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The PBI as conside ening adding two critical ements to the evaluation of Special Agents’ performance, Ths frst focuses on the d velopment af anteltigence sources and the second on the productios of inte thee ence il, What specific measures has the FHT taken to improve its ability to recruit human assets who may prove beneficial to preventing acts of terrorism directed against the United States? Response: Since September 2091, the FBI has increased international terrorism sources by over G0% and domestic terrorism sources by more than 30%. We have achieved this success through a number of efforts, including increased trauung efforts such as Operation Tripwire, which is designed to increase our amtelligence base against critical threats. Beginrung this year, we will send Special Agent collectors to the CIA's 32-week case agent trammg course In addition, human source development modules tram the CLA course will be added to our training programs this year ANALYSIS AND THE INTELLIGENCE CYCLE 1. How does the FBI "know what it doesn't know," in other words, what process is the FBI using to determine its intelligence paps? Response: The FRI process for determining intell:genee gape begins with the NIPF, which systematizes, ata high level, the totality of United States national intelligence requirements. The FBI apples iis capability to collect information on threats te these requirements statements m order to identify. intelligence gaps. These intelligence gaps are then used by the FBI's [RCMU to dnve the dev opment of targeting and collection strategies, Once strategies are developed, collec taskings are assigned to approprate field offices Targeting and colle tions strategies are develaped by the IRCMU with analysts embedded in operational divisions both at headquarters and in the field. 2. Have intelligence “baseline” studies been condected to determine what the FBI's intelligence universe looks like? In February 2004, the FBI completed an intelligence collection baselme, which we call the itelhgence capabilities survey This survey allowed us to captare wm a 24 MISC. REQ. #53 000004691