Essays on Intelligence Community

Introduction

The Congress plays a critical role in the running of a state by performing several functions. It is formed by members who are elected by people to represent them on matters about the making and passing of the laws of the state. It is mainly involved in the making and passing of the bills and budgets of a country. Therefore, it is evident that the Congress is a critical organ in the governing of a country. As a vital organ of the government, Congress ensures that the strategic intelligence of the country is controlled in the most appropriate way. ...

Intelligence is the process through which a particular type of information is taken from collection, evaluation, analysis, integration, interpretation and finally dissemination. The information collection process is a critical national security activity that every country needs to protect from foreign and terrorist invasions. Information gathering process entails a variety of activities from the essential eavesdropping, spies, open sources such as radio and publications to technological sources that require a lot of expertise (Nimon, 2013). The introduction of information technology after the Cold War and the numerous developments in technology has made this collection process easier. The scope of intelligence ...

Issue with the Justice System

Law Enforcement Introduction The terms law enforcement pertains to a government agency that assumes the responsibility of maintaining public order including public safety and enforcement of the law. There are several branches of law enforcement both local and federal that assume the said responsibility. The local police department, the FBI, Sherriff’s department, special jurisdiction police, and among others are inclusive of the term law enforcement because their key function involves, detection, deterrence, and apprehension of criminal activities. The discussion will highlight the key functions and purpose of law enforcement and the current issues facing this branch of the ...

Abstract

The terrorist attacks on the United States in 2001 revealed the need for information sharing between different local, state, and federal agencies. This resulted in the formation of Department of Homeland Security to coordinate the counterterrorism efforts. The Department created fusion centers that served as facilities of gathering and analyzing information from relevant agencies. The fusion centers have faced constant criticism from researchers regarding their effectiveness and spending but have been successful in stopping several terrorist plans. This has saved thousands of lives and millions of dollars. However, the numerous agencies working towards the same goal has brought about ...

Intelligence and Security

Explain the role and responsibilities of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) and, in particular, what action he must take to deal with this situation, i.e., in ensuring that this terrorist attack on the U.S. does not take place. The DNI is said to be one of the most important people as far as the security of U.S. is concerned. This is because of the role he plays in the security system of the country. The DNI is usually appointed by the president and he is subject to the control, authority, and direction of the president. The DNI has ...

Intelligence Community

In the weeks and the months following the 9/11 attacks the press evokes a huge failure of intelligence. Experts and Veterans of Special Services were asked to provide explanations, and often drive the point: "You cannot imagine how this goes wrong, - said Bob Baer - , ​​a former CIA officer. The White House was saved when Flight 93 one that crashed in Pennsylvania! And that's why you pay thirty billion dollars? This has resulted in the largest series of surveys since the mid-1970s. The largest was conducted by the National Commission on the 11 September. Supported by the powerful ...

While American leaders have authorized and made use of intelligence and counterintelligence services since before the founding of the nation; the establishment of a formal, independent intelligence community, only occurred less than 60 years ago with the passage of the National Security Act of 1947 (FAS, 1996). In essence, the National Security Act implemented findings of the Eberstadt Report (FAS, 1996). According to the study, the problem of the nation’s intelligence efforts was that while many government departments, including Defense, State, and Justice, had established intelligence units, there was a significant lack of coordination, communication, and integration. The ...

The modern science of warfare assumes that in armed conflicts and local wars of the new century the winner is the one who will be able to quickly collect multifaceted, ever-changing data on the course of the battle, to analyze them, to make the right conclusions, make the right decision and quickly bring it to a subordinate. To ensure victory over the enemy is necessary to achieve the so-called information superiority, which allows preempt it in the evaluation of the rapidly changing situation on the battlefield, making the right decisions and planning the operation progress (fighting). According to the ...

Introduction

The United States and Kartesia are long-term political and economic antagonists. The United States, therefore, plans to use FBI intelligence analysts to predict the possible counterintelligence menace created by Kartesia. Besides the fact that Kartesia poses minimal threat to the United States security, it can manufacture dangerous weaponry high. This paper discusses the anticipated move by the United States Intelligence team to curb the possible menace expected from Kartesia.

The National Intelligence Priorities Framework (NIPF)

The National Intelligence Priorities Framework serves as the guidance used by the Director of National Intelligence towards matters concerning the Intelligence Community, sanctioned by the president (Clark, 2010). The NIPF ...

In late September 2001, while most of the nation’s law enforcement and was focused on Al Qaeda and the beginning of the “Global War on Terrorism”, one Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) counterintelligence investigation was closing in on a more traditional threat, namely a “mole” deep in the heart of the intelligence community working for a long-time enemy. Ana Belen Montes was born on February 28, 1957 in West Germany to Alberto and Emilia Montes. At the time Alberto was an Army physician stationed in Germany. After a number of further deployments, the Montes’ eventually settled in Towson, ...

INTELLIGENCE, TERRORISM AND HOMELAND SECURITY/POLITICS

Police administration has been formalized in order to provide an organized system of policing.In the 1970's, professional models of policing have been expanded towards reaching the community and the police are considered to be the best judges on how to deal with peace and order in the community.In the modern era, effective policing is extremely important in protecting life, liberty and property to ensure peace and order. The effective law enforcement is important in counteracting terrorism and other security issues that can threaten the national and global peace and order. The emerging threat of global terrorism becomes a significant ...

U.S. Counter Terrorism Strategies Since the beginning of the new millennium, global terrorism has firmly occupied the place of "the main threat to humanity". Undisputed leader in the fight against "evil terrorist" remains the United States, providing a wide range of activities to capture and destroy the militants of “Al-Qaeda” and others like that, not only in the country but also far beyond its borders. What are they, the results of decades of anti-terror battle? A proof of special significance for the United States to combat global terrorism was the establishment of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) after ...

#1 - The agencies that are included in the National Intelligence are Air force Intelligence, Department of State, and Federal Bureau of Investigation (Office of the Director of National Intelligence, n.d.). The purpose of USAF is to provide intelligence derived from space, airborne, and cyberspace sensors, while the Department of State is the one that handles the collected reports, to which it acts as the focal point within the intelligence community. On the other hand, the FBI is accountable for understanding various threats against the national security. #2 - The changing demographic trends that affect the policing are jurisdiction, ...

Torture today is subject to diverse universal moral legal condemnation. Along with other vices like genocide and slavery, torture has been established to violate the primary customs of human rights. In both war and peace, most states have affirmed that torture is fundamentally illegal and wrong as it violates general principles of human dignity. However, this has not been the scenario in different countries based on security measures put in place. The story surrounding torture is one that involves the change of norms, practices and law of different countries and in this case the United States of America (Ackerman, ...

Abstract

“The main reason knowledge is produced is to solve problems.” The following paper explores this statement, dealing with the premise that knowledge itself has an inherent purpose to solve a particular need, which is what motivates humanity to gain said knowledge. Areas of knowledge have their own processes for producing knowledge, from the objective analysis of the sciences to the subjective analysis of the arts. In essence, the purpose of finding knowledge is to solve the inherent issues that come with humanity and sentience – namely, discovering what our collective purposes are, and finding ways to address the unknown in order ...