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Letters & CommentsJames Burch
LCDR James Burch has been in the U.S. Navy for nineteen years and is currently assigned to U.S. Northern Command. From 1998-2000, Burch was assigned to the National Security Agency and subsequently participated in Operation NOBLE EAGLE and IRAQI FREEDOM with the GEORGE WASHINGTON Battle Group. Burch is a graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. He holds two master’s degrees; one in national strategic studies (Homeland Security) from the Naval Postgraduate School and another in history.
The Domestic Intelligence Gap: Progress Since 9/11?
ABSTRACT:
9/11 was a strategic event and a mandate for change. The inability to “connect the dots” led to significant debates to improving intelligence.
Post-9/11 intelligence reforms led to significant organizational change.
These changes and the emphasis on information sharing have also resulted in the significant application of resources.
Reorganization and reform raise other questions – particularly concerning domestic intelligence.
First, are these changes improving security? Major changes lead to implementation challenges.
Second, has information sharing improved? Information sharing carries multiple meanings, which lead to differences in expectations.
Lastly, has intelligence oversight improved? Domestic intelligence remains a sensitive issue.
This article examines the issue of post-9/11 reforms within the context of organizational mechanisms, information sharing,
and intelligence oversight and how they stem from enduring community challenges since the founding of the peacetime intelligence apparatus in 1947.
It also examines these issues within the context of transformation and identifies challenges for the future.
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SUGGESTED CITATION:
Burch, James. “The Domestic Intelligence Gap: Progress Since 9/11?.” Homeland Security Affairs , Supplement no. 2 (2008)http://www.hsaj.org/?special:article=supplement.2.2