Alexander Joel
Civil Liberties Protection Officer, Civil Liberties and Privacy Office, Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Civil Liberties Protection Officer, Civil Liberties and Privacy Office, Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Alexander W. Joel is the Civil Liberties Protection Officer for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. In that capacity, he leads the ODNI's Civil Liberties and Privacy Office, and reports directly to the Director of National Intelligence. His responsibilities include ensuring that the protection of privacy and civil liberties is appropriately incorporated in Intelligence Community policies and procedures, overseeing compliance by the ODNI with privacy and civil liberties laws, reviewing complaints of possible abuses of privacy and civil liberties in programs and operations administered by the ODNI, and ensuring that the use of technology sustains, and does not erode, privacy. Mr. Joel's appointment to this position was announced by Director John Negroponte December 7, 2005.