National Defense Intelligence College Paper: The Intelligence Archipelago - The Community's Struggle to Reform in the Globalized Era, History of Intelligence Reform, Investigations and Reports

This unique and informative paper was produced by the National Intelligence University / National Defense Intelligence College. Topics and subjects include: Authoritative history of intelligence reform, investigations, and reports; the 9/11 commission, Hart-Rudman National Security Act, Cold War, al-Qaida, George Tenet, Robert Gates, Jamie Gorelick, Executive orders, "The Wall", horizontal integration, intelligence sharing, Iran-Contra. Contents: Commentaries * Art Grant, Raytheon Company * Russell E. Travers, National CounterTerrorism Center * Review Essay * Failures, Fallacies and Fixes: Posturing Intelligence for the Challenges of Globalization, by Russell E. Travers * Preface * 1. Introduction * The Issue * Methodology and Limitations * Significance of Research * 2. Fundamental Concepts * What is Intelligence? * What is Intelligence Reform? * What is Oversight? * What is Globalization? * 3. Past: Historical Perspective: Shapers of the Intelligence Community During the Cold War (1945-1989) * National Security Act of 1947 * The Bipolar Environment * Intelligence Community in the 20th Century * Cold War Intelligence Reform 1947-1989 * Cold-War Era Reform Efforts in Retrospect * 4. Recent Past: Stalled Reform (1990-2000) * Post-Cold War Environment * Post-Cold War Intelligence Reform * Post-Cold War Reform in Context * Hart-Rudman Commission 1999-2001 * 5. Present: Post 9/11 Strategies for Reform * 9/11 Surprise? * Joint Inquiry Commission * 9/11 Commission * Joint Inquiry and 9/11 Commission Recommendations * Luminaries Respond to 9/11 Committee Recommendations * Reform Effects of Presidential Executive Order * 6. Intelligence in the Post-9/11 World * Globalization and the Intelligence Community * Information Revolution and the Intelligence Community * 7. 21st Century: The Rocky Road Ahead * A Changed Community Since 9/11? * Post-9/11 Community-Wide Issues * The Way Ahead: The Networked Community * Horizontal Integration and the IC * Congressional Oversight and the IC * 8. Post 9/11 Intelligence Reform * Protecting the Turf * Passage of Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 * Congressional Oversight * DNI and Community Relationships * Analysis * 9. Conclusion * Appendix A — National Security Act of 1947, as amended * Appendix B — Cold-War Intelligence Reform 1945-1989 * Appendix C — Post Cold-War Intelligence Reform 1990-2000 * Appendix D — Talking Heads Intelligence Reform * Appendix E — Post 9/11 Intelligence Reform Reports * Appendix F — GAO Human Capital Management Reference Tables * Appendix G — Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 * Acronyms * Bibliography