Video shows President Bush signing the bill for the "Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act" at the White House on December 17, 2004. A key point what I remembered This video contains the President's opening statement: "In a few minutes, I will sign into law the most sweeping reform of our nation's intelligence capabilities since President Harry S. Truman signed the Security Act National Day of 1947." The reason I feel this statement is so profound is that it took a terrorist attack in the United States to realize that there was a discrepancy in the way the intelligence community. In this day and age, many can't go two years without needing to buy the next big thing. The positive progression of a community comes through revisions and improvements. Not only has the intelligence community changed in 55 years, but the way society has initiated a shift towards a generation of rights where society now feels entitled to information, regardless of the impact on national security. In 1947, the Internet and social media were not as widely used as they are today, even the president “tweets” and posts on “Facebook”. When we look at the act of human collection in 1947, the agent eventually had to get as close to the target as possible to obtain the source information. Nowadays, the agent can be at a safe distance with a laser listening device that will not only record all communications, but also record that same information. How can the intelligence community remain ethical according to the stipulations set forth by President Truman who was concerned about possible state-sponsored attacks? The September 11 attacks increased the use of human intelligence (HUMINT) collections...... middle of paper ....o may have been unethical, but due to the absence of social leaks, these unethical actions may never be revealed. Today's officers must be planned with all precautions already in place. Works Cited Headquarters, Department of the Army. “FM2-22.3 Human Intelligence Collection Operations.” Department of the Army. September 2006. Cosh, Colby and National Post. “The need for HUMINT.” National Post (f/k/a The Financial Post) (Canada), May 30, 2008. A12.Mazzetti, Mark. “The blurred line between spy and diplomat.” The New York Times, November 29, 2010. 1. Shuster, Bud. “Hi-Tech versus human espionage.” The Washington Times, February 11, 1992. F3.TIMES, Daniel Gallington, SPECIAL TO WASHINGTON. “What hope for HUMINT?” The Washington Times, May 9, 2006. A16.http://www.politiquevideo.org/george-bush-signs-intelligence-reform-and-terrorism-prevention-act