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The Fits considering adding two ortical elements to the evaluation of Special Agents’ performance. The first focuses on the development of intelligence sources and the second on the productioa of intelligence. 11, What specific measures has the FBI taken to improve its ability to recruit human assets who may prove beneficial to preventing acts of terrorism directed agaiust the United States? Respal Since September 2001, the FBY has increased international terrorism sources by over 60% and domestic terrorism sources by more than 30%. We have achieved ths success through a number of efforts, including increased traming efforts such as Operation Tripwire, which 1s designed to increase our intelligence base agamst critical threats. Beginning this year, we will send Special Agent collectors to the CIA's 32-week case agent training course In addition, human source development modules from the CLA course will be added to our trainmg programs tus year ANALYSIS AND THE INTELLIGENCE CYCLE 1. How does the FBI "Know what it doesn't kaow;" in other words, what process is the FBI using to determine its intelligence paps? Response: The FBI process for determining intelligence gaps begins with the NIPF, which systemanzes, at a high level, the totality of United States national intelligence requirements. The FBI applies its capability to collect information on threats to these requirements statements im order to identify mtelligence gaps. These intelligence gaps are then used by the FBI's IRCMU to drive the development of targeting and collection strategies. Once strategies are developed, collection taskings are assigned to appropnate field offices Targeting and collections strategies are developed by the IRCMU with analysis embedded m operational divisions both at headquarters and im the field. 2, Have intelligence “baseline” stidies been conducted to determine what the FBI's intelligence universe looks like? Respoose: MISC. REQ. #53 in February 2004, the FB] completed an intelligence collection baseline, which we call the intelhgence capabilities survey This survey allowed us to capture ina 24 000004691