Intelligence Estimates: How Useful to Congress?

Best, Richard A., Jr.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Intelligence activities;    Intelligence services;   

RP-ID  :  RL33733
RP-ID  :  RL33733_2010Nov24

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

National Intelligence Estimates (NIEs) are often of considerable interest to many Members of Congress. NIEs address issues of major national security importance which may require congressional action. However, NIEs have occasionally proved unreliable because they were based on insufficient evidence or contained faulty analysis. This report explores this issue and discusses the NIE process and its relevance to congressional policymaking.