CODIB AD HOC PROBLEM GROUP 6 INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

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COD IB
AD HOC PROBLEM GROUP 6
INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPNENT
I. Group Objectives
A. To isolate or became familiar with existing and potential
problem areas concerning intelligence data handling in the intelli-
gence community which require the application of research and de-
velopment to permit stated objectives to be met,
B. To identify areas of research and development which must
be pursued to improve intelligence data handling techniques and to
establish priorities of accomplishment.
C. To recommend policy, mechanisms or means of authority for
coordinating and accomplishing those research and development tasks
deemed essential on the basis of established priorities.
II. Discussion
The phrase "intelligence research and development" is quite nebulous
In meaning and is not clarified by delimiting it to intelligence data
handling techniques. The problem in meaning arises because all R&D
In data handling techniques will certainly be applicable to intelli-
gence data; simultaneously, however, there exist certain data handl-
ing problems which although perhaps not unique to the intelligence
community. are certainly most critical there so that pertinent R&D
must be guided by the intelligence community. It must be recognized
than that any Drogram in research and development in the intelligence
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community will probably be two-pronged in nature. Such a program
will involve maintaining close liaison with R&D projects external
to the intelligence community in order to stay cognizant of perti-
nent reeults and to provide guidance and additional support where
needed; it will also involve initiating, supporting and coordinating
R&D projects within the intelligence community when the criticality
of intelligence needs so demands. One of the tasks of this group
will be to formulate reasonable R&D policy guidance for the intelligence
community with regard to intelligence data handling.
The recognition of the dual nature of R&D projects aimed at improve-
ment of intelligence data handling leads naturally to the decision
to review and classify R&D on the basis of intelligence community
needs rather than on the basis of a survey of pertinent existing or
planned R&D projects. The end result should be the same -- an R&D
program within the intelligence community permitting most effective
pursuit and application of needed R&D. The means chosen to effect
this end goal are of utmost importance and the decision above on
the review mechanism to be used is believed to be correct.
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Another committee which(!xiatandenemwasgesIthe interests of the
intelligence community is the COSATI Operations Sub-committee Task
Force on R&D in Information Science. Liaison with this Task Force
will permit knowledge to be acquired of all Federal R&D in information
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sciences and should preclude the need for extensive by this
CODIB group.
The attainment of the objectives of this =ID group should provide
eeded justification forAimmodiKLAW in the intelligence data handl-
area.ing It appears obvious that many operational data handling
systems have been Implemented without an adequate technical base
and hence have either been just marginally successful or in some
aees have not been able to fulfill the hoped-for objective. This
group should recognize this situation and rectify it.
Under any circumstance, it seems essentialthat the intelligence
community play a more active role in initiating, guiding and coordi
ting that R&D necessary to the improvement of intelligence data
handling.
III. Initial Group Tasks
A. Identification and understanding of problem e luding:
1. Criticality by agency, and
2. Priority by agency
B. Identification of deficiencies in existing research
development.
C. Identification of specific research elo en eeded
for rasciution of problem areas.
D. Identification of the organizations and personnel within
the intelligence community through which R&D can be sponsored and
coordinated. r-rwl !QC' milv
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termination of mechanisms for initiatingsponsoring
and/or coordinating R&D for the most critical problem
IV. Membership
Membership is open to all inteI1ience community agencies. In
addition onsultants from the National Science Foundation and the
National Bureau ofiStandards will be required.
V. Guidance
The Group will be under the guidance of CODIB.
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