5.5: Processing and Exploitation Resources

Ensure adequate resources for the processing and exploitation of collected intelligence.

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No matter how sophisticated or capable our collection systems are, they remain of little value if we are unable to process and exploit the information collected in a timely and focused fashion. Our capabilities in technical processing and exploitation of information have suffered in recent years from cuts in personnel and lack of investment in infrastructure and expertise-building. Fixing this problem must be a top priority for the entire Intelligence Community. Implementing Actions: • ADCI/AP work with NSA, NIMA, and others to ensure that analytic capabilities are addressed in agency-specific strategic plans and annual budget submissions. • Ensure that investment in analytic tools development addresses needs of analysts in collection agencies, as well as those in other parts of the analytic community. Focus on tools that are interoperable and compatible across the Community. (Implementing actions are addressed more fully in the Technology chapter.) • Develop a Community-wide capability that will flag events of importance as the information is collected and processed, as well as the necessary tools to allow analysts to integrate the data quickly with information from other multiple sources. • Study the costs and benefits of establishing a Community analytic center to provide a prototyping or demonstration capability for data integration. Look for ways to leverage existing efforts.

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