Ch4 Flashcards
What is the “Intel process”?
The steps/stages in intelligence, from policy makers perceiving a need for info to the IC’s delivery of an analytical Intel produced to them
How many steps/phases are there in the process?
Most government agencies use 5 steps. But Textbook included 2 additional steps. So… 7
True or false:
The Intel process and the Intel cycle are two separate concepts.
False
The Intel process and Intel cycle are literally the same thing. Just different names.
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The Intel process is important because it is an ______ ______ for gathering assessing and distributing information
Organized process
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The Intel cycle are steps by which _____ is converted into _____ And made available to users
Information, intelligence
True or false:
The Intel process is a method for performing analytical activities.
True
True or False:
The Intel process is a process for developing unrefined data into polished policy proposals
False
The entire answer was True except for the last 2 words.
Correct answer [polished] Intelligence
Why should the Intel process be studied?
The process has direct and indirect involvement in National Security matters as well as knowing where you and your agency “fits” in the process.
Future employment/promotions frequently require knowledge or experience in Intel and its process
True or False
Being knowledgable about the process is good for future employment and promotions.
True
List:
What are the 7 steps to the Intel process?
- Requirements
- Collection
- Processing and exploitation
- Analysis and production
- Dissemination
- Consumption
- Feedback
List:
What is the acronym that is helpful in remember the steps/phases to the Intel cycle?
Real Planning Can Prepare A Dummy
*acronym does not include the very last step/phase
True or False:
The Intel Cycle usually is a neat and perfect circle
False
Sometimes, steps are skipped, repeated, or out of order.
What is the first step in the Intel process?
Requirement
True or False:
The first step in the Intel process is Planning and Direction
False
Why is Priority Creep?
When priorities creep up on the IC.
According to the concepts of Priority Creep, why do some issues/priorities move up or down in a priority system
Priorities move up or down as a response to changes in the international situation.
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According to Priority Creep, issues do not get much ______ until they move up the ladder of _______
Attention
Importance
True or false
There is competition for priorities to become important. When an issue/priority no longer is important, it is easy for that priority to return it to a lower priority as they become Less urgent.
False
It is DIFFICULT for issues to retune to a lower priority even if it becomes less urgent
Is Priority Creep a part of the Requirements step/phase?
Yes
What is the upmost important aspect of the Requirements step?
Identifying what the decision makers (pms) specifically want from the Intel officer, analyst or unit.
List:
What are the 4 major factors that affect the notion of identifying requirements in the Requirements step/phase?
- Time
- Budget
- Level of expertise
- Staffing
should Policy makers give feedback to the Producers of the Intel that they received?
Yes
What are three reasons why communication between pms and individuals who complete the Intel process is bad?
- Pms have little time to think and convey reactions
- Pms work from issue to issue
- Some pms simply don’t think giving feedback is necessary or important
What is the 7th step to the Intel process?
Feedback
What is the 6th step to the Intel cycle?
Consumption
What is the 5th step in the Intel process?
Dissemination
What is the 4th step to the Intel cycle?
Analysis and Production
What is the 3rd step in the Intel cycle?
Processing and exploration
What is the 2nd step in the Intel process?
Collection
True/False
The Requirements phase cannot occur throughout all phases/steps of the intel process
False
This step/phase can occur in multiple steps the ought the process.
True or False
The Requirement step/phase of the Intel process can be thought of as identifying the ______ to figuring out how we are going to start solving the problem with our _______
Problem
Resources
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The Requirement step/phase in the Intel process can be thought of as the _____ and ____ of the intelligence effort.
Management
Planning
List:
Are what are the 2 steps that most Intel cycles do not include?
Consumption
Feedback
Overall, the Intel cycle should be a _______
Guideline and a cycle that is flexible. Not something that is rigid and fixed.
True or false:
The Intel process has to be completed in one cycle
False
Process might have to be done all over again, might have to go back a step, skip a step, etc.
True or False:
The Intel cycle is too simplistic
True
At which step do most Intel cycles end?
5th step/phase: Dissemination
What happens during the Dissemination step/phase in the Intel process?
This step refers to the process of moving the Intel product from the producers( IC) to the consumers (pms)
Which step is “largely standardized in the IC”
The Dissemination step
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The step/phase of _______ produces information
Collection
Describe the Wheat vs Chaff problem. What step/phase is this relevant in?
Increased collection also increases the task of finding the truly important Intel. In other words, more collection= increasing the task of finding Intel that actually matters/is important
Collection step
Identifying requirements involve identifying the problem to figuring out how we are going to start solving the problem with our resources. It is important to stress the type of intelligence to be collected and the priority of the issue
.
True or False
The step/phase of collection produces intelligence
False
This step produces Information
True or False
The step of processing and exploration produces intelligence
False.
This step concerts the information into a usable form of the vast amount of info collected
This step/phase converts information into a usable form of the vast amount of info collected
Processing and exploitation
What is footnote wars?
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What are 3 components of a president’s daily briefs? What step is the relevant in?
- Delivered every morning
- Now under the responsibility of the DNI
- Formatted to the like of the president
Dissemination step
What the the primary objective of the National Intelligence Estimates (NIE)
It attempts to estimate/for caste, NOT PREDICT an outcome
True or False
The National Intelligence Estimaites try to predict an outcome.
False
They attempt to estimate/forecast an outcome
Most Intel cycle do not include this step/phase that shows the process of policy makers getting their hands on the Intel they asked for
Consumption
True or False
We need a Dialogue between consumers and producers. But they should not give feedback
1st sentence: True
2nd sentence: False.. Policy maker should always attempt to give feedback.
List/explain
In reality, the Intel cycle operates as ____, ______, and _____ all at the same time.
Linear- sometimes it’s rigid.
Circular- it’s continuous circle
Open ended- needs to be flexible. Some steps may be repeated,skipped, or altered.
