The objective of the Jeremiah Panel review was to define the NRO of the Twenty-first Century. The NRO is a unique institution, critical to our national security. The NRO of the Twenty-first Century should continue to serve the country in the same capacity using the results of our study to clarify its mission and continue the improvement of its overall institutional performance.
The Jeremiah Panel Executive Overview Briefing Disc 1 [ HIGH RESOLUTION MPEG-1 (1.9GB, DVD-QUALITY) | Lower Resolution MPEG-4 (417MB, WEB QUALITY)
The Jeremiah Panel Executive Overview Briefing Disc 2 [ HIGH RESOLUTION MPEG-1 (1.6GB File, DVD-QUALITY) | Lower Resolution MPEG-4 (351MB, WEB QUALITY)
When the NRO was officially aknowledged in 1993, the DoD issued the following statement, “There is a National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) organized as an agency of the Department of Defense and funded through a program known as the National Reconnaissance Program (NRP), which is the single, national program to meet U.S, Goveminent intelligence needs through spaceborne and assigned airborne reconnaissance.”
The following report was published in 1996, defining the future of the NRO in the 21st century.
The Jeremiah Report, Executive Summary — Report to the Director, National Reconnaissance Office, Defining the Future of the NRO for the 21st Century. Executive Summary
The Jeremiah Report,”Report to the Directory National Reconnaissance Office – Defining the Future of the NRO for the 21st century” Final Report, 26 August 1996 [204 Pages, 6.04MB] – This report summarizes the results of an extensive study of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and makes recommendations for the NRO of the 21st Century
For additional research and reference, the Directory of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) released the following statement. It is preserved here.
DCI Statement on Release of the Jeremiah Report
I asked Admiral Jeremiah to take a hard look at the Intelligence Community’s performance on India. He did exactly that. He identified problems that impeded our performance on India and warned us of weaknesses that could reduce our effectiveness in the future– if we do not correct them now.
While the Intelligence Community has for years closely followed the Indian nuclear program, there is no getting around the fact that we did not predict these particular Indian nuclear tests. We did not get it right. Period. We have a professional responsibility to stand up, acknowledge that, and learn from it.
But it would be a mistake for the American people to define U.S. intelligence by a single event. Day in and day out, the men and women of the intelligence community give our policy makers and our President the best intelligence in the world-from Bosnia to Pakistan, from counter-terrorism to counter-narcotics, this intelligence protects the lives of U.S. forces and our citizens. It is one of the best investments the American people make.
This is the time to move ahead. I accept all of Admiral Jeremiah’s recommendations. I am making it my highest priority to implement them as quickly as possible. I have asked Joan Dempsey, the newly confirmed Deputy Director of Central Intelligence for Community Management, to develop action plans for implementing each of the Admiral’s recommendations.
Admiral Jeremiah has given us a valuable service. I thank him for his dedication and for serving his country yet again.
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