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ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM We realized at the outset that our pian for developing a strong counterterrorism capability would succeed only if we also develop the infrastructure and the administrative functions to support that operation. Without strategic planning, we cannot direct the distribution of resources necessary for our operations. Without a streamiined recruiting and hiring process, we cannot staff aur new counterterrorism unts Without modern records management, we cannot make full use of our technalogy upgrades, and without a comprehensive security apparatus, we cannot adequately assure the integnty of sensitive investigative inforriation and operational plans. Recognizing that the business and administrative practices in place on September 11, 2001, were not adequate to support our counterterrorism mission, we initlated an effort to re-sngineer our administrative infrastructure. We undertook. a series of re-engineering projects that address discrete areas of our operations. These refarms — some now fully developed and some still in progress — are making the Bureau more administratively nimble and responsive to operational needs Strategic Planning We have reworked the FBI's strategic planning process. We have produced ~ and are currently revising with input fram the General Accounting Office ~ a five-year Strategic Plan that will guide our executive management decisions. The FBI's Strategic Flan provides clear goals and objectives, but-aiso has the flexibility necessary to allow us to adjust quickly to evalving threats. The strategic planning process translates these goals and objectives into actionable and measurabie activities in order to track our progress. Annual implementation plans provide performance goais and measures to incrementally achieve the FBI’s strategic goals, and completion dates are assigned and tracked to ensure deadlines are met. Comprehensive program evaluations are conducted to measure whether we have met the performance goals and objectives set forth in the Strategic Plan. As our Intelligence Program continues. to mature, we expect our strategic planning to become Increasingly sophisticated. We will rely on our intelligence base to develop a comprehensive assessment of future national security and criminal threats. Then, we will use it to develop short and long-term proactive strategies to deal with each threat, to determine how our operations and capabilities must change, and te calculate how we should manage, deploy, and acquire new resources to counter those threats. Realigning the Workforce The FBI's greatest strength is its people, and their investigative and analytical skills remain our greatest weapons in the fight against terrorism. {f the FBI's transformation is to succeed, MISC DOC. #5 57 000000396