Pentagon intelligence shop will be lean.

• Position: Security Beat - Brief Article

The new office of the undersecretary of defense for intelligence I headed by Stephen Cambone will need at least a year to settle and "carry the whole weight," said Richard Haver, a special assistant to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.

Meanwhile, Rumsfeld is considering reducing the size of Cambone's staff, said Haver. The cutbacks, he explained, are consistent with Rumsfeld's belief that large staffs tend to get in the way of decision making.

"The key to staffing small is that you keep them elevated up the right policy line," said Haver. "This will be an example for all about how we can reduce the size of the department overhead and make the entire operations more efficient."

The Pentagon's intelligence shop will have sweeping authority over the direction, policies and budgets of all Defense Department intelligence programs and organizations.

Critics view it as an attempt...