Research Group Workshop: The Mandate to Share Intelligence within the US Intelligence Community
What: APSA 2024 Virtual Research Meeting
When: February 8 and February 9
About: A two-day event that provides a forum for scholars interested in sharing their research, providing constructive feedback for others, and creating partnerships and networks for future collaboration. This 100% digital event will feature opportunities to learn from research workshops, general panels, and a virtual keynote panel around the theme of “Challenges in Political Science”
Application Deadline: October 19, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. Pacific. Submit workshop applications here →
The Mandate to Share Intelligence within the US Intelligence Community
Workshop Description: The 9/11 Commission Report was published nearly 20 years ago. Organized to find answers to the most terrible tragedy of recent memory, the Commission was designed to both investigate the mistakes made and to push the government, specifically its intelligence agencies, to action. One key finding focused on the lack of sharing among US government offices. In light of the Commission’s Recommendations, new agencies were created, new mandates were passed, and policies were changed. Specifically, the many members of the intelligence community were required to share intelligence products. The effort was designed to eliminate vertical stove-piping and encourage horizontal cooperation. Sharing the responsibility for intelligence vetting is supposed to lead to better decision making. This proposed research panel will address the state of intelligence sharing with considerations given to both theory of cooperation and up to date case studies covering the last 20 years in US government developments at national, regional, and local levels.
About Research Group Workshops
Research Group workshops involve a series of three related two-hour sessions organized around a common theme. These provide opportunities for intensive discussion and engaged feedback over a total of six hours. Research Groups are designed to facilitate networks on common research projects, such as presenting a series of draft research papers/chapters, working on collaborative data collection, deepening networks and partnerships, and/or developing a grant application for funding a future collaborative research project. Learn more