How security agencies control change: Executive power and the quest for autonomy in the FBI and CIA

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作者：
Roberts P.S. [1 ]
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[1] Center for Public Administration and Policy, School of Public and International Affairs, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24060
来源：
Public Organization Review | 2009年 / 9卷 / 2期
关键词：
Autonomy; Intelligence; National security; Organization alchange; Policy history; Public administration;
D O I：
10.1007/s11115-009-0078-7
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摘要：
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Central Intelligence Agency gain autonomy when they exercise executive power, performing tasks that are so urgent, secretive, or forceful that they cannot be anticipated by law. The FBI exhibited a clear instance of autonomy when, with a view to its long term responsibilities, it resisted remaking itself as a counterterrorism agency to the degree that politicians requested. The second case, involving the CIA, produced more mixed results. The agency appeared to exhibit autonomy by exercising its powerful security tasks, including control over information and covert operations, and by resisting a consensus for major organizational change. Nevertheless, its large number of administrative and analytical rather than executive tasks prevented the agency from developing the coherent, independent perspective necessary for a high degree of true autonomy. © Springer Science + Business Media, LLC 2009.
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