William Crowell Quotes


Connecting the dots is connecting people.


Context

The oft-made criticism of American intelligence efforts was that they do not connect the dots meaning that the information pieces were never put together. This was the major criticism of intelligence prior to September 11.


Citations

William Crowell, Deputy Director, National Security Agency, Information Scientist, Panel Discussion, February 8, 2005

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William Perry Crowell was Deputy Director of the National Security Agency from February 1994 to September 1997, during which time he was the highest ranking civilian in the agency, who oversaw management.