Ann,
I suggest two books by Amy Zegart. Read them in this order:
Flawed by Design: The Evolution of the CIA, JCS, and NSC
Spying Blind: The CIA, the FBI, and the Origins of 9/11
There are lots and lots of books on how dysfunctional the CIA is. I also suggest this post about an email by an intelligence from an intelligence professional at NRO’s Corner:
http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=MDQ3ZmRmNTQyY2ZiNzY5NjIxMzk3NjJkZTNhNGMzNTY
Note these points in particular:
“Q: Is the CIA salvageable?
A: I do not believe incremental reform will work, because it will not address the CIA’s systemic lack of accountability. The CIA has never suffered the consequences of its failure to perform. No manager has ever been demoted, no change has occurred.
The CIA should be dismantled and its parts assigned to functioning organizations. The clandestine service should be placed under the control of the U.S. military. Because the military is subject to the consequences of its actions, it is an efficient and accountable organization. Domestic CIA activities should be placed under the FBI, and embassy and diplomatic functions should be placed under the State Department.”
