Combating Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction

of intelligence and investigative information in support of the joint reporting of suchactivities to the Attorney General and the Director of Central Intelligence.Coordination with Intelligence AgenciesThe FBI is not well connected to the IC network. Inability to participate in electronicinformation-sharing among the other IC agencies has put the FBI at a disadvantagebecause they have to rely on personal contact and relationships to receive information.The FBI perceives that other intelligence organizations do not fully understand orrecognize the Bureau’s role in combating proliferation. The Intelligence Community in turnfeels the information it provides to law enforcement disappears into a “black hole.” Theexchange of senior people between the FBI and the CIA has begun to foster a better andmore effective relationship, but there is still much room for improvement.Recommendation 5.33: The FBI should continue to improve the coordination withthe Intelligence Community and establish mechanisms to resolve problemscreated by overlapping jurisdiction and conflicting interests.Improved coordination will facilitate management of the competing interests of intelligenceand law enforcement, particularly in the event of an attack involving weapons of massdestruction. In addition, participating fully in an automated environment with theIntelligence Community would provide a comprehensive assessment and analysis of allproliferation activities known to the United States.88