http://mensnewsdaily.com/2006/10/29/us-intelligence-agencies-still-working-to-get-it-right/
"US Intelligence Agencies Still Working to Get It Right"
October 29, 2006
Vox Populi, Jim Kouri
by Jim Kouri, CPP
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The United States’ intelligence community is undergoing the most extensive — perhaps even radical — transformations since the Office of Strategic Services gave way to the Central Intelligence Agency. Recognizing that people are the critical element in transformation initiatives is key to a successful transformation of the intelligence community and related homeland security organizations.
Successful major change management initiatives in large public and private sector organizations can often take at least 5 to 7 years to create what is needed to ensure success. As a result, committed and sustained leadership is indispensable to making lasting changes in the intelligence community.
Accordingly, the US Congress may want to consider lengthening the terms served by the directors of the intelligence agencies, similar to the FBI Director’s 10-year term as was recommended by a panel from the General Accountability Office last year.
One of the major challenges facing the intelligence community is moving from a culture of “need to know” to a “need to share” organizations, while maintaining secrecy. The experience of leading organizations suggests that performance management systems–that define, align, and integrate institutional, unit, and individual performance with organizational goals –can provide incentives and accountability for sharing information to help achieve this shift."
http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2006/10/zawahiri_was_ta.html
Zawahiri Was Target in U.S. Attack on Religious School in Pakistan October 30, 2006 1:15 PM
Alexis Debat Reports:
Ayman al Zawahiri was the target of a Predator missile attack this morning on a religious school in Pakistan, according to Pakistani intelligence sources.
ABC News has learned the raid was launched after U.S. intelligence received tips and examined Predator reconnaissance indicating that al Qaeda's No. 2 man may have been staying at the school, which is located in the Bajaur region near the village that is thought to be al Qaeda's winter headquarters.
Despite earlier reports that the missiles had been launched by Pakistani military helicopters, Pakistani intelligence sources now tell ABC News that the missiles were fired from a U.S. Predator drone plane.
