"The FBI Is Struggling To Get The Basics"...
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Last February, top F.B.I. officers from across the nation gathered in a high-security auditorium for the latest plan to reinvent the crime-fighting agency to take on terrorism...
...The top counterterrorism job has turned over repeatedly -- seven people in five years -- filled mostly by veterans with little expertise on Islamist movements and terrorist networks. Many counterterrorism agents have minimal specialized training. A National Security Agency executive brought in to reshape the bureau's intelligence capabilities, Maureen Baginski, departed after clashing with F.B.I. old-timers. The intelligence units Ms. Baginski created in the 56 field offices lack clear instructions and some are "struggling," a recent Congressional study found.
The New York Times | SCOTT SHANE and LOWELL BERGMAN | October 9, 2006 11:40 PM