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MISC, ENABLING CHANGES 1. Historicatly, there has been little in the way of formal! career paths and development for both Special Agents and intelligence analysts who wished to spend their entire career working in the FBI's counterterrorism and counterintelligence programs. What specific measures have been put into place to establish formal intelligence career paths for Special Agents and intelligence analysts? Response: Analyst x Tracks: The FBI has instituted an analyst career track that offers theee different analyst career paths. After analysis reach a certam level of seniority (the GS-L1 level}, they are asked if they are mterested in: (1) building expertise in a specific program area (suck as al Qaeda}; (2) gaining broader expertise that will prepare them to work in a broader wumber of program areas, or (3) working toward becoming a supervisor or manager wn the Intelhgence Program Traming and temporary assignments appropriate to a particular track are Airst offered to analysts in that track. Special Agent Career Tracks’ Traditionally, the Bureau has recruited, trained, rewarded, and promoted its agents for law enforcement work. This approach was adequate so long as the Bureau's mission was perceived primanily as law enforcement, Now that inielhgence work has assumed a central role in the FBI's efforts to prevent terronsm, this approach is no longer adequate. Consequently, m Match 2004 the FBI established anew career path for Special Agents designed with three objectives. First, the career path will give all FRI Agents experience with intelligence and analysis, Second, the career path will provide an opportunity to develop specialized skills, experience, and aptitudes in one of four priority areas: (1} intelligence; (2) CT/CT, (3) eyber; or (4) ormminal. Third, ut will make intelligence expertise and experience prerequisites for elevation to senior supervisory ranks. This plan will produce a cadre of Special Agents who are proficient in the processes of intelligence collection, but who also have the law enforcement skills and knowledge necessary to take advantage of our integrated operational approach, 2. How many intelligence analytical personnel serve in the Senior Executive Service at the FBI? Response: The FBI has three Sensor Executive Service positions classified in the 0132 series. We are developing formal mechanisms to prepare analytic personnel for entry into senior positions and working to create additional executive positions, bath management and technical, to lead the FBTs Intelbgence program. 50 REQ. #53 . 000004717