This is one assignment divided into two parts Part 1 Intelligence is capable of being both beneficial and potentially harmful. Write a paper of 4–6 pages that clearly outlines the U.S. intelligence community and the history of U.S. intelligence and information sharing. Emphasis should be placed on the following: •The theories of intelligence •The issue of how the social sciences have attempted to explain intelligence phenomena •Its structures and processes over time when there has been a clear need for more intelligence for protection and national security •The history of the U.S. intelligence community •How the United States came to the point it is at now Part 2 The goal of intelligence is to gather information, process and analyze that information, and make it into a workable product to assist decision makers. Intelligence needs to be timely, but above all, accurate. There have been many intelligence failures throughout history. Some of these failures are caused specifically by barriers to information gathering. Assess the current performance of intelligence and information sharing in a paper of 4–6 pages that includes the following: •Provide a brief summary of past intelligence failures. •This assessment should also include 1 particular instance of failure that reflects on an intelligence component or barrier to information sharing. ◦Explain what occurred. ◦What went wrong? ◦Were there any specific barriers to information sharing that contributed to the failure?

This course examines key questions and issues facing the U.S. intelligence community and its role in homeland security and homeland defense. Students will have the opportunity to fully address policy, organizational and substantive issues regarding homeland intelligence support. Course reference materials will provide an overview of diverse intelligence disciplines and how the intelligence community operates. Course emphasis will be on issues affecting policy, oversight, and intelligence support to homeland defense/security and national decision-making. The 2004 Intelligence Reform and Prevention of Terrorism Act is addressed, and the course is shaped to focus on homeland intelligence support issues at the State/Local/Tribal levels. The Course Objectives: Analyze and critique the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, as well as other relevant legislation and strategy documents. Assess the Intelligence Community’s (IC) capabilities and limitations. Critique state and local intelligence processes, and offer recommendations for process improvement. Evaluate interagency coordination and the flow of intelligence for homeland security. Propose components of an integrated intelligence strategy for homeland security. Understand and evaluate the IC role in homeland security.