Synopsis
This book offers a new framework. First, it enables analysts to identify impediments. Second, it asks them to note systemic pathologies and to find links among impediments. Third, it points to whether a pathology spans multiple levels of hierarchy. Fourth, it argues the need to treat both systemic pathologies and individual impediments via measures aimed at the right target at the appropriate level. Serious shortcomings-with particular focus on analytic failures-stem from dysfunctional behaviors and practices within the individual agencies and are not likely to be remedied either by structural changes in the organization of the community or by increased authorities for centralized managers.
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About the Author
Jeffrey R. Cooper is Vice President for Technology, Chief Scientist of Strategies, and Director of the Center for Information Strategy and Policy at Science Applications International Corporation. He has undergraduate and graduate degrees from The Johns Hopkins University, where he was later Professorial Lecturer in Arms Control and Defense Analysis at the School of Advanced International Studies. Mr. Cooper’s core interest has been the use of information to improve intelligence analysis, decisionmaking, command and control, and operational effectiveness. During the past several years, Mr. Cooper has focused on analyzing intelligence failure and evaluating methods to improve all-source analysis. He was a professional staff member of the Presidential Commission on Future Intelligence Capabilities (The Silberman-Robb Commission). With a long-time focus on strategic analysis and military transformation, Mr. Cooper is a founding member of the Highlands Forum, a program sponsored by the Secretary of Defense to identify national security-related cutting-edge technology. He has also served on numerous Defense Science Board task forces and summer studies. He has held senior government positions in the White House and the Department of Energy.
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