SIG(I) TALKING POINTS--2 MAY 1986

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 21, 2011
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: May 2, 1986
• Content Type: MISC

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SIG(I) Talking Points -- 2 May 1986
Problems
SSCI, IC Staff, NSC Staff and our own study identified problems, mainly
in countermeasures area.
Division of labor between SECOM and IG/CM unclear. Impeding work.
Proliferation of groups in and out of SIG/SECOM framework to get
around problems.
-- Range of issues SIG needs to address too broad for our IG.
-- Not enough involvement of Senior line managers.
-- SIG itself not active enough
Many issues disagreed among agencies being sat on or ignored
because too hard to resolve at working or staff level.
Too little cross-fertilization among CM/Security disciplines.
Relationships to non-SIG entities (such as NTISSC) unclear.
Remedy
Proposed organizational changes circulated. Some observations:
Because of NTISSCG, IG/CM(T) may focus primarily on Intelligence
Community. By same token, dual role of Latham as chairman of IG
and chairman of NTISSC will help ensure intelligence and
non-intelligence elements of government proceeding together and
mutually aware of problems and advances.
IG/CM(P) will probably act more widely -- including outside IC.
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Committees chaired by agency with largest equity, with best
expertise, or where logical. E.g., CIA chair Technical
Surveillance Countermeasures Group; NSA the Technical Committee;
State the Physical Security Group because of lead role overseas,
etc. All agencies with an interest would be represented on
Committee.
-- Counseled by Dick Stilwell that NOAC in wrong IG -- if so, happy
to move it.
-- Note carefully key role of staff and its chief. The glue that
holds whole thing together and that keeps disparate groups aware
of each other's work.
-- Note also requirement for involvement of line managers.
Tentative structure, must remain flexible. Based on discussion
today, staff will draft necessary charters and papers. Based on
consultations recommend to SIG agencies and individuals to chair
committees. Another SIG in about 10 days to bless this work (or
telephonic coordination). Reflect in President's report and May
15 SSCI testimony.
-- Fundamentally, enough paper. Time to move out and get the job
done. Adjust as we go along. SIG structure must lead.
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