SEMINAR ON HUMINT EVALUATION

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CE6TER FOR THE STUDY OF INTELLIGENCE
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NOTE FOR: Fred Hitz, OLC
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SUBJECT: Seminar on HUMINT Evaluation
Attached is a notice outlining the
scope of the seminar on 11 and 12 December
which you were going to check out with
Jim Bush, Snodgrass, and other Congressiona
staffers. Participation by some staffers
would be very helpful, as you can see from
the scope. You may want to forward copies
to them for their information before the
sessions begin.
Lieorg
Director
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SEMINAR ON HUMINT EVALUATION
The Center for the Study of Intelligence is sponsoring
a two-day seminar (11-12 December) on the subject of
Evaluating Human Source Intelligence. Participants will
e drawn from various elements of the Intelligence
Community--including CIA, DIA, State, and RAM NIT, NSC,
and Congressional Staffs--who share an interest in the
topic. The purpose of the seminar is to illuminate the
issue of why and-how the value of HUMINT should be measured.
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-- Examine the need for and purposes of evaluating
HUMINT;
HUMINT reporting.
-- Share experiences with past and current evalua-
tion practices and systems;
-- Explore methods and techniques which might con-
tribute to the development of more useful
measures of the quality and effectiveness of
-- Address the interests and needs of policy-makers,
legislators, budget officers, collection managers,
and analysts in the evaluation process.
Dates: 11 and 12 December
Place:
Room 1036, Chamber of Commerce Building
4600.. Fairfax Drive (at Glebe Road)
Arlington, Virginia
Agenda attached
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AGENDA
11 December
0900-0915 Opening Remarks
0915-1030 Discussion of evaluation interests of
t
1045-1200
1330-1500
1500-1630
12 December
the policy-maker, legislator, budge
and resource manager, collection manager,
intelligence analyst.
of current evaluation practices:
Discussion of current. practices, continued:STAT
Assessment of needs an
actices.
0.900-1030 Discussion of alternatives:
Modifying present techniques.
1045-1200 Discussion of alternative methods, continued:
New directions.
1330-1500 Summation and conclusion.