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Letter to the Editor: Can Only an ‘Expert’s Expert’ Write SIGINT Assessments?

SUMMARY

A senior analyst wrote a letter to the editor expressing concern about a push for more production of assessment reports, saying that such reporters are really only beneficial when written by an “expert’s expert” in the topic under assessment. The chief of the SIGINT Assessment Cell responded, saying that he shares that concern and by telling stories of the cell collaborating with experts.

DOCUMENT’S DATE

Dec 20, 2005

PUBLICLY AVAILABLE

Mar 01, 2018