The director of national intelligence was supposed to ensure spy agencies would never again fail to “connect the dots.” Now, critics say it’s outdated.Liberty Crossing, headquarters of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the National Counter Terrorism Center, in McLean, Va.Michael S. Williamson / The Washington Post via Getty Images fileSept. 11, 2026, 10:00 AM EDTWASHINGTON — For more than a year before Sept. 11, 2001, a trove of intelligence pointed to a looming danger: a plot by Al Qaeda to attack the U.S. possibly using hijacked planes. Just a moment.We are getting your experience ready.
‘Not what anybody had hoped’: Calls grow to scrap intelligence office created after 9/11
The director of national intelligence was supposed to ensure spy agencies would never again fail to “connect the dots.” Now, critics say it’s outdated.
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