In his analysis of the British Admiralty, Parkinson observed that in peacetime, the Navy's operational forces were curtailed, while its staff grew enormously. The US military intelligence community certainly conforms to the bureaucratic trend. The field of signals intelligence will continue to enjoy a significant share of US military intelligence funds as advances in electronics dictate that more advanced collection systems be developed to insure adequate access to intelligence information. The greatest advances have appeared in processing scientific and technical information, current intelligence information, and maintaining a basic intelligence data base. The field of signals intelligence will continue to enjoy a significant share of US military intelligence funds as advances in electronics dictate that more advanced collection systems be developed to insure adequate access to intelligence information. Likewise, the conflict between intelligence and the news media is an enduring one because of their conflict of purposes-the media seeks free access to information, while the community seeks to safeguard its secrets.