tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847902007209931042.post9094524441529841566..comments2024-01-05T05:46:30.140-08:00Comments on Angie's Desk: Irony, Thy Name Is GovernmentAngiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11920578701763415331noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847902007209931042.post-16777208765605100952009-09-25T13:00:26.601-07:002009-09-25T13:00:26.601-07:00WW -- It's certainly true that the CIA and FBI...WW -- It's certainly true that the CIA and FBI have had a major rivalry for pretty much as long as long as they've both existed, just about <i>every</i> security or law enforcement agency has massive territorial issues.<br /><br />My husband works for the government (Customs, in fact, which is part of Homeland Security now) and I used to work for an R&D/systems integration company which did work for pretty much everyone, and expecting any two agencies (or branches of the military, or whatever) to talk to one another without brandishing firearms is pretty much a dream. It's all about territory and one-upsmanship and who has the bigger dick with those people.<br /><br />Congress or the president can direct or mandate all they want, but I don't see any of those folks cooperating significantly, to the point of actually <i>trusting</i> one another enough to communicate perfectly freely, at any point in my lifetime.<br /><br />AngieAngiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11920578701763415331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847902007209931042.post-13592166505491680772009-09-25T06:49:12.058-07:002009-09-25T06:49:12.058-07:00While "The massive reorganization was designe...While "The massive reorganization was designed to promote sharing of information within the department and among other law enforcement agencies" is true, the main issue at the time of the merging was then to merge the CIA and FBI into one agency with the others. Because They were the ones who weren't sharing! (And guess which two agencies are still independent of DHS? Hmmmm...)writtenwyrddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02280711822302493122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847902007209931042.post-49845657787008030182009-09-12T15:06:15.730-07:002009-09-12T15:06:15.730-07:00Charles -- yeah, that works too. :)
AngieCharles -- yeah, that works too. :)<br /><br />AngieAngiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11920578701763415331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847902007209931042.post-89636373176114444542009-09-12T11:06:27.673-07:002009-09-12T11:06:27.673-07:00All that comes to mind is, "Smooth move, Exla...All that comes to mind is, "Smooth move, Exlax."Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.com