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The impact of the information revolution on policymakers' use of intelligence analysis

by Lorne Teitelbaum

Foreign relations administrationGovernment policyInformation policyInformation technologyIntelligence servicePublic administrationSwarming (Military science)Military art and science

Compares how policymakers' use of intelligence to support the policymaking process has changed. The intelligence community's Intelink network, the Internet, and web-based sources of analysis have not become major contributors to the policymaking process. Policymakers still find intelligence analysis useful for supporting the policymaking process, especially when it is conveyed through a one-on-one intelligence briefing.

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