CIA Behind in Use of Technology (BBC Article)

From: Ron B. (zypher_at_spamcop.net)
Date: 06/07/03 

Date: Sat, 07 Jun 2003 13:50:12 GMT

BBC article on CIA use of technology in Intelligence Analysis.

CIA spies shun computers

 
Old technology dominates at the CIA
In the movies, spies and intelligence agents are the ones with the cool
gadgets and state-of-the-art equipment, but their real life counterparts
are far behind.

A recently declassified study said the CIA was five years behind the rest of
the world when it came to using technology to do its job.

It found that workers in the CIA's Directorate of Intelligence made little
use of the internet, used primitive, inflexible databases to catalogue
information and had none of the software tools common in the business
world.

The report said the CIA regarded computer technology as a "bogeyman" rather
than an ally.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/2965620.stm

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