Ultimately, the military is like any organization made up of people with the usual politics, interdepartmental turf battles, fiefdoms, etc. Sharing information

Ultimately, the military is like any organization made up of people with the usual politics, interdepartmental turf battles, fiefdoms, etc. Sharing information means giving up "power" and, unfortunately, government employees are not selfless civil servants looking to make the world a better place (maybe on their best days they are), they are just people like us. FWIW, it's also why every department has its own police force. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_law_enforcement_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_law_enforcement_in_the...