I have been a follower of the Just Security website https://www.justsecurity.org/ for several years. I get their daily email highlighting what is published that day and read articles that I look interesting to me.

As a citizen I have been concerned with many of Donald Trump stated goals if he wins a second term. As a former civil servant (30 years at CDC) I have been disturbed by his plans to politicize the federal civil service.

Yesterday there was an article called Trump’s Stated Goals for the U.S. Intelligence Community: Assessing the Impact – https://www.justsecurity.org/90714/trumps-stated-goals-for-the-u-s-intelligence-community-assessing-the-impact/

It starts like this:

The phrase “failure of imagination” is often associated with the 9/11 Commission report. The term was used to describe why the U.S. intelligence community did not anticipate and prevent the historic attack on the country. We would be wise to remember this admonition as we look ahead to the potential for a future Trump presidency, especially in light of recent reporting detailing his plan to revamp – and, in fact, deeply politicize – the federal government. Quite remarkably, Trump is not hiding his intentions.

The site is also concerned with a number of other security and related issues so is worth checking out. Just Security is based at New York University School of Law.