The proposal of President Donald Trump’s administration to centralize information about the operations of American intelligence services has generated reservations within the intelligence community, according to officials quoted by the American press. Critics of the project warn that such a database could create security risks if not properly protected.
According to The New York Times, the Trump administration wants the main intelligence agencies in the United States to transmit to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) centralized information about certain operations and individuals under the attention of American services.
The initiative has been promoted in recent months by ODNI, an institution created after the September 11, 2001 attacks to improve coordination between intelligence agencies.
Declared objective: better coordination between agencies
According to officials of the administration quoted by the American publication, the purpose of the project is to facilitate the exchange of information between institutions, to avoid overlapping operations, and to improve the monitoring of external threats.
Supporters of the initiative compare the proposed system with the databases used for monitoring terrorism suspects, arguing that it would allow real-time updating of information and more efficient coordination between federal agencies.
The CIA and FBI would have reservations about data security.
According to the same sources, the leadership of some agencies, including the CIA and FBI, have not yet provided all the requested information, citing concerns about how the database would be managed and protected.
In the case of the FBI, the targeted data could include individuals involved in counterintelligence investigations or ongoing criminal investigations.
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