The Federal Executive Branch serves to protect U.S. elections and voters, systems, officials, and workers in various ways. Many of its responsibilities are longstanding, while some are more inspired by the recent threats of foreign election influence and interference.

On August 25, 2023, at the National Intelligence University (NIU) campus in Bethesda, MD, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines delivered keynote remarks and officially installed Dr. John Ballard as the institution's fourth president and 19th executive leader.

On May 24, 2023, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines delivered keynote remarks at the GEOINT 2023 Symposium in St. Louis, MO. View the DNI’s full keynote session here, and her as-delivered remarks are below.

On April 24, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines delivered remarks at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace on “Digital Authoritarianism: A Growing Threat.” Following the remarks, Carnegie Senior Vice President for Policy Research and Director of the Europe Program Dan Baer moderated a fireside chat with the DNI. The full event is available to view here, and the transcript is below.

On March 30, 2023, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines delivered remarks at the Summit for Democracy 2023 ahead of a panel session titled, “Countering the Misuse of Technology and the Rise of Digital Authoritarianism.”

On February 17, 2023, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines delivered keynote remarks at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs’ (SIPA) annual Gabriel Silver Lecture Dedicated to International Peace as part of “A Conference on Today’s Competitive Geopolitical Landscape — in honor of Robert Jervis.”

Thank you, Jeanne [Meserve], very much for the kind introduction and the opportunity to join this extraordinary event. It is quite something to represent the Intelligence Community at a Summit for Democracy that is literally happening across the world, co-hosted by the United States alongside Costa Rica, the Netherlands, the Republic of Korea and the Republic of Zambia. And a special thanks to Secretary Blinken and his terrific team for putting together such an exceptional forum and program this week.