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8. How many FIGs are managed by analytical personnel? Response: The FIGs tn the following four FBI field offices are managed by analytical persoonel (namely SLAs) Charlotte, Cleveland, Denver, and Portland 9. Do the FiGs report directly to the Special Agent-in-Charge or the Assistant Director-in- Charge? Response: In most field offices, the FIG is directly supervised by an SSA who reports to the ASAC of the Intelhgence Program. However, there are a few exceptions. In some of the FBI's larger field offices, the FLG 1s comprised of several squads. For exarnple, in the New York Field Office the FIG consists of five squads. Each of the five squad supervisors reports directly to the ASAC for Intelligence, whe is subordinate to the SAC for CT. In the Los Angejes and Houston Field Offices, executive management created e GS-15 Program Manager position to directly supervise intelligence operetions These Program Managers report directly to their respective SACs. 10. Has the FBI conducted any assessments of whether the FIGs are producing intelligence results better than old organizational scheme, in which analysts were integrated with investigative/operational squads? Response: The FIGs provide an independent intelligence requirements and coil function; supervise and oversee effective standards for the intelligenc workforce; and provide planning and direction to all other parts of the mtelhgence eycle, Under the FIG concepi, intelligence analysts continue to be integrated, or interactive, with all squads, Resident Agencies, and Task Forces as necessary to fulfill the intelligence analysis responsibilities articulated in the FBI's Intelligence CONOPS CULOTL Several assessments are underway to evaluate intelligence performance in the field offices Additionally, field office inspections now focus specifically on intelligence performance 11, Will all newly recruited analysts (hired as a result of the ongoing initiative to hire 900 analysts) allocated to the field be assigned to the FIGs? Lf so, does each of the FIGs have a plan of action as to how it will absorb, train, and deploy the analysts? Have these FIG plans been coordinated with the Headquarters Office of Intelligence? 4a MISC. REQ. #53 : 000004711