Best Truth is a manifesto for a new model of intelligence operations in the information age. The central theme is that intelligence is information; therefore, the intelligence community must keep apace of the information revolution. The authors argue that intelligence agencies' excessive emphasis on hierarchy and secrecy prevents them from responding to today's highly fluid information "marketplace." They propose a new, less centralized model of management that incorporates the private sector--in essence, outsourcing intelligence.

Best Truth: Intelligence in the Information Age

Science & Math

Berkowitz, Mr. Bruce D.

Goodman, Professor Allan E.

Mathematics

Yale University Press

Confronted by the new challenges of the information age and the post-Soviet world, the U.S. intelligence community must adapt and change. And marginal change is not enough, the authors of this provocative book insist. Bruce D. Berkowitz and Allan E. Goodman call for fundamental, radical reforms in the organization and approach of America’s intelligence agencies. They show why traditional approaches to intelligence fall short today, and they propose thoughtful alternatives that take into account recent changes in information technology and intelligence requirements. An information-age intelligence service would move away from a rigid, hierarchical structure toward a more fluid, networked organization, the authors explain. They recommend a system that would utilize the private sector―with its access to more capital and its ability to move more quickly than a government organization. At the same time, this system would encourage government intelligence operations to concentrate on the specialized, high-risk activities they are uniquely able to perform. Berkowitz and Goodman examine recent failures of the intelligence community, discuss why traditional principles of intelligence are no longer adequate, and consider the implications for such broad policy issues as secrecy, covert action, and the culture of the intelligence community.

History

Goodman, Allan

Military

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