1. ON 19 AND 20 NOVEMBER 1987, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND LIFE ON THE OTHER SIDE: AN OVERVIEW OF THE DO FOR THE DI.

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• Publication Date: December 1, 1987
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03 December 1987
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Security Education Staff
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Operational Evaluation Section
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1. On 19 and 20 November 1987, I had the opportunity to attend
LIFE ON THE OTHER SIDE: An Overview of the DO for the DI. The
rationale for the course was to attempt to dispel the
misunderstandings and misconceptions of the DO held by the DI. It
also hoped to encourage the DI analysts to interact more fully with
case officers in the Headquarters area who may have a working
knowledge of an area or country of interest to an analyst.
2. I feel the course successfully met its goal of explaining
life in the DO. From the standpoint of an OS/Clearance Division
desk officer, the day-to-day realities of case work were brought to
3. I was surprised by the analysts' lack of knowledge, not only
of the DO, but of the entire Agency. One particular analyst I spoke
with confessed to virtually no knowledge of other Agency components
and stated the demands of her job prevented her from interacting
with other components. The analyst commented that she spent so much
time trying to review all the necessary material for her analysis
that she doesn't have the time to locate a DO officer and ask him
for his insight. If her comments hold for the majority of analysts,
then I don't see much hope for improved interaction between the
directorates. I believe all analysts should be encouraged to take
the course, even if it doesn't produce greater interaction, so some
misconceptions of the DO can be dispelled.
4. Another facet of the course that surprised me was the length
of time alloted to each speaker and how, more often than not, wasn't
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enough time. Most of the students had enough questions to
necessitate longer briefings. I did have problems with two
briefings - Reports and Requirements and The DO - A Historical
Perspective. I'm not quite sure if I didn't appreciate them as much
because I couldn't understand the environment or if the speakers
weren't as prepared as the other speakers. My suggestion for better
structuring the course is to allow more time for the students to ask
questions of the speakers.
5. In conclusion, I believe the course met its goal of
dispelling misconceptions of the DO, but I don't believe greater
interaction between the directorates will result. I believe
security officers could greatly benefit from this course and
recommend that the DO consider offering the course to the office of
Security, most notably polygraphers or clearance division desk
officers. Another strong recommendation is to have the course
preceded by a security briefing. This particular course gave the
The need for a security briefing is
emphasized by a question asked by one of the analysts in response to
a briefing by PPS. The student asked the speaker in regard to an
issue being covered, "Are there really leaks (of classified
information) from the DI"?
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