http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/09/25/four-stars-debate-ic-power-grab/ Online Defense and Acquisition Journal Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:37:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/09/25/four-stars-debate-ic-power-grab/#comment-14631 Charles D Phillips, LtCol, USAF (Ret) Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:52:31 +0000 http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=9982#comment-14631 Certainly the Air Force (for the DoD) will want to grab all sources and make them more "real time". That means get the intel out to the combatant commanders faster. This means that the sources are not as well protected and will go away faster. The Intel Community will want to keep sources protected and only release consolidated reports. A huge tectonic shift has occured over the last many years, as the intel has been converted to more "operational" and the combatant commanders have gotten more direct (and much faster) feeds. I don't see that reversing. Certainly the Air Force (for the DoD) will want to grab all sources and make them more “real time”. That means get the intel out to the combatant commanders faster. This means that the sources are not as well protected and will go away faster.
The Intel Community will want to keep sources protected and only release consolidated reports.
A huge tectonic shift has occured over the last many years, as the intel has been converted to more “operational” and the combatant commanders have gotten more direct (and much faster) feeds. I don’t see that reversing.

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