CIA Organizational Culture

The security measures review produced proposals to improve training and management accountability. Woolsey highlighted the need to change the culture of the CIA, one akin to a fraternity membership for life. Former CIA Director William

Well, to me it sounds like the Central Intelligence Agency really does not deal with the problems that arise. I say this because in Kent Pekel’s article titled, “Integrity, Ethics, and the CIA” he tries to bring up that the Central Intelligence Agency really does not deal with ethical problems that arise; he interviews many different people and we get to know their side of what it is like working at the Central Intelligence Agency and what happens when ethical problems happen and how they are usually told to handle them. According to Pekel (2011), “They argued that when people fear they will be blamed for anything short of an optimal outcome, pressure is created to do whatever it takes to achieve that outcome, including cutting ethical corners and covering up mistakes” (p. 1). Sometimes when people who make unethical choices in a situation only do so because they feel pressure to get the job done. A point was raised about how the Central Intelligence Agency can attempt to weed out the rotten ones from the association while giving a couple of necessary ethics instructional meetings to remind other people to be ethical; however, this can be considered shallow and it is bound to fall flat (Pekel, 2011, p. 1). It is interesting to see that this would fall flat if they tried to do this, but it makes sense because it is hard to weed out the

The CIA, otherwise known as the Central Intelligence Agency, is a federal agency that is independent and has the responsibilities of providing the country of the United States with national security intelligence. The CIA is in charge of gathering information that is going on from other countries in order to help our own national security to become stronger, and to be able to protect the citizens of the United States better. However, what happens when the CIA tries to protect it’s citizens by screwing over other countries? What happens when the CIA is responsible for destroying other countries’ governments or placing leaders where we do not belong as a country to try and control politics that we should not even be involving ourselves in. While the CIA is meant to have good intentions for providing our country with national security, a lot of times the United States is responsible for meddling in affairs we never belonged in which cause harm, devastation, or death to the countries we force ourselves upon.

Ranking first in my class, publishing a note on law review, and the numerous other academic accolades in my resume demonstrate my intellectual, analytical, and functional capacity and qualifications for a position with the CIA. My respect and appreciation for what it means to be a public servant as well as my integrity, however, are what distinguishes me from the plethora of qualified candidates that are undoubtedly applying for this position. The gravity of my experiences ranging from the consideration of compassionate release motions with the Bureau of Prisons to intimate discussions with litigants at the military commissions in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, amongst many other experiences, have sculpted the ethical standards I bind myself

There is a little of that, but that’s only part of the story. According to the CIA website, the employees of the CIA provided intelligence to the President, the National Security Council, and all other government officials who make and carry out US national security policy. They do this by providing timely and accurate information on foreign threats, and perform counterintelligence or other special activities relating to foreign intelligence and national security when asked by the president. Counterintelligence, is used to prevent threats from obtaining secret information, and in some cases, spreading disinformation to confuse them. When tasked to a specific project, the CIA follows something called the Intelligence Cycle. this is a five-step process that ensures they do their job correctly by making them work through a system of checks and

The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks was among the agencies that associated the 9/11 attacks with lack of coordination among agencies (Best, 2015). This prompted the Congress to enact a legislation that established a centralized intelligence leadership, popular as the Director of National Intelligence (DNI). However, the legislation only helped to increase tension between different agencies, especially on how to approach funding. The legislation was not clear regarding the boundaries between the activities of the DNI, and their interaction with the mainstream intelligence agencies. The congress debated these concerns and later established the framework for the working of the DNI and relationship with different intelligence agencies. Most importantly, this legislation focused on one element of reorganization, which was enhancing coordination of activities between different

Terrorists widely violated immigration laws while in the United States. Even though the intelligence officials have gained information about terrorist attack, delayed organizational reforms prevent them to solve the crisis. Consequently, intelligence agencies were blamed because of organizational failure. Michel Delving gives some startling piece of news in his book The Devil Incarnate which described the event of September 11 attack. The report submitted by the House and Senate committee in June 2002 reveals the organizational failure of Bush administration. Analyzing various aspects of the 9/11 attacks, the committees still exposed a vast display of confirmation of failures by various security agencies like CIA, FBI, National Security Agency, another agencies that terminated in the terrorist’s achievement (Delving, 2006, p.79). Finally, problems in the FBI have created practical obstacles in the process of determining and preventing terrorist attacks. FBI and other intelligence agencies have introduced several strategies like counter terrorism included both criminal and intelligence investigations. Unfortunately, these strategies and techniques failed to strengthen security measures. Instead of that these techniques promote organizational crisis among the intelligence

