Serious Intelligence Reform

The controversy over prewar intelligence on Iraq’s weapons program has raised--once again--larger questions concerning the structure of U.S. intelligence gathering and analysis and the nature of intelligence information provided to policymakers. But many good ideas for intelligence reform have been proposed and debated over the past decades, and none have been seriously attempted, despite a succession of notorious intelligence failures. At this seminar, experts will discuss proposals for serious intelligence reform and will consider whether the latest controversy might lead to long-term institutional improvement. The session will begin with an address by Representative Jane Harman, ranking Democrat on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, who will join in the panel discussion to follow.

About the Author

 

Christopher
DeMuth
  • Christopher DeMuth was president of AEI from December 1986 through December 2008. Previously, he was administrator for information and regulatory affairs in the Office of Management and Budget and executive director of the Presidential Task Force on Regulatory Relief in the Reagan administration; taught economics, law, and regulatory policy at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University; practiced regulatory, antitrust, and general corporate law; and worked on urban and environmental policy in the Nixon White House.

     

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