Teaching about Intelligence Management
The Why and the What
of the unique program at
UMUC
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Agenda and Panel
Genesis of the program (Dr. Sondervan)
The need for intelligence management education (MajGen O’Lear)
Design of the INMS program (Prof. Peter Oleson)
Initial experiences (Profs. Robert Clark & Oleson)
Future plans (Dr. Sondervan)
Q&A
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Genesis
UMUC Criminal Justice Advisory Committee
Existing MS in Management
Certificate in Intelligence Management
Opportunity for dual MS and MBA degrees
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Need for Intelligence Management Education
Growing Threats – Tighter Resources
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SOVIETUNION
“NEAR PEER,” “ROGUE STATES,” GLOBAL ISSUES & ASYMMETRICAL THREATS
PAST PRESENT & FUTURE
• Rational Nation-State Actor• Deterrence / Influence Models Understood • Single Adversary• Permitted Focus• Many Subject Matter Experts• Lots Of Data Collection & Analytical Experience• Strategy, Doctrine, Tactics Known• Major Attack Potentially Devastating, But Unlikely
• Numerous Actors, Including Non-State Groups & Individuals• Rationality Not Assured• Deterrence / Influence Models Uncertain• Diffused Focus• Diverse Collection & Analysis Demands• Fewer Subject Matter Experts• Strategy, Doctrine, Tactics Largely Unknown• Expectations Higher-- US Has Been Attacked• Capabilities To Inflict Mass Casualties / Effects Available & Affordable• High Impact Attack(s) Much More Likely
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Maintaining our Intelligence Advantage
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“Directing, guiding, or controlling actions that reduce risk and/or uncertainty for decision-makers”
Collection: Requirements -- What to collect, how frequently, what fidelity What collection system(s) -- SIGINT, GEOINT, HUMINT, MASINT, OSINT Decision-making -- Cost-Benefit Analyses, modeling & simulation, ops research Infrastructure needs – Communications (What bandwidths, what frequencies, what loads, what reliability, what security), Training & Education, Security, and Info technology Analysis – What SMEs, how many, what languages, what kinds of physical scientists
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Reality Sucks: Setting Priorities
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• Which User(s)?• Which Issues?• How Many Resources ($ & People)?• Who Decides?• Need for Sound Metrics
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Politics Economics National Security
Domestic Issues
Technology Cultural LegalHomeland Security
ZEROSUM GAME
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Intelligence and Metrics
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Metrics: Qualitative Factors
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• TIMELY – On Time Or Not?• ACCURATE – Complete & Correct?• ACTIONABLE – Use Immediately, Future
Planning, Data Base?• SIGNIFICANCE – How Important?• NEW – Info Not Previously Known• UNIQUE – Sole-Source of Intel?• CLASSIFICATION – SCI, SECRET, Releasable,
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Attributes of Good Metrics
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• Specific – Focused on and Tailored for Objective You Are Measuring
• Measurable – Data Collected Is Accurate and Complete for Both Objective and Subjective Information
• Actionable – Easy to Understand and Clear As to What Is “Good” and What Is “Bad”
• Relevant –Measure Things That Are Important• Timely – You Can Get Data When You Need It• Unbiased – Independently Validated• Repeatable – “Scientific” Process Is Well-Defined & May Be
Repeated & Modified
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Design of the program (1 of 2)
Multiple constituenciesNational securityHomeland SecurityLaw EnforcementPrivate sector
Address the challenges of managing organizations, people, & processes
Emphasis on leadership
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Design of the program (2 of 2)
Tie into existing management MS programOrganizational theoryIntercultural Communications and LeadershipFinancial Decision MakingStatistics for Decision MakingStrategic Management capstone
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Intelligence Courses
Managing Intelligence Activities Intelligence Collection: Sources & Challenges Intelligence Analysis: Consumers, Uses &
IssuesEspionage & Counterintelligence* Intelligence-led Enforcement* Intelligence Management and Oversight*Leadership Seminar* * In development
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Experiences
Pre-course student knowledgeStudent cross sectionStudent affiliationsPerformanceCritiques
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Course Coverage
INMS 610 – Intelligence Collection: Sources and Challenges Open Source HUMINT COMINT ELINT/FISINT Imagery Boutique MASINT Collection planning Processing and Exploitation Sharing collection results Acquisition management Reform
INMS 620 – Intelligence Analysis: Consumers, Uses and Issues Intelligence Spectrum Strategic, Operational, Tactical
and Current Intelligence Boundaries and Limits Structure and Function of the
Analytic Unit Managing the Analysis Process Tradecraft and Methodologies Managing Analysis Teams Analytic Pathologies External and Internal Pressures
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INMS 610 Classes
28 Students started the two sections 17 Finished:
11 in DoD, intelligence, or law enforcement 6 in private sector or other government
Assignments: 3 papers (literal collection, nonliteral collection, and
reform/acquisition) One multi-INT collection exercise 33 conferences on specific collection issues
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Course Coverage
INMS 600 – Managing Intelligence Activities (Introductory course) Management models Evolution of management in the Intelligence Community Intelligence cycle and requirements processes Planning (vision, goals & objectives, resources, human capital Leadership Legalities and constraints Issues in sharing (security, IT systems, culture, state & local, foreign liaison) Knowledge management (IT tools, cyber challenges) Foreign espionage and management responses Measures of effectiveness and performance Investment and acquisition Governance tools Planning, direction, and control of covert actions
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INMS 600 Classes
45 Students started the two sections 29 finished successfully:
~50% in DoD, intelligence, or law enforcement Others in private sector or other government
Assignments: 3 short papers (Vision/Mission Statement, Sharing with
others, Measures of Performance/Effectiveness) Research paper (policy recommendation for a principal) 20 conferences on specific collection issues
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Challenges
Reading and understanding assignments
Organizing the paper
Writing the paper
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Future plans
Complete course development
Recruit experienced faculty“Scholar / Practitioner”
Keep courses up-to-date with current management challenges
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Q & A
Your turn…
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