First line of defense: inside efforts to remake U.S. intelligence

FROM THE MAGAZINE

CHARLIE ARCHAMBAULT FOR USN&WR

PLAYING DEFENSE

It's been a tough time for U.S. intelligence, with failures that include 9/11 and Iraq. Without fundamental change, the spy agencies will likely fail again. Here's how reformers are battling to remake America's intelligence community.

• I. Introduction
• II. The Money
• III. The Spies
• IV. The Computers
• V. The Analysts
• VI. The Scientists
• VII. The Future

JOHN NEGROPONTE

The director of national intelligence sat down with U.S. News for a wide-ranging interview.

Extended Transcript

WEB-EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS

CIA Director Gen. Michael Hayden DNI Chief Scientist Eric Haseltine

EYE OF THE STORM

In a secret, high-tech spy hub near Washington, the war on terror is 24-7—behind the scenes at the National Counterterrorism Center.

JEFFREY MACMILLAN FOR USN&WR

BREACHING THE FORTRESS

In its most ambitious effort since the Vietnam War, the insular U.S. intel community reaches out to scholars, the business world, and other experts.

WIKIS AND E-MAILS AND BLOGS, OH MY!

Once tech laggards, America's spooks are catching up with the Internet age. Among the new tools: Intellipedia, a wiki for the espionage world.

ABOUT THIS SERIES

Reporters David E. Kaplan and Kevin Whitelaw spent months investigating what's been called the most sweeping effort to reform the U.S. intelligence community in nearly 60 years, interviewing nearly two dozen of its most senior officials. In addition, they talked to dozens of outside experts and critics, former intel officials, and sources on Capitol Hill, and reviewed hundreds of pages of documents.