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Assignments to TTIC are generally two years in length; however, etther shorter or longer tours can be negotiated between FB] and the Director of TTIC. 23. Are there any analytical redundancies or planned competitive analyses being | conducted by these two groups? Ifso, please explain the plan to ensure that potentially competing analytical conclusions are briefed to consamers. Response: “Competitive analysis" has for decades been a comerstone of Umted States intelligence analytic efforts and the best way to guarantee that decision makers get the most accurate possible overall picture. We are stil! m the process of building a program that will permut this level of analysis. 24, How do FBI counterterrorism analysts assigned to the TTIC interact with counterterrorism professionals within the Director of Central tatelligence's (DCI) Counterterrorism Center? Response: While TTIC has primary responsibility for terrorism threat analysis, the CTC has primary responsibility for all other intemational terrorism analysis (e.g., terrorism that does not impact on U.S. mterests overseas) For example, CTC analysii might focus on terrorist weapons programs, tactics, and logistics capabilities; terronsm financing; and worldwide ierrorism cooperation. To the extent these issues require coordination with TTIC, FBI analysts assigned to TTIC will interact with the appropriate CTC analysts. 25. Does the FBI have any analysts assigued to work with the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Information Analysis aud Infrastructure Protection (IAIP) Division? Response: ‘There are no FBI intelligence analysts physically assigned to the DHS Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection (IA/IP) Division FBI intelligence analysts do, however, coordmate and exchange mformation with DHS IA/P analysts daily in terrorism-related matters af mutual interest. 26. With respect to the GS-132 (intelligence analyst) series of employee, what is the FBI's historical (going back 15 years) attrition rates? Are exit interviews conducted with intelligence analysts whe depart the FBI? Ifso, what do the aggregate results of these interviews indicate regarding the reasons FBI analysts depart? Response: we MISC. REQ. #53 000004700