PROPOSED OUTLINE: ODT-S PROGRAM - 1992

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• Publication Date: November 8, 1991
• Content Type: OUTLINE

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PROPOSED OUTLINE
ODT-S PROGRAM-FY 1992
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PROPOSED OUTLINE
ODT-S PROGRAM - FY 1992
I (U) PURPOSE: This report identifies key activity and major
milestones for the FY 1992 ODT-S program.
II (U) BACKGROUND: The FY 1991 and FY 1992 Congressional
language will be summarized, to include major objectives and
specific requirements.
III (U) PROGRAM ACTIVITY: This section will be organized
according to major activity areas as follows: (1) foreign
assessment; (2) external research support; (3) in-house
investigations; (4) data base systems/activity; and (5) personnel
activities.
1. (5/NF) SUMMARY: This summary will highlight the
primary focus for 1992 and will summarize the key actions
identified in later sections. At this point, it appears that SG6A
primary focus will be on research support, foreign assessments,
and proficiency evaluation projects. Some ke areas for
im rovement durin FY 1992 include:
(2} identifying met o s or improving
da a qua i y or a e investigations (proficiency,
operational); (3) implementing a comprehensive data evaluation
approach; (4) implementing unit data base entry procedures.
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3. (U) EXTERNAL RESEARCH SUPPORT:
a. (U) CONTRACT MONITORING: Identifies contract
reviews and reporting requirements; schedules participation in
contractor scientific oversight committee (SOC), contractor human
use review board (HRB), and contractor policy review board (PRB)
meetings.
b. (U) EXTERNAL RESEARCH ACTIVITY: Summarizes key
research activities planned for FY 1992, based on FY 1991 funding
and anticipated (actual) FY 1992 funding. Discusses key
experimental protocols and contractor data evaluation methods.
c. (S/NF) EXTERNAL RESEARCH LINK: Develops details
on how ODT-S will link with the FY 1992 external research
activity. Includes people involved, anticipated schedules, and
how implemented.
d. (U) RESEARCH DATA BASE: Identifies research data
bases and how key findings will be entered into ODT-S data base
systems. Includes specific data sources, such as international
journals, SNAP articles, conference proceedings.
e. (U) RESEARCH FOLLOW-UP: Discusses how the
comprehensive long-range plan developed in FY 1991 will be
updated to reflect contractor research results, or other new
findings.
f. (U) SPECIAL CONFERENCES: Discusses plans for SAIC
to develop and host a highly focused classified conference on
research/application topics.
3. (U) IN-HOUSE INVESTIGATIONS:
a. (S/NF) NEW APPROACHES: Discusses plans for ODT-S
staff review of research/application literature to identify new
research ideas, new approaches to training/ proficiency, ways to
enhance results of operational projects, or other relevant
issues.
b. (S/NF) POSSIBLE VARIABLES/CONSTRAINTS: Discusses
plans for ODT-S staff review of research/application literature,
and the historical ODT-S data base, in order to identify possible
factors that affect performance and /or application reliability.
Individual "track records" should result from this activity.
c. (S/NF) PROFICIENCY INVESTIGATION PROJECTS:
Discusses what has been accomplished, and what needs to be done,
to establish a comprehensive and systematic proficiency project
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activity. Will include details on target pool development plans,
data evaluation methods (and how implemented), scheduling
philosophy, and possible variables that will be examined.
d. (S/NF) OPERATIONAL SIMULATION: Discusses how
"operational simulation projects" will be developed and scheduled
as part of the overall proficiency activity.
e. (S/NF) OPERATIONAL INVESTIGATIONS: Identifies
operational activity areas, identifies contacts, and develops
schedules to include people mix and how balance is maintained
with other project investigations. Includes guidance on
reporting and data use, feedback/interface requirements,
procedures for follow-on, and data evaluation criteria. To date,
only limited contact has been made with one operational area
(JTF-5). Other contacts can be established in the near future
with JTF-4, Customs, ODB, and others.
f. (S/NF) TRAINING INVESTIGATIONS: Examines various
training approaches; identifies details on how training
effectiveness can be investigated and how various approaches
could be implemented. Develops training philosophy, evaluation
criteria, and establishes specific unit training activity.
5. (U) DATA BASE SYSTEM/ACTIVITY:
a. (U) FOREIGN DATA BASE: Contains more details than
discussed in section 2.d; provides information on data base
schema, and on equipment/personnel training schedules.
b. (U) RESEARCH DATA BASE: Similar to 5.a, but
emphasizes link to SAIC data bases.
c. (U) IN-HOUSE ACTIVITY DATA BASE: Identifies
necessary data base schema and fields; identifies reporting
formats, data entry requirements, identifies equipment/training
needs and appropriated schedules. Also identifies special
actions, such as data base review and data entry for previous key
projects (e.g., Higgins case).
6. (U) PERSONNEL ACTIVITY:
a. (U) ROUTINE PERSONNEL: Discusses plans for
reviewing and updating personnel position descriptions, and for
developing duty clarifications in view of anticipated diversity
of effort and flexibility needs. Includes plans/objectives for
personnel professional enhancement (e.g., DIA courses, university
program opportunities, seminars, TDY's).
b. (U) SPECIALIZED TRAINING: Discusses needs for
specialized training and recommends possibilities. This is
broader in scope than the training discussed in section 4.f, and
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includes external training p ECibi~lities.
c. (S/NF) PERSONNEL EFFECTIVENESS ENHANCEMENT:
Related to 6.b; but emphasizes self-study activities, such as
reviews of specialized research topics related to the ODT-S area.
Schedules for special papers (such as police activities) would be
developed; in-house seminars would also be conducted. Related to
this would be other forms of self-initiated activity, to include
reviews aimed at assessing an individual's "track-record", or
suitability of the in-house investigation pace. Other factors,
such as those that might have a bearing on an individual's (or
the unit's) overall effectiveness, would also be routinely
considered.
d. (U) HUMAN USE REVIEW: Plans will be developed to
review the need for, and possibly reinitiate, human use review
and approval for unit investigative activities. This was
originally an annual requirement that was discontinued in 1989.
7. (U) OTHER ISSUES:
a. (C) SPECIAL PROJECT REPORTS: Discusses
philosophy, and need for, several special project reports, along
with target schedules. These reports include:
(1) (U) Program Objectives/Expectations:
Summarizes overall objectives and develops and
reasonable set of expectations (especially in the
investigative areas) that will be acceptable later
on. Addresses issues of what investigative
activity is most important, what will be
considered as adequate accomplishments or
progress, what should target "success levels" be?
An existing "baseline" will need to be identified
to permit comparisons to target objectives.
(2) (U) Data Use Guidelines: Provides guidance
to potential data users concerning how best to use
(or interpret) project data. Other issues such as
tasking, interface, feedback, follow-on requests,
data utility evaluation, and subsequent reporting
will also be addressed.
(3) (U) Data Summary Guidance: Intended for
project personnel to permit easier and consistent
data summary preparation. This will help in data
base entry and data use.
(4) Other special reports are anticipated and
will be identified in this section.
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