the confidence of the director — all things necessary for someone to effectively lead the DA." Morell is also a CBS News senior national security contributor.

Rapp will be the first to newly assume the role since former CIA Director John Brennan's modernization push, which shifted some oversight away from larger directorates and funneled them into discrete Mission Centers focused on some of the thorniest issue areas in national security. Under that structure, analysts and operations officers work side by side.

"Analytic issues facing the agency range from the threat posed by near-peer competitors like Russia and China, to persistent proliferation concerns from North Korea and Iran, to the national security implications of climate change, to incorporating big data and other analytic inputs into its assessments," said David Priess, a former analyst and daily intelligence briefer during the Clinton and George W. Bush administrations. "The new DDA will have to
career intelligence official Haspel has named to a leadership post at the agency in late calendar month. 

 " Didi Rapp brings broad, cryptic expertness from across the agency and the intelligence community to her fresh role as the head of our Directorate of Analysis, " say CIA Director of Public Affairs Brittany Bramell. " With her engaging leadership style and reputation for objectivity, Didi will excel in precede our talented analytic cadre. " 

 Rapp previously served as deputy chief operating officeholder at CIA and head up intelligence integration at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, where she helped oversee the production of the President's Daily Brief (PDB). The third woman to defy the post since 2002, Rapp succeeds longtime incumbent Richard Hoch, who will suffice as chief strategy officer for the agency. 

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 As head of the Directorate of Analysis – which was once known as the Directorate of Intelligence – Rapp will oversee the agency's efforts to synthesize intelligence from the CIA's operation arm and other elements of the intelligence community, include open source data and satellite imagery. Agency analysts take raw intelligence from abroad, volunteer regional expertise and put it into context. They interact immediately with policymakers throughout politics and play a lead role in informing the PDB. 

 " The Deputy Director for Analysis is one of the most authoritative positions at CIA, " said Michael Morell, a former CIA deputy and acting director who besides served as the agency's head of analysis from 2008 to 2010. " Didi has extensive experience as an analyst, she has deep integrity, and she has the confidence of the director — all things necessary for someone to efficaciously lead the district attorney. " Morell is also a CBS News senior national security contributor. 

 Rapp will be the first to newly wear the role since former CIA Director John Brennan's modernization push, which shift some oversight away from larger directorates and funnel them into discrete Mission Centers focused on some of the thorniest issue areas in national security system. Under that structure, analysts and operations officers exploit side by slope. 

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"Didi Rapp brings bRoad, dEeP ExpeRTiSe froM across THe AGEncY aNd The InTElLigenCe cOmmunitY to her new rOle As The head of our dIrEctorate of anaLysis," said CIA dirEctor oF PUblIC AffaIrs brittAny BraMEll. "WitH her engagInG LeaderSHip stylE ANd RepuTation for objectivITy, dIdi will excel in LeadinG oUR tALEntEd aNalytic cadRe."

rapp pREviouslY SeRVED as DEputy chief opeRating officER at cIA and HeAdeD Up inteLligeNcE IntEgration at tHe OfFice of the directOR of NatiONal InteLligenCe, wHerE she HElPeD ovErSEe tHE pRodUCtiOn of the PReSiDent's dailY bRIEf (PDb). ThE thiRd womAn to hold the poSt sInce 2002, rApp SucceEds loNgtiMe IncumBent RiChard hoCh, who will serve aS chiEf strategY ofFiCer FoR the aGEncy.

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As head of the DirecToRATe Of AnalysIs – whicH WaS oNCe known aS tHe DIrecTORate oF IntELlIgence – RaPp will OVeRsEe the agEnCy's effOrTs tO syNthesIZe inTelligEnce from The CIa'S operations arm ANd other elemenTS oF THe INtelLigEnce communiTy, inCLudiNg opEN sOurCE data And saTeLLiTE imagery. Agency analyStS take rAw intElligence from Abroad, offeR REGional exPertISe ANd put it into conText. THey interacT Directly With pOlicymakErs througHOUt governMenT anD plAy a LEAd Role in informiNG The PdB.

"the DepuTy DIrector For anaLysIs iS oNe of the moSt importAnT pOsItIonS at CIa," Said MichAeL MoReLl, a FormeR cIA depUty anD actInG dIRecTor who aLSo SERved As ThE ageNcy'S hEad of AnalYSis From 2008 to 2010. "DIdi has extEnsIVe exPeRiEnce as aN analyst, she haS dEep integriTy, And She has THE confideNce of the director — all thinGS necessAry For soMeonE to effectIveLy lead The da." MorelL is alsO a CBS neWs sENIor naTIOnAl sEcUrity contrIBUtoR.

Rapp WiLl be The firsT to newly assume the rOLe sInce former CIA dirEctoR jOhN BrENnAN's mOdERniZATion push, which shIfted some oVeRSiGht away froM LarGeR directOrates aNd funNEled theM into discRete MissiOn centERS foCused on somE of the thOrniest isSUe areAS iN natiOnaL securItY. UnDer thAt struCTurE, analYsts anD oPeratiOns ofFiCers work Side by side.

"Analytic issueS facinG the aGenCy range frOm tHE thReat posed By neAr-peer compEtiTorS like rusSIa and chinA, To PerSIstenT proLIferation COnCerNS FrOm North KoreA AND IrAn, to tHe nATional SecuRity implications oF Climate change, tO incORPorAtiNG big DaTa and other analYtiC iNPUts into iTs Assessments," Said DaviD PRIess, a Former AnalysT and daiLY InTElligeNce bRieFer during The clINton and geOrGE W. Bush AdmiNiStratiOns. "The NEw DDa WIll have to
 career intelligence offic ial Haspel  hasnam edto  a l eade rship post att he a gency in recent months .

