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Fixing Intelligence: For a More Secure America (Yale Nota Bene) Paperback – March 11, 2004

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Security depends on intelligence. A leading authority discusses basic problems in American intelligence and how to fix them

William E. Odom is the highest-ranking member of the United States Intelligence community ever to write a book outlining fundamental restructuring of this vast network of agencies, technology, and human agents. In the wake of 9/11, Odom has revised and updated a powerful critique he wrote several years ago for staffs of the U.S. congressional committee overseeing the vast American intelligence bureaucracy. His recommendations for revamping this essential component of American security are now available for general readers as well as for policymakers.

While giving an unmatched overview of the world of U.S. intelligence, Odom persuasively shows that the failure of American intelligence on 9/11 had much to do with the complex bureaucratic relationships existing among the various components of the Intelligence Community. The sustained fragmentation within the Intelligence Community since World War II is part of the story; the blurring of security and intelligence duties is another. Odom describes the various components of American intelligence in order to give readers an understanding of how complex they are and what can be done to make them more effective in providing timely intelligence and more efficient in using their large budgets. He shows definitively that they cannot be remedied with quick fixes but require deep study of the entire bureaucracy and the commitment of the U.S. government to implement the necessary reforms.
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  1. Print length
    288 pages
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    English
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    Yale University Press
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    March 11, 2004
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    7.76 x 5.06 x 0.7 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0300103042
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    978-0300103045
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  • KarenH
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
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    Great book on how our intel community needs to change the status quo and rebuild HUMINT again.
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  • Roy McCullough
    4.0 out of 5 stars An important book for its time
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    An important book for its time. Odom’s recommendations preceded and informed the intelligence reforms undertaken in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, including the establishment of a Director of National Intelligence.
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  • randy r
    3.0 out of 5 stars For me this read like a text book
    Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2016
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    For me this read like a text book. A lot of info in it, just be prepared for a text book
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  • HMS Warspite
    5.0 out of 5 stars An Expert Opinion...
    Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2009
    William Odom was a longserving Army intelligence officer who finished his uniformed career as Director of the National Security Agency. He has a reputation as a clear-eyed, plain-spoken observer of the intelligence community whether in or out of uniform. His 2003 "Fixing Intelligence" capitalizes on the tidal wave of interest in reform of the US intelligence community triggered by the 9/11 attacks.

    "Fixing Intelligence" is a reworking of a 1997 study produced by one of the many groups tasked with intelligence reform. Odom breaks down the intelligence community and the need for reform for the general reader. His introduction and conclusion alone are worth the price of the book. In between, Odom provides chapters on terminology, the costs of doing business, military intelligence, signals intelligence, human intelligence, and counterintelligence. His discussion is generally a balanced one, although counterintelligence comes in for considerable criticism for its failures against the Soviet Union.

    Most of Odom's recommendations were subsequently adopted in one form or another through Congressional Law and executive branch directives. In that sense, this book is now slightly out of date. On the other hand, few writers on the intelligence community have offered such a clear, concise, and understandable look at how it works. For that reason, "Fixing Intelligence" is still highly recommended to the general reader interested in the US intelligence community.
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  • John Matlock
    5.0 out of 5 stars Clearly There's an Intelligence Problem
    Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2004
    It usually takes a disaster to create change in large organizations. And no one could possibly consider the terrorist attacks on 9/11 to be anything but a disaster. But what to change and how to change it. ==In this book, William Odom a former director of the National Security Agency looks at how the American intelligence agencies are organized and makes recommendations on how to fix the problems. The roots of the problem go back a long ways.

    The CIA was organized in 1947 as primarily an organization to collect information about the Soviet Union. With the advent of spy satellites the main thrust of the agency centered on using imagery to track the military forces of the Soviet Union. And as budgets were cut from time to time (under Clinton especially) the agency depended more and more on imagery.

    The FBI has responsibilities for both law enforcement and counter intelligence. These are very different responsibilities, one leading to arrest and trial after a crime has been committed. In counter intelligence you don't really care if the bad guy goes to jail, you mainly want to stop his actions from hurting you.

    Regardless of how it happened, it is time for a major overhaul of the Intelligence agencies of the U.S. General Odom has made a number of proposals clearly stating how he would do it. It will be interesting to watch what happens as Congress works on the problem.
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  • coolbunny.com
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Read for anyone interested in Intelligence
    Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2004
    General Odom has written an outstanding book, combining a careful explanation of the nature and mission of intelligence with a well-thought out set of suggested reforms. Although the reading can be somewhat dry, General Odom's description of the relationships between different agencies and bureaucracies is succinct and delivered with clarity. Working methodically through the terminology and methods of the intelligence field, he provides necessary background and understanding to enable people to comprehend the need for reform and to assess the suggestions he offers.
    General Odom writes from the perspective of an insider, a very smart insider, but manages to keep a degree of detachment and objectivity in the process. His thoughtful suggestions regarding how we might go about reforming and improving our intelligence capabilities to cope with 21st century threats should be read carefully by anyone with an interest in these issues.
    Even if one disagrees with some of the reforms he proposes, this book provides a solid starting point for understanding the complexities of intelligence collection and analysis in the modern world, as well as the problems we face by relying on an intelligence community created fifty years ago to deal with a threat (the Soviet Union) that is now long-gone from the scene.
    HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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  • "jrhope"
    5.0 out of 5 stars READ THIS BOOK
    Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2003
    If you want to understand the intelligence world, and the dangerous world of terrorists and sneak attacks we now confront, READ THIS BOOK! Based on what appears to be a lifetime of experience in the secret enclaves of American intelligence gathering, General Odom's penetrating insights challenge accepted wisdom, and force us to question our nation's strategic vision. For anyone who wants a safe world and a free society, this book is a road map to where we must go as a nation.
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