ABSTRACT
This chapter examines a few of the ideas for change that have been advanced at one time or another. It seeks to review the major virtues of the system so as to achieve some perspective on the proposals for change. The Intelligence Community is not arranged as a command organization, with neat lines of subordination and command being provided for every unit. Ray S. Cline's approach covers the gamut, from how the National Security Council should conduct its affairs to a reorganization of the structure of at least some of the Intelligence Community. The requirements for intelligence coverage continue. A major part of that coverage is timely—"real time" in the intelligence world—reporting on critical situations around the world. Instead of major organizational change in the Intelligence Community, what is needed is continued close attention to the substantive content of the various programs conducted by its members. A number of actions can be taken to carry out counterintelligence and counterterrorist programs.
