He attempted to modernize what he believed to be some out-of-date structures and practices by disbanding the Board of National Estimates and replacing it with the National Intelligence Council.
On je pokušao modernizirati ono što je vjerovao da su bile zastarjele strukture i prakse raspuštanjem Odbora za nacionalnui proračun (Board of National Estimates) i zamjenjujući ga s Nacionalnim obavještajnim vijećem (National Intelligence Council).