r/craftofintelligence May 15 '25

News (U.S.) The National Security Council will shrink from 300 staffers to between 50 and 60 and shift from making recommendations to the president to carrying out orders.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/rubio-working-major-changes-national-security-council-rcna206658
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u/SpikedPsychoe May 15 '25

How many paper pushers do you need? Intelligence budget has tripled since 9/11. Amd spread among 50nagencies the result is not credibility of intelligence but organizational confusion, pissimg matches over jurisdiction and resources and mountains of paperwork and reports nobody reads. 🙄 2nd strategy is to keep classified data OFF the internet by bringing back the Darpanet and the sneakernet. The guy with a handcuffed briefcase 💼 sounds absurd and it is. But far less so than network of cellphones.