Ethical guidelines for the Intelligence Community

For this activity, you will identify three ethical guidelines for the IC to follow. Review the Hudson and Snow readings as an overview of the discussion on the need for ethical structure in the IC. The activity for this week requires you to create a 750-word essay to address three suggested ethical requirements all Intelligence Community agencies must adhere to in order to conduct intelligence operations in a free society. First, provide an introduction of why the IC needs ethical standards. You may take the position that there is no need for standards, but you must explain why. If you feel there is a need for ethical standards, identify three standards you would want implemented. Address why the standards are important and what would each standard implement. If you feel there is no need for standards, address three issues that may cause concern either within the media or by an adversary if they were to become widely circulated and public knowledge. Required Module Notes: Conducting Intelligence Operations in a Democracy Jackson, B. (2009). The Challenge of Domestic Intelligence in a Free Society. Links to an external site. Rand. Retrieved June 25, 2016, from Introduction (p 1-8) Chapter 2 Chapter 4 Snow, B., & Brooks, C. (2009). Privacy and Security An Ethics Code for U.S. Intelligence Officers. Links to an external site. Communications Of The ACM, 52(8), 30-32. Retrieved June 25, 2016, from Optional Federation of American Scientists, Decade of the Spy Links to an external site., [PDF File size, 655 KB] Retrieved June 25, 2016, from View: Required NSA Whistleblower Edward Snowden: “I don’t want to live in a society that does these sorts of things” Links to an external site. [Video File, 12:34 mins] Transcript Download Transcript [PDF File Size, 110 KB] Messick, G. & Silber, G. (Producers). (2011). U.S. v. Drake Links to an external site. [Video File, 14:35 mins]. Columbia Broadcasting System. Retrieved July 12, 2016, from Academic Video Online: Premium. Use the following resources for research assistance and to properly cite your work: National Security Research Guide