The JIC is entrusted with the tasks of coordinating intelligence between all government agencies, civilian and military.

It was designed to coordinate national defense, diplomacy and intelligence at the highest levels for the president.

Before 9/11, the administration had too little intelligence on Al Qaeda, badly coordinated by clashing officials.

That office has coordinated intelligence from satellites and aircraft for decades, but its very existence was consistently denied by the Government until recently.

The Senate majority leader today termed a proposal to create a White House antiterrorism office to coordinate intelligence and military agencies an "excellent idea."

The plan, he said, has to streamline communications among thousands of agencies, departments and offices across the country to coordinate resources and intelligence.

Clemens then directly served the U.S. Marines in coordinating intelligence on Japanese activities.

It should be possible to coordinate information and intelligence from the various Member States.

Under the new arrangement, the two sides operate independently but coordinate patrols and intelligence.

And he went beyond the 9/11 panel in one way by proposing a post to coordinate intelligence on weapons of mass destruction.