情报管理的宗旨

• 作 者: 理查德·哈登 李平
• 机 构: 美行政管理办公室 主任 总统行政办公室主任 美国负责情报管理的总统特别助理
• 出 处: 情报学刊
• 发表日期: 1980年01期
• 关键词: 情报管理 政府雇员 行政办公室 情报来源 情报系统 上向 情报收集 作决策 研究团体 现有机构

作为一个具体的工作人员,我老是听到这样的教诲:成功的关键之一在于卓有成效地管理可加利用的资源。在白宫和总统行政办公室里,最重要的资源之一就是情报。总统及其顾问们要用它来作出决策,然后还要用它来向国会和公众解释他们的决策。总统及其顾问们所用的情报来源广泛,形式多样。一方面,我们可得到各机构和各中间机构委员会撰写的表明正式立场的文件;另一方面,我们也可得到某个国会议员在鸡尾酒会上向政府雇员提供的情报。我们还可从报界、科学院的研究团体以及各种特殊行业得到情报。

As a specific worker, I have always heard such teachings: One of the keys to success is the effective management of available resources. One of the most important resources in the White House and the presidential administration office is intelligence. The president and his advisers use it to make decisions, and then use it to explain their decisions to Congress and the public. The sources of information used by the President and his advisers are extensive and varied. On the one hand, we can get documents that show official positions written by various agencies and intermediate agency committees; on the other hand, we can also get information provided by a member of the National Assembly to government employees at a cocktail party. We can also get information from the press, academic research groups and various special industries.