Intelligence File

iTunes and Intelligence

What spies can learn from the music business.

Defense

ADVICE+DISSENT: Intelligence File Making a List

Deciding who might be a terrorist is more of an art than a science.

Defense

Intelligence veteran aims to motivate young analysts

Critics question whether Mike Wertheimer’s approach, which includes expanding the use of social networking sites, will lead to higher-quality analysis.

Management

Nixon Intelligence

The federal director of the new presidential library will use spying to tell a story.

Viewpoint

Nixon Intelligence

The federal director of the new presidential library will use spying to tell a story.

Features

How They Connect The Dots

This is what information sharing looks like.

Oversight

After Gonzales, Justice seeks to regain trust of employees

Successor's job, department officials say, will be to improve morale at headquarters and U.S. attorneys' offices.

Defense

ADVICE+DISSENT: Intelligence File Precision and Privacy

Searching for Shane Harris.

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Bearing Witness

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Chain of Command

Did George Tenet fail the president, or just do his job?

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Languishing Linguists

Why can’t 2,000 Arabic speakers get jobs with an intelligence agency?

Defense

TB incident highlights gaps in response to irrational behavior

While some blame can be placed with a single border officer, U.S. officials made the broader mistake of assuming Andrew Speaker would act predictably.

Defense

ADVICE+DISSENT: Intelligence File The Contractor Conundrum

Intelligence agencies won’t say how many contractors they’ve hired. But we’ll give it a shot.

Defense

ADVICE+DISSENT: Intelligence File Too Close to Home

Intelligence chief Agencies’ reluctance to spy on Americans is largely a management issue.

Defense

Homeland Security could face transition problem

Agency may lack bench strength in new administration, because few career employees are in high-level positions.

Management

Gimme an S-P-Y

Intelligence cheerleaders promote solidarity in the field.

Defense

ADVICE+DISSENT: Intelligence File Gimme an S-P-Y

Intelligence cheerleaders promote solidarity in the field.

Defense

L.A.’s anti-terrorism hub serves as a model

Local “listening post” run in partnership with federal agencies follows up on nearly every tip, possibly at the risk of missing the bigger picture.

Defense

ADVICE+DISSENT: Intelligence File Clearing Barriers

Intelligence chief Mike McConnell wants to change the security clearance process.

Features

The Spy Gap

The intelligence agencies must decode a human capital crisis.