Intel reorganization

The CIA's massive reorganization continues under the radar: The Brennan plan

A significant but largely unnoticed transformation has been percolating for the past year — CIA Director John Brennan's restructuring of the agency. The Brennan plan is the most far-reaching organizational shake up since the CIA's creation in 1947. If fully implemented, this restructuring will drastically change the way espiocrats perform their duties.

The Brennan plan shifts the traditional power center of the CIA — away from separate operational, analytical and technical components focusing largely on strategic intelligence — to 10 more tactically oriented mission centers focusing on regional and transnational issues. The affect of this reorganization on intelligence is not clear. Perhaps it means a faster, more nimble approach, as Brennan contends. But long-range thinking, source protection and analytical objectivity might be the first casualties.