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CIA Director John Brennan considering sweeping organizational changes
2014-11-20
CIA Director John Brennan is considering sweeping organizational changes that could include breaking up the separate spying and analysis divisions that have been in place for decades to create hybrid units focused on individual regions and threats to U.S. security, current and former U.S. intelligence officials said.

The proposal would essentially replicate the structure of the CIA’s Counterterrorism Center and other similar entities in the agency — an idea that reflects the CTC’s expanded role and influence since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.

U.S. officials emphasized that the proposal is in its preliminary stages, and could still be scaled back or even discarded. Already the idea has encountered opposition from current and former officials who have voiced concern that it would be too disruptive and might jeopardize critical capabilities and expertise.

But if Brennan moves forward, officials said, the changes would be among the most ambitious in CIA history — potentially creating individual centers focused on China, Latin America and other regions or issues for which personnel are now dispersed across difference parts of the agency.

“It’s a major deal,” said a former senior CIA official who has worked with Brennan. Asked for an example of a previous reorganization that was similar in scale, he replied, “I don’t think there has been one.”
Posted by:Tyde Twinkles1188

#4  Look up Hercules and the Augean stables - that's what it will take to fix the intelligence community.
Posted by: OldSpook   2014-11-20 23:52  

#3  Do you suppose this reorganization is a ploy for Brennan to root out the leakers and media groupies in the CIA?

Maybe even get rid of the true believer politically connected inept appointed or strongly suggested by Clinton and nowhere man?
Posted by: Mystic   2014-11-20 21:45  

#2  How many new hires will be Muslim?
Posted by: Airandee   2014-11-20 20:48  

#1  From central control to verticals. Not sufficient to change the culture, but it would be helpful for Ops people to have analysts that were dedicated to them. Problem is: silos = tendency for decreased lateral work. Advantage is: breaking up some of the fiefdoms that don't give a crap about other divisions (e.g. ops getting shit on by admin, etc)
Posted by: OldSpook   2014-11-20 19:11