After researching interagency cooperation, it is my personal opinion that all agencies work together sharing intelligence to solve certain problems, but they do it carefully. It was initially a problem between agencies as some felt the other person couldn't be trusted. In some cases, what would happen if the intelligence ended up in the hands of someone who shouldn't have had it? Drawing from an example from a previous reading, the author (Thomas B. Hunter) has given a valid reason why agencies do not share intelligence, and it may actually be reasonable. “For example, while the CIA may be interested in obtaining information about a given individual held by the FBI, the FBI may be reluctant to part with that information for fear that the CIA's use of that intelligence could compromise a ongoing investigation” (Hunter, 2004). When Mr. Hunter gave this example, he certainly made an important point because sharing particular information may blow cover for this agency, but is extremely useful and valuable to another. This particular topic c...