Since its establishment in 2004, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) has assisted the President's appointed Director of National Intelligence. EFF filed a lawsuit against the Department of Justice and the ODNI for information about the lobbying efforts of telecommunication carriers and the Executive branch’s support for the passage of the 2008 FISA Amendments Act, which granted retroactive immunity to the telecommunication companies that assisted the government in the NSA’s warrantless wiretapping program.