Administration Proposes New DOD Under Secretary For Intelligence

By Adam J. Hebert / June 26, 2002 at 5:00 AM
The Bush administration has proposed legislation to create a new under secretary of defense for intelligence, a position the Defense Department leadership feels will enable better coordination of military intelligence and allow DOD personnel to act faster on intelligence information, a senior official told Congress today. Getting intelligence information to the field today "takes too long," but the time line can be shortened through the creation of a single intelligence focal point, said Steve Cambone, principal deputy under secretary of...

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