"D id i  Rap p  b rings  broad, de e p  ex pe rt ise  f r om  acro ssthe age ncy and th e i nt elligence co m mu nity to he r n ew role as t hehead o four Direc tor ate o f Anal y sis,"said CIADi r ectoro f Publi c Af fair s Brittany Bramel l ." With her engag ing le ad e rs h i p s tyl e and repu ta tionf or obje c ti v i t y,D idi will exce l in leadin g  ou r tale nt eda nalyti c cad re . "
Rapp previo usly  served a s depu t y chief operati ng off ice r a t CI A  a nd  he ad e d u p  i nte l lig ence int eg ra tionat t h e O ffic e o f th e Dir ector of Nati ona l In t ell igenc e, wh eresh e hel ped ov ersee  t he production o f th e Preside nt' sDai ly  Brie f  (PDB) . T hethird w oman to hol dt h e  p ost since 2002, Ra pp s uc ceeds lo ngtime in cu m bent Ric ha rdHoch , who w ills er ve as ch ief st r at eg y offic er  for t he  ag enc y.

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As head oft he D ir e ctor ate  of Analysi s –w hich  was on cek nownas th eD ir e ctorate of Intellig en ce – R app w ill oversee t he agency' s e fforts t o sy n th e size intellige nce f rom the CI A 's opera tions  arm and  other el e m ents ofthe  in tel lig e n ce  community, i n c ludi ng  open s our ce data  an d s ate lli te  imagery.  Agencyan al ys ts  ta ke ra w  intelli ge nce  f rom  abro a d, off er re gion al  e x per tise an d  p u t  itin to  con tex t.  They  int e rac t direc tly withpol i cyma ke rs  throug hout governme nt  and playalea d role i n inform ing the PDB.

"The Depu t y Direc tor  forAnal ysis is o neof the  mo s t impo rtantposit io nsa t  CIA, " sa idMi chael More l l , a  form er  CIA  deputy  and acting direct o r w ho also serve d a s th e ag enc y 's hea do f a n a lysis from 2008  to 2010."D i di  has exten s ive  e xperien ce as a n ana l yst, sh e has dee p integri ty , an d she  has the c onfidenc e of thed irect o r— all  th ings n ec ess ary f or som e one  to e ffecti ve ly lea d the  D A." More ll is also a CBS News s eniornatio nal  security  co n tri butor.

R appwill be th e f irs t tonew l y ass umet he  ro l e sin ce f o rmer CIAD ir ect o r  J ohn Brennan ' s mod erniz ati o n push , wh ich shifted someo versight awayfrom l arg erd irec to rates and funn ele dt h em intodi screte Miss ion Cent er s  focu sed on  someof thet h or n iest i ssue  ar eas in na tio na l  securi ty .U nder t hatst ructur e, ana l ysts a nd operations of ficer s works ide  by s id e.

"An a lyti c issues f acing the a gencyrang e fro m the t hr eat po sed  b y near-pee r  competit ors l ike Rus si a an d C hina,to p e r siste nt p ro lif eration c o n ce r ns  f r omNort h Kor ea  and  Iran, to the nati ona l  securi ty  im p l icatio n so f  climate c han ge, t o incorporat i ng b i gd ata a nd oth er ana lytic i n put sinto it s a s s essments, " said Da v idPr iess , a form er  ana ly stan d daily intelli gence br iefer du r i ng the  Cl i nton and Ge or ge W. Bush a dmini st r ations. " The  new DD A  wi llhav e to 
 career_intelligence official_Haspel has named to_a leadership_post_at the_agency_in recent months.

"Didi_Rapp brings broad,_deep expertise from across_the agency and_the_intelligence community to her new role as the head of our Directorate of Analysis,"_said_CIA Director_of_Public_Affairs Brittany Bramell. "With her_engaging leadership style and reputation_for objectivity,_Didi will excel in leading our talented analytic_cadre."

Rapp_previously served as_deputy chief operating officer at CIA and headed up_intelligence integration at the Office of_the Director of_National_Intelligence,_where she helped oversee_the production of the President's Daily_Brief (PDB). The third woman to_hold the post since 2002, Rapp succeeds_longtime incumbent Richard Hoch, who will_serve as chief strategy officer_for the_agency.

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As head_of the_Directorate of Analysis_– which was once known as_the Directorate of_Intelligence – Rapp will oversee the_agency's_efforts to synthesize_intelligence_from_the CIA's_operations arm and_other_elements of_the_intelligence community, including open source data_and_satellite imagery. Agency analysts take raw intelligence_from abroad, offer regional_expertise_and put it into_context. They interact directly with_policymakers throughout government and play a_lead role_in informing_the PDB.

"The Deputy Director for Analysis is one of the most_important positions at CIA," said Michael_Morell, a former CIA_deputy and_acting_director who also_served_as the_agency's head of analysis from 2008 to_2010. "Didi_has extensive experience as an analyst,_she has deep integrity,_and_she has the confidence of the_director — all things necessary for_someone to effectively lead the_DA."_Morell_is also a CBS News_senior national security contributor.

Rapp will be_the first to_newly assume the role since former CIA_Director_John Brennan's modernization push, which shifted_some_oversight away from larger directorates and_funneled_them_into discrete Mission Centers focused_on some of the thorniest issue_areas in national security. Under that structure, analysts and_operations officers work_side by side.

"Analytic issues facing_the_agency_range from the threat posed by near-peer competitors like Russia_and China,_to persistent proliferation_concerns from North Korea and Iran, to the national security_implications of climate change, to incorporating big_data and other analytic inputs into its assessments," said David Priess,_a former analyst and daily intelligence briefer during_the Clinton and George W. Bush administrations._"The new DDA will_have_to