Question

Who are national intelligence managers (NIMs) and what do they do? What are unifying intelligence strategies (UIS) and why does James Clapper believe that these are needed? Do you agree with Clapper? Why or why not?

Answer 1

Note: This response is in UK English, please paste the response to MS Word and you should be able to spot discrepancies easily. You may elaborate the answer based on personal views or your classwork if necessary.

(Answer) The National Intelligence Managers Committee serves as the central committee for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence for activities that are about their portfolios. They help coordinate their mission area and community oversight for the Director of National Intelligence. Basically, their purpose is to integrate their designated region, functional issue, topic etc. with the Intelligence committee.

The Unifying Intelligence Strategies is formed together by the Director of National Intelligence for Intelligence Integration and National Intelligence Managers. The purpose of the UIS is to help with geographical and topical areas. They would be more like a roadmap to help these committees work together to solve the highest priority issues.

Along with their guide mission, they also manage the planning, programming, budgeting and other concerns of the committees. James Clapper focus in his work was on the regional, transitional and global problem set. In an interview, Clapper said that he believed the sum is greater than the parts that these committees generally contribute. He believes that the “big picture” that these people contribute to is generally of great value. He says that the objective of these intelligence committees is to reduce uncertainty. In doing so, the country could be better prepared and exercise solutions to problems more efficiently.

Certainly, Clapper’s views of a seamlessly functioning intelligence institute are lucrative, provides security and is seemingly essential for the strategic survival of a nation.