Observers noted a similar lack of preparedness in the intelligence community and Department of Justice.
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And the possibility of a "lone wolf" attacker has some in the intelligence community concerned.
And it can also be used by matching against databases already in existence in the intelligence community.
Over the summer the administration created a "mission manager" in the intelligence community to concentrate on Cuba and Venezuela.
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We want to hear from people in the intelligence community, if you had the chance to see the article.
Not everyone in the intelligence community was convinced the document was genuine.
He also held a number of senior positions in the intelligence community, including as the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence.
Most people assume that the culture in the intelligence community is better.
Both sources say those in the intelligence community and on Capitol Hill are raising questions about the political intent of this new aggressive stance.
That is not to say that anybody in this country, and I don't think anybody in the intelligence community, would have bet excessive waste.
These are among the fragments of intelligence that were available in the intelligence community on Christmas Eve, before Abdulmutallab ever boarded the aircraft in Amsterdam.
But reporting from detainees was just a slice of the information that has been gathered by incredibly diligent professionals over the years in the intelligence community.
He said they were looking for information that related to his work in the intelligence community in Northern Ireland, including information on an Irish Republican Army informer.
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When Panetta was nominated to take over the helm of the spy agency, he was criticized by Democrats and Republicans for not having any hands-on experience in the intelligence community.
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Washington (CNN) -- Federal officials say there is no imminent threat of a terrorist attack on U.S. soil, but a source cites a "palpable level of angst" among those in the intelligence community.
Mr. President, I want to thank you for your confidence in me, but even more for your confidence and constant support to the CIA and to those who serve in the intelligence community.
"My criticism of the manner in which the Bush administration did not appropriately inform Congress is separate from my respect for those in the intelligence community who work to keep our country safe, " she wrote.
Our armed forces - like their counterparts in the intelligence community, Department of Homeland Security and law enforcement - have a professional duty to know the enemy and develop appropriate responses to the threat doctrine.
The unexploded devices that were recovered could provide a treasure trove of information such as fingerprints and indications of the bomb maker's design, a federal law enforcement official who now works in the intelligence community said.
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But the fact that the blasts took place near the end of the race "seems to indicate this was not geared toward maximum damage, " said a former federal law enforcement official who now works in the intelligence community.
To the men and women in the intelligence community who contributed directly -- notably, from CIA, NSA, NGA, NRO, and NCTC -- and many others from intelligence organizations who contributed indirectly, taken together a magnificent example of teamwork and intelligence integration.
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In fact, some people are frustrated by that approach that we take because it is so vital to the ability of our men and women both in uniform as well as in the intelligence community to protect the United States and to fulfilling their missions that we protect that information.
In addition to scrutinizing images of surveillance cameras in the area, the FBI likely was issuing subpoenas for records from cell towers in the area to isolate and trace calls from around Copley Square at the time of the blasts, according to a former federal law enforcement official who now works in the intelligence community.
And obviously, we are absolutely vigilant and continue to be, and that is the work of many agencies, in particular the intelligence community.
She has worked on forging not only a good working relationship with the president but also in building key alliances in the Cabinet, notably with former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and top officials in the military and the intelligence community.
Jim Clapper deserves a lot of credit for his leadership in bringing the intelligence community together.
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In addition, the intelligence community has extensively investigated ways of disabling Chinese information networks in wartime to prevent a coordinated response to U.S. military moves.
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At a minimum, the proposed sale of Hummer to China should be carefully reviewed by the interagency Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, the intelligence community, the State and Defense departments and the Congress.
The country's only federally funded venture capital firm was created in 1999, during the tech boom, because the private sector was setting the pace in technological innovation, leaving the intelligence community feeling not very intelligent.
In October, the Intelligence Community (IC) produced a classified, 90 page National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iraq's WMD programs.
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