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27. What percentage of FBI intelligence assets (operational assets, etc.) are vetted analytically? What role do FBI intelligence analysts and Special Agents play in the asset vetting process? Who makes the final judgment on the credibility and reliability of an intelligence asset? How are differences (regarding source reliability and credibility) between case agents who recruited a source and intelligence analysts who assess information reported from a source resolved? Respouse: Currently human source validation processes vary among the major investigative programs. For example, Cl program assets undergo a formal validation process modeled largely on the CLA’s processes Criminal informants and cooperating witnesses are subjected to suitability and rebabrlity assessments pursuant to Resolution 18 of the Attomey General Guidelines (to include review by the Criminal Informant Review Committe) We are now formulating a standard set of processes and procedures across FBI programs for human source validation and vetting. Tt will build on best practices in our four investigative programs and establish a single set of standards and protocels for all FRI programs The administration of that process will be transferred to the OI for execution and monitoring once the standards and protocols are complete. The Office of Inspections is leading the FBL-wide effort to formulate the asset vethng and valdation standards and protocols. 28. With respect to the Trilogy Project, are analysts now able to text search (with appropriate security controls) all communications into PBI Headquarters from FBI field offices and the U.S. Intelligence Community? Response: Analysts can conduct text searches currently using the Automated Case Support (ACS) system, but the process 1s cumbersome, The Virtual Case File (VCE) technology will enhance analysts’ ability to search both structured (fielded/tagged) and unsiructured (free text) data with appropmate access controls. 29. Has FBI Headquarters conducted inspections of its field offices to determine if they are uploading investigative/operational communications in a timely and accurate manner for analytical exploitation? Ifso, what are the resulis of those inspections, with respect to this issue? Response: cri MISC. REQ. #53 000004704