Intelligence and Information: The Proliferation of Uncertainty
Abstract
Recently, the Intelligence Community received scrutiny for the Fort Hood shootings, the foiled Christmas day terrorist plot and the death of seven CIA operatives in Afghanistan. Following these events, policy makers examined security measures and the role of intelligence in failing to "connect the dots." This report illustrates how multiple instruments of national power and interagency cooperation enhance intelligence analysts ability to "connect the dots." Intelligence officials must balance demands for national intelligence systems to collect more data while ensuring the most relevant information is processed and analyzed for intelligence production. Policy decisions may impact intelligence analytical priorities; adding to an uncertain threat environment. Managing uncertainty requires policies, enduring solutions that combine technology and creative intelligence analysis to facilitate capabilities growth. Solutions outlined in this report are better interoperability of intelligence and interagency databases and implementation of a national level biometrics program.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 2010
- Accession Number
- ADA518061
Entities
People
- Ricky Emerson
Organizations
- United States Army War College