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Teaching about Intelligence Management The Why and the What of the unique program at UMUC IAFIE 2011 Symposium

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Teaching about Intelligence Management. The Why and the What of the unique program at UMUC. Agenda and Panel. Genesis of the program (Dr. Sondervan ) The need for intelligence management education ( MajGen O’Lear ) Design of the INMS program (Prof. Peter Oleson) - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Teaching about Intelligence Management

The Why and the Whatof the unique program at

UMUC

IAFIE 2011 Symposium

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Agenda and Panel

Genesis of the program (Dr. Sondervan) The need for intelligence management education

(MajGen O’Lear) Design of the INMS program (Prof. Peter Oleson) Initial experiences (Profs. Robert Clark & Oleson) Future plans (Dr. Sondervan) Q&A

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Genesis

UMUC Criminal Justice Advisory Committee

Existing MS in Management

Certificate in Intelligence Management

Opportunity for dual MS and MBA degrees

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Need for Intelligence Management EducationGrowing Threats – Tighter Resources

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SOVIETUNION

“NEAR PEER,” “ROGUE STATES,” GLOBAL ISSUES & ASYMMETRICAL THREATS

PAST PRESENT & FUTURE

• Rational Nation-State Actor• Deterrence / Influence Models Understood • Single Adversary• Permitted Focus• Many Subject Matter Experts• Lots Of Data Collection & Analytical Experience• Strategy, Doctrine, Tactics Known• Major Attack Potentially Devastating, But Unlikely

• Numerous Actors, Including Non-State Groups & Individuals• Rationality Not Assured• Deterrence / Influence Models Uncertain• Diffused Focus• Diverse Collection & Analysis Demands• Fewer Subject Matter Experts• Strategy, Doctrine, Tactics Largely Unknown• Expectations Higher-- US Has Been Attacked• Capabilities To Inflict Mass Casualties / Effects Available & Affordable• High Impact Attack(s) Much More Likely

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Need for Intelligence Management EducationMaintaining our Intelligence Advantage

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“Directing, guiding, or controlling actions that reduce risk and/or uncertainty for decision-makers”

Collection: Requirements -- What to collect, how frequently, what fidelity What collection system(s) -- SIGINT, GEOINT, HUMINT, MASINT, OSINT Decision-making -- Cost-Benefit Analyses, modeling & simulation, ops research Infrastructure needs – Communications (What bandwidths, what frequencies, what loads, what reliability, what security), Training & Education, Security, and Info technology Analysis – What SMEs, how many, what languages, what kinds of physical scientists

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Need for Intelligence Management EducationReality Sucks: Setting Priorities

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• Which User(s)?• Which Issues?• How Many Resources ($ & People)?• Who Decides?• Need for Sound Metrics

XXX IssueXXX IssueXXX IssueXXX IssueXXX IssueXXX IssueXXX IssueXXX Issue

Politics Economics National Security

Domestic Issues

Technology Cultural LegalHomeland Security

ZEROSUM GAME

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Need for Intelligence Management EducationIntelligence and Metrics

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Need for Intelligence Management EducationMetrics: Qualitative Factors

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• TIMELY – On Time Or Not?• ACCURATE – Complete & Correct?• ACTIONABLE – Use Immediately, Future

Planning, Data Base?• SIGNIFICANCE – How Important?• NEW – Info Not Previously Known• UNIQUE – Sole-Source of Intel?• CLASSIFICATION – SCI, SECRET, Releasable,

UNCLAS

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Need for Intelligence Management EducationAttributes of Good Metrics

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• Specific – Focused on and Tailored for Objective You Are Measuring

• Measurable – Data Collected Is Accurate and Complete for Both Objective and Subjective Information

• Actionable – Easy to Understand and Clear As to What Is “Good” and What Is “Bad”

• Relevant –Measure Things That Are Important• Timely – You Can Get Data When You Need It• Unbiased – Independently Validated• Repeatable – “Scientific” Process Is Well-Defined & May Be

Repeated & Modified

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Design of the program (1 of 2)

Multiple constituenciesNational securityHomeland SecurityLaw EnforcementPrivate sector

Address the challenges of managing organizations, people, & processes

Emphasis on leadership

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Design of the program (2 of 2)

Tie into existing management MS programOrganizational theoryIntercultural Communications and LeadershipFinancial Decision MakingStatistics for Decision MakingStrategic Management capstone

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Intelligence Courses

Managing Intelligence Activities Intelligence Collection: Sources & Challenges Intelligence Analysis: Consumers, Uses &

IssuesEspionage & Counterintelligence* Intelligence-led Enforcement* Intelligence Management and Oversight*Leadership Seminar* * In development

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Experiences

Pre-course student knowledgeStudent cross sectionStudent affiliationsPerformanceCritiques

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Course Coverage

INMS 610 – Intelligence Collection: Sources and Challenges Open Source HUMINT COMINT ELINT/FISINT Imagery Boutique MASINT Collection planning Processing and Exploitation Sharing collection results Acquisition management Reform

INMS 620 – Intelligence Analysis: Consumers, Uses and Issues Intelligence Spectrum Strategic, Operational, Tactical

and Current Intelligence Boundaries and Limits Structure and Function of the

Analytic Unit Managing the Analysis Process Tradecraft and Methodologies Managing Analysis Teams Analytic Pathologies External and Internal Pressures

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INMS 610 Classes

28 Students started the two sections 17 Finished:

11 in DoD, intelligence, or law enforcement 6 in private sector or other government

Assignments: 3 papers (literal collection, nonliteral collection, and

reform/acquisition) One multi-INT collection exercise 33 conferences on specific collection issues

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Course Coverage INMS 600 – Managing Intelligence Activities (Introductory course)

Management models Evolution of management in the Intelligence Community Intelligence cycle and requirements processes Planning (vision, goals & objectives, resources, human capital Leadership Legalities and constraints Issues in sharing (security, IT systems, culture, state & local, foreign liaison) Knowledge management (IT tools, cyber challenges) Foreign espionage and management responses Measures of effectiveness and performance Investment and acquisition Governance tools Planning, direction, and control of covert actions

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INMS 600 Classes

45 Students started the two sections 29 finished successfully:

~50% in DoD, intelligence, or law enforcement Others in private sector or other government

Assignments: 3 short papers (Vision/Mission Statement, Sharing with

others, Measures of Performance/Effectiveness) Research paper (policy recommendation for a principal) 20 conferences on specific collection issues

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Challenges

Reading and understanding assignmentsOrganizing the paperWriting the paper

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Future plans

Complete course development

Recruit experienced faculty“Scholar / Practitioner”

Keep courses up-to-date with current management challenges

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Q & A

Your turn…

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