Washington insiders know the value of alliances.

As Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff nears completion of a top-to-bottom review of the young Department of Homeland Security and Director of National Intelligence John Negroponte assembles his team to fix the intelligence community, they risk being the odd men out against the Washington behemoths that are the object of reform — the Defense Department, CIA and FBI. By working together, these Davids could be a match for the Goliaths and forge the change the intelligence community has needed since long before September 11.