Assessing the Effectiveness of Post-9/11 Intelligence Information Sharing

Abstract

In the wake of the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, the 9/11 Commission determined that intelligence related to the attack was not shared across the Intelligence Community (IC), and especially between the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI). Specifically the Commission faulted the IC for being parochial, secretive, and delinquent in sharing important intelligence. Despite the 9/11 Commission's recommendations, including the creation of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), and institutions such as the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), the parochialism continues and information sharing across the IC remains a critical problem. As the 2009 Christmas Day failed bombing of the Northwest Flight reminded us, the lack of IC sharing can have tragic consequences and that it still remains a work in progress.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA519879

Entities

People

  • Heather N. Freedman

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Counterterrorism
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Homeland Security
  • Information Exchange
  • Information Systems
  • Intelligence Community (United States)
  • Law
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • War Colleges

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