Privileged and Confidential

Download or read book Privileged and Confidential written by Kenneth Michael Absher and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2012-08-16 with total page 525 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first and only study of the PIAB. As foreign policy veterans, the authors trace the board's history from Eisenhower through Obama and evaluate its effectiveness under each president. Created to be an independent panel of nonpartisan experts, the PIAB has become increasingly susceptible to politics in recent years and has lost some of its influence. The authors clearly demonstrate the board's potential to offer a unique and valuable perspective on intelligence issues and not only illuminates a little-known element of U.S. intelligence operations but also offers suggestions for enhancing a critical executive function.