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\nStrategic Intel Collection \u2013 Respond to each statement (150+ words for each)
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\n1. \u00a0The Role of the Collection Management Function: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is divided into four main directorates: the National Clandestine Service (NCS), the Directorate of Intelligence (DI), the Directorate of Science and Technology (DST), and the Directorate of Mission Support (DMS). \u00a0The NCS is responsible for \u201cstrengthening national security and foreign policy objectives through the clandestine collection of human intelligence and the conduct of covert action.\u201d Within the NCS, there are case officers (CO) and collection management officers (CMO). \u00a0(D\u2019Andrea; Wippl. 2010)
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\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Where the CO is in charge of recruiting and handling human intelligence (HUMINT), CMOs enable the \u201ccollection, evaluation, classification, and dissemination of foreign intelligence developed from clandestine sources.\u201d So basically, the CMO directs the collection of intelligence, for current and future analysis\/production, carried out by COs and their sources. The CMO also identifies intelligence gaps and essentially task COs to gather intelligence. \u00a0(D\u2019Andrea; Wippl. 2010)
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\nThe primary responsibility of the CMO is to certify the quality of the CIA\u2019s clandestine intelligence report. \u00a0To do so, they have certain standards they must meet. Those standards are: collected intelligence must be foreign, not domestic; it has to add new clandestine information to an issue under discussion; collected information must be secret; and the information must be factual and verifiable. \u00a0(D\u2019Andrea; Wippl. 2010)
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\n2. \u00a0What is the role of the Collection Management function? Does the CIA model work, given that analysts are separated from the National Clandestine Service
\n\u201cAccording to the CIA Website, CMOs \u2018\u2018oversee and facilitate the collection, evaluation, classification, and dissemination of foreign intelligence developed from clandestine sources.\u2019\u2019 The CIA credits CMOs with playing a critical role in \u2018\u2018ensuring that foreign intelligence collected by clandestine sources is relevant, timely, and addresses the highest foreign policy and national security needs of the nation\u201d (Wippl & D\u2019Andrea 2010).
\nThe CMO function is to make sure that CO\u2019s information is valid which is passed from the field. The CMO is tasked with analyzing the information and weeding out any fabrications before that information is presented to policy holders. The CIA model of this process works because the CMO has the ability to look at a CO\u2019s work with unbais eyes and see if there is any inconsistencies with the work that the CO is passing or with the agent that the CO\u2019s is gathering intelligence from. \u00a0The model also works with other functions within the CIA. The security elements fall under the DSM while the CO\u2019s fall under the NCS. The security elements may protect CO\u2019s in the field of operations and even though the CO is in charge of the operation that is being conducted; security elements do have the ability to abort an operation if they feel an operation is too dangerous to conduct and the information being gained from the operation is not worth the risk. This is the CIA\u2019s way of conducting checks and balances and keeping everyone safe.
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\nWorks Cited:
\nJoseph, W; D, D\u2019Andrea (2010). \u201cThe CMO in the CIA\u2019s National Clandestine Service\u201d. International Journal of Intelligence and Counter Intelligence
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