#3 Woodward's book says Rumsfeld considered going to the intel community rather than DOD when the Bush team was organizing itself, on the grounds that reforming and re-energizing the intel community was long overdue. Given that concern, it isn't surprising he added capability on the defense side.
Not expressing an opinion of my own on the intel situation .... I know just enough to know what I don't really know about that. But looking at Cambone's bio, there do seem to be some relevant experiences there, including familiarity with some of the issues surrounding the technical intel gathering community (Commission to Assess United States National Security Space Management and Organization & perhaps the Los Alamos work).
The dual role of the head of the CIA as also DCI has its roots in the bureaucratic struggles at the end of WWII. Whether or not to split those roles is a hot topic, but keep in mind that the CIa itself has never been the largest intel agency. The arguments for merging all dod intel under a single high-level official might include the increased emphasis on joint operations, where army, navy, air force and marines are all interoperating closely. Putting battlefield intel under the direct management of the head of the CIA is a non-starter and always has been, however. |