Communication Issues Between US Intelligence

Building upon the issue you identified in your White Paper (Assignment #1), the development of your Literature Review represents your research and further examination of the issue that you identified for the senior policy-maker. In this case, your review should directly relate to the key integration or management issue you identified.
A literature review sets the context for a subject by explaining what others have discovered while researching the same or similar issues. In other words, it is the body of evidence and thought as it relates to your topic. It is written in a narrative format. A standard Literature Review format contains:
Title Page. Ensure you include your title, student name, date of submission.
Introduction. A Literature Review begins with an introduction in which the writer frames the research topic and its significance, and the puzzle that the researcher is addressing. To do that, the writer will summarize the major relevant arguments on the research subject, highlighting the main issues and how schools of thought might differ. If there are key terms to be defined, the writer should do that here (1-3 pages).
Body. The body of the Literature Review conveys to the reader what other researchers have found in their studies about your problem or issue. In other words, the review contains the extent of existing knowledge on your specific issue, critiques what is right or wrong with these studies, and discusses how the work is distinguishable from the issue you are exploring. Your review should organize material by theme, method, or what makes sense for the project. This Literature Review should include a critical review of 15-20 appropriate articles, to include scholarly, peer-reviewed articles, material from government publications and websites, or other topic-appropriate source.
Provide citations for the ideas of different authors. You may use parenthetical citations or footnotes. If you use parenthetical citations (Author Date) in the text, use “References” format for the complete citations at the end of the assignment (6-8 pages).
Theoretical Framework. (2-3 Pages) You need to succinctly craft a supporting theoretical framework that identifies the underlying concepts along with their definitions, references to literature, and existing theory that supports your research. Your theoretical framework must clearly illustrate the underlying concepts and theories that relate to your issue and other areas of knowledge. For example, if you are addressing organizational design issues as they relate to the U.S. Intelligence Community, some underlying concepts and theories might include:
Classical, neoclassical and modern theories of organization.
Decision-making processes and models.
Organizational culture as a social system.
Systems design and organizational integration.
Power concepts within organizational structures.
Conclusion. The conclusion should summarize the primary “sense of the literature”, encapsulating for the reader where the existing literature ends and your research will start as you seek to answer the issue that still remains and add to the body of knowledge (1-2 pages).
References. Provide a List of References (or Bibliography if you used notes) in Chicago Manual of Style, 16th Edition format. Complete citations for the articles and sources you used in your Literature Review.