Understanding where the CIA fits into government function is important to know so one can be aware of where the agency’s responsibilities lie. The CIA is separated into four directorates, who carry out the processes of collecting, analyzing, and giving intelligence to the intelligence consumers.

The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act give the Director of National Intelligence the responsibilities of acting as the head of the Intelligence Community; acting principle advisor for matters involving national security intelligence; manage, oversee, and direct the National Intelligence Program. This Act also requires the Director to ensure that all National intelligence based information is passed on to, first the President; all heads of departments and agencies of the executive branch; the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and senior military commanders; and the Senate and House of Representatives and congressional committees. The Director of the Intelligence National Investigation has an office specific for him full of employees and staff members to help and discover the information needed to make the decisions regarding any and all terrorist attacks. The staff in genera includes the Community Management Staff; Co-Location is not allowed to locate anywhere else with any other intelligence agencies; Deputy Directors assists the Director and is next in line if the Director is not able to fulfill their duties;

Providing for the common defense means that the United States government must preserve the rights, freedom, and safety of the nation as a whole. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) fulfills this goal, as the agency collects, analyzes, and processes information at an international level and utilizes the data to further bolster our nation’s intelligence and security against foreign countries. Without the CIA, we would not be able to be one of the strongest nations on the planet.

The CIA, the elite intelligence agency for the United States of America. Formed by President Truman on September 18, 1947 for security of the nation. Although, they were created in order to protect the nation, this agency has actually created several downfalls and incidents that were quite unneeded during times of tension. In April of 1961, the CIA launched a special operation that was a plotted coup of Cuba. In the years leading up to these three days, the CIA had been training Cuban Americans in order to fight and retake Cuba as a democratic government. Instead, the coup was a total disaster and therefore in typical CIA fashion the President was blamed for this disaster. Another disappointment by the CIA was the “containment” of communism in Southern Asia.

     The activities of the CIA are largely undisclosed. It undoubtedly makes use of the surveillance Sattelites of theNational Recconasonsse Office (NRO) and the signal interception capabilities of the NSA, including the Echelon system, and the surveillance aircraft of the various branches of the US armed forces. At one stage, the CIA even operated its own fleet of U-2 surveillance aircraft. The agency also employs a group of officers with paramilitary skills in its Special Division. Micheal Spaan, a CIA officer killed in November 2001 during the U.S. Invasion of Afghanistan, was one such individual. In its earliest years the CIA attempted to rollback Communism in Eastern Europe by supporting local anti-communist groups; none of these attempts met with much success. It was more successful in its efforts to limit Communist influence in France and Italy, though many believe there was never much of a Communist threat in these nations.

Israel Acevedo Professor D. Heffernan DSC-2590-26725 February 8, 2018 Journal 3 1. What surprised you the most about the interview of this CIA agent. What most surprised me about the interview was how she said how dysfunctional the intelligence community/organization was, in addition to, how the CIA was just a big bureaucracy and it was made up of people who were very intelligent and motivated and some who were asleep under their desk. Basically, a punch of nerds who weren’t ready to die for their country like those military service men and women who sacrifice their lives every day for the American people.

Author Laqueur (Walter Laqueur, A World of secrets, 1985), in his book A world of secrets, says that espionage profession, together with the prostitution profession, are the oldest and most problematic of the world. Often, two figures - prostitutes and espionage - matching or swapping roles and garments, create even more confusion. Many people, seeing Hollywood movies, feel and are convinced that the intelligence services employees perform various operations and military police characters. But, what the reader needs to know and understand is that intelligence services in democratic conditions are not executive institutions.

Compare and contrast Handy’s cultures and Deal & Kennedy’s cultures. In your opinion, which is a more realistic representation of organisational culture? Justify and explain your answer.