Patriot Act has been passed to get information at home against
suspected terrorists and their affiliates
Technology & Privacy Advisory Committee has been formed
which analyzes the Defense Department’s use of technology to fight
terrorism
domestic counterterrorism intelligence reforms envisioned in
the legislation creating DHS, as well as those reforms initiated by
the IRTPA, which set out to usher in a new era of more clearly
defined authority and responsibility vested in the DNI.
seventeen agencies of the U.S. military and civilian
intelligence services are more collaborative than before 9/11
federal budget cutbacks and the challenges of hiring a new
generation of analysts are forcing intelligence services to seek
new ways to operate.