John O’Neill and the FBI Janusz Sroczynski PAD 706

John O’Neill and the FBIA story of an extraordinary man and the organization on their path to a major failure : 

John O’Neill and the FBIA story of an extraordinary man and the organization on their path to a major failure 04/30/2011 PAD 706

Overview : 

2 Overview -The FBI as a primary federal law enforcement agency in the U.S. -Louis Freeh -Robert Bryant -Thomas Pickard -John O’Neill

Highlights : 

3 Highlights -September 11, 2001 -Major Failure of the FBI -3025 Murdered -Did Anyone Know?

CHRONOLOGY : 

4 CHRONOLOGY February 26, 1993- World Trade Center Bombing 1993- Landmarks Plot January 1995- Manila Airlines Plot June 25, 1996- Khobar Towers Bombing August 7, 1998- East Africa Embassy Bombings December 13, 1999- Millennium Plot October 12, 2000- USS Cole Bombing September 11, 2001- Hijackers Plot

WHERE DID THE FBI FAIL? (1) : 

5 WHERE DID THE FBI FAIL? (1) FBI’s Culture -obedience -secrecy -cohesion -conformity -superiority -uniformity

WHERE DID THE FBI FAIL? (2) : 

6 WHERE DID THE FBI FAIL? (2) Institutionalization -J. Edgar Hoover and his legacy -Organizational goals vs. personal loyalties -Insulation -Maintenance of status and preferences (Criminal Division)

WHERE DID THE FBI FAIL? (3) : 

7 WHERE DID THE FBI FAIL? (3) UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES -FBI as a social phenomena -Bureaucratic dysfunction -Goal displacement -Latent consequences The Law of Unintended Consequences

WHERE DID THE FBI FAIL? (4) : 

WHERE DID THE FBI FAIL? (4) 8 STRUCTURAL FAILURE -Operating Core -Deviation from the blue print -Hierarchical dysfunction -Miscommunication

WHERE DID THE FBI FAIL?(5) : 

WHERE DID THE FBI FAIL?(5) 9 NORMAL ACCIDENT -Congenital error -Malfunction of elements -Human element SYSTEMATIC FAILURES WTC 1993 KHOBAR TOWERS 1996 EAST AFRICA 1998 USS COLE 2000 9/11/2001

Consequences of the FBI’s Failure (1) : 

Consequences of the FBI’s Failure (1) 10 -3025 deaths -Airline industry collapsed -Global War on Terrorism -The Patriot Act of 2001 -The 9/11 National Commission -Lack of personal accountability -Promotions and advancements

Consequences of the FBI’s Failure (2) : 

Consequences of the FBI’s Failure (2) 11

Consequences of the FBI’s Failure (3) : 

Consequences of the FBI’s Failure (3) 12 -FBI’s structural change and reorientation of its main focus

CURRENT STATE OF AFFAIRS : 

CURRENT STATE OF AFFAIRS 13 -The FBI “survived” the crisis and continues to operate -Hoover’s legacy is still present -No change in the FBI’s culture -Rebuilding and regaining the state of institutionalization.

References : 

References Michael, K., Gilmor, G. (Producers), (2002). The Man Who Knew. USA. WBGH Boston. O’Hara, P. (2005). Why Law Enforcement Organizations Fail. Carolina Academic Press Tompkins J. R. (2005). Organizational Theory and Public Management. Thomson & Wadsworth Weiss, M. (2003). The Man Who Warned America. The life and death of John O’Neill, the FBI’s embattled counterterror warrior. ReaganBooks. 9/11 Commission. Staff Statement No 9. Retrieved at http://www.9-11commission.gov/staff_statements/staff_statement_9.pdf