EXCEPTIONAL COLLECTORS AWARD CEREMONY DCI'S REMARKS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP99-00777R000400940002-6
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• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 14, 2014
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EXCