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'One answer is a more joined up [US] national intelligence effort that sees the generational threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party as an imperative, if not an organising principle. That would certainly be the choice of [Director CIA] Ratcliffe ...

'... a warning to the USIC to avoid duplicating technology development by the private sector ... takes to task the current USIC for not adhering to an "obligation to share" relevant intelligence, especially on cyber threats to industry. [!!!]

'Of particular concern are moves to pause entry-level recruitment processes or even to dismiss probationary staff ... cascading effects ... especially for streams requiring careful selection and considerable training ...

'[Project 2025] rejects expansion of the Five Eyes alliance ... favouring instead "ad hoc or quasi-formal intelligence expansion […] amongst nations trying to counter the threat from China".

'This includes the potential value of using China as a central organising principle for an [Oz] intelligence community that is also required to deal with other persistent, if not as strategic, national security challenges.

'... Australia’s defence intelligence agencies should be thinking about an even more important engagement role, if there is a swing in confidence and influence within the US system from the civilian to the military.

'... we need to prioritise investing in truly sovereign intelligence capabilities for Australia—both as a hedge against the unknowable future and as a tangible and valuable contribution to the continuing partnership'.
https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/trumps-upending-of-us-intelligence-implications-for-australia/