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Team #2: Intelligence Collection, Analysis, M anagem ent, Oversightand Resources

Key Questions of the Investiga tion

Intelligence Collection (1985 to 2003):strategy fo r global terrorism?

effective intelligen ce collection

1. H ow did global terrorism rank am ong co mpeting collection prioritiesand whoidentified these priorities?

What was the IntelligenceCommuni ty ' scollection strategyfor counterterrorism?Who had responsibilityand authorityfor the strategy? W as this strategy approv edby the DC^and w he n ? How and when was it reviewedfor itseffectiveness?

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2 . W ha t ha sbeen the In te l l igenceC o m m u n i t y ' soveral la na ly t i capp roachd u r i n gtheperiod to i d e n t i f yan d ana lyze g loba lte r ro r is to rg an iza t io n san d i n d i v i d u a lterrorists? H ( w wa.T"ro i naming"c m l o C T f r f rW h a t w a s t h ero leof the(j

te l l ia t i o n a l In te l l igenceC o u n c i land theN a t i o n a lIn te l l igenceE s t i m a t eprocess? A -J

impact d id therces?CI ' s declara t ionof "war" on al Qaedah a v eon analy t ic

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th e Depar tmen to f Jus t ice ,th e FBI,\he Fedefal Av ia t io n A d m in i s t r a t io n ,th eDepar tmentof Treasury,th e SecretS\rvjfe,etc . regardingter ror is tac t iv i t i esagains tthe Uni tedStates? W as th is ipKJrmationprov idedand how was i tused inth e analys i sof theIn te l l igenceC o

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priorities? What role did hc/iihcplay in review ing andactinguporrmrLt^rtgrrnrir.m i n t n l l i g n n n nn n . l u y . i i n i i i un f M I I M r l1 ?

3. What are the respec t ive rolesof the Secretaryof Defense, rf-Stahand the DCI regarding tocounterterrorismin te l l igence?How has thebifurca tednature of theIn te l li gence C om mu ni ty ' schain ofcommandaffected it smanagement of counterterrorism?

-Howufien did the NSCDeput iesCom mittee and/or Princ ipals ' Comm itteesupdatePDD-35 and what policyor managementrecommendationsdid

they-fiiakcto thc-Sirector of CentralIntelligenttegemm intelligenc e efforts? - n hi ; -management ofcounterWhat were th e conclus ionsof the D C F s "Hard Target"study on terrorism?W ho

icrformedth e study? Who wasresponsiblefor implementingit srecommend ations and taking specific action? What follow -up was performed?

ha t were th e respec tive leadership rolesof the DCI,DDCI,DDC Ifo rCommuni tyManagemen t, the Assistant DCI for Collection, and the Assistant DC I

rJor Analys i sand Product ionin theconduc tof the In te l l igence Communi ty ' scounterterrorismprogramsand inmanagement?H ow were thei r managemen tdirectionimplementedan d reviewed? What were their recom men dat ions durin gthis periodand howwere they implemented?

H ow was themanagementof tejrGrismintelligence c hanged/improvedafter theWorld Trade CentV b o m b i n g m1993? After the FBIarrestsof eight indiv iduals

\reateningto attaclcsNew^Yorklandmarks?The b o m b i n gof Khobar Towers?he UB L call fori ihaVagainstthe US? The Nairob i and Dar es Salaamembass

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Intelligence Oversight (1985 to 2003): How did congressional oversight affect the

Executive Branch's ability to conduct effective counterterrorism-programs2

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W hat prioritydidjhe Congressionalleadership giv eto coimterterrorismefforts ot-the"governmenF?

What priority did the six congressional ov ersight committees give to counterterrorism activities of the Intell igence Com mun ity? How was this prioritymanifestedin program direction in their report language (and classified annexes)an d in their budget marks?

3. Howeffective werethe House an d Senate Intelligence Comm itteesin overseeingUS Intelligencefrom 1985 to 2991, particularlyin regardsto counterterrorism?

4. What findingsan d recommendations resulted from congressionalinvestigationsinto the Intelligenc eCommuni ty ' scoun ter terrorismefforts prior to the JointInquiryinvestigation? H ow were these recommen dations implemented? Whatspecificdirection was given to the DCI, the DDC I, the DDCI for Comm unityManagemen t, theCIA's Depu ty Director of O perations and the director of theCTiC?

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5. How did theIn te l l igenceC o m m u n i t ykeep Con gress awareof the th reats to theUni tedStatesfrom t e r ror i sm,and how d idCo ngress r e spond?Ho w wa swarn ingintelligenceprovidedto the Speakerof theHouse and theMajori tyLeaderof theSenate an d wh a t ac t ions r e su l ted?

Intelligence Resources (1985to 2003): Did the Intelligence Community have

sufficient resources to conduct effective counter terrorism activities?1. Is therean effectivebudg et processwi th inth e I n t e ll ige nc e Com m un i tyto ensure

that resourcesare allocatedto thehigh est pr ior i t iesidentif iedby thePresident ,theNSC , the DCI and the Secretary of Defe nse?

2. W ha t has been the analy tic basisfor r eques t ing in te ll igencefund ing forcounter-terrorismac t iv i tie s in the in te l l igenc e com m uni tyfrom 1985 to 2003?H ow have counter ter ror ism programs been exam inedan d auditedfor theireffectivenessover the period? W hat adjustm ents have been m ade to improvet h e m?

3. Whatefforts have been m ade by the DCI and SecDef to proper ly balance

resources acrossthe In te l l igence Communi tyto place align resourcesfor thegreatest im pact, particularlyafter the DCI haddeclared \G2yon alQaeda in 1998?

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4. How have inte l l igen ce budget requests for coun ter te r ror ism been scrut inized bythe Office of Managem ent and B udg et? Wh at has been the impact of this scrut inyon th e programs? Whatare the roles of other ExecutiveOffice of the Presidentoversighten t i t ie s?

5. How hascounterterrorismfund ingchangedand w hy? H ow have C T resourcesbeen invested in hu m an source collection? Sign als collec tion? Imagerycollection? Open source collection?C T analysis?

6. Did there levant H ouseand Senat^Authorizations and^/fppropriationsCommittees uphold thePresident 1^ request for counterterrorism funding? If not,\vhy? Did the Congress addfunding to the President's request for resources? Ifso, wh y?

7. Why did theIntelligence Community receive supplementa l fundingfo rcounterterrorism efforts and n ot request thesefunds through the normal budgetprocess?

8. Have rps6urcfcxrequested byj&e'lritelligfe^ceCommunity for^otffiterterroJCitiesbeen dVieq^-ifso, why and bywinch QyjSFStghtentitv?

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