Challenges that the Intelligence Community faces The Intelligence Community (IC) is charged with the responsibility of providing information to the heads of states and security agents on security threats prior to their occurrence (Buzan 2008, 321). The IC is composed of highly trained crime detectives with the ability to detect crime before it occurs. It is composed of the military and civilians. The security officers in charge of providing global security rely greatly on the IC’s reports to combat terrorism and protect citizens around the world. The IC in the US was formed in response to the overwhelming fear of nuclear weapons during the Cold War. Since its establishment in 1947, the IC has faced numerous challenges that limit its effective working (Goodman and Berkowitz 1994, 306). However, the challenges were severe in early days of its establishment though they still prevail even in the contemporary times. The major challenges facing the IC are described below: Information Sharing One of the setbacks facing the intelligence community is shortfall in sharing of information (George 2004, 386). The challenge is attributed to issues such as organizational complexity and duplication of duties. The different organs creating the IC are reluctant of attending committee meetings on security issues. This reluctance in turn leads to failure in communication, hence the shortfall in information sharing. There have been calls from various security institutions insisting for unity and cohesion amongst the departments that make the IC (Lefebvre 2003, 532). The Hoover Commission’s report on intelligence also identified shortfalls in information sharing as a major challenge facing the IC and emphasized cohesion and unity in the departments to combat the challenge (Grabo 2004, 130). The problem of sharing information is compounded by the view that different people have different interpretation of information sharing coupled with the competition that overwhelms the various departments that make up the IC as some compete to control the information obtained from various sources (Grabo 2004, 136). Due to lack of external checks, monopoly in control and dissemination of information has greatly characterized the IC. Duplication of Effort and lack of proper skills Duplication of efforts is yet another challenge that affects the IC. The problem of duplication of efforts is complicated by the complexity of the IC and the technological advancement contemporarily (Lefebvre 2003, 527). With the introduction of alternative analysis, which is aimed at eliminating assumption, it is alleged that resources are wasted through duplication of duties (George 2004, 387). Alternative analysis calls for deep analysis of data before making a conclusion on its correctness. However, the intelligence community tends to focus only on data that can easily confirm their initial findings and hypotheses at the expense of analyzing the data profoundly for consistency and correctness (Lefebvre 2003, 536). This aspect leads to incorrect predictions, and thus unreliable predictions. Staff turnover is also a serious issue facing the IC. Most trained personnel leave the IC after a short while due to lack of proper incentives (George 2004, 388). Losing such experienced personnel is a blow to