Tyler Drumheller, the former highest-ranking CIA officer in Europe, told "60 Minutes" that the administration "chose to ignore" good intelligence, the network said in a posting on its Web site.

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Nevertheless, JIC advised against the government establishing its own intelligence network in Northern Ireland as that would only alienate the authorities there and cut off what little information they received.

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Dianne Feinstein of California said questions about the role of the Defense Department are significant in determining how to strengthen the nation's intelligence network.

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Chambers puts his faith in the network and its growing intelligence.

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Many in the security and intelligence community believe Washington should set strict network security standards for major U.S. industries.

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The intelligence in the ThingShapes can monitor for relevant business events, compare them to past results, and notify the industrial social network of people and other things about important events such as a quality problem, a machine failure, or a late order.

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In September, the minister was stripped both of his intelligence network and of overall responsibility for Western Sahara.

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The report notes that GCHQ created something called the Network Defence Intelligence and Security Team (NDIST) in September 2008, to respond to this dual threat.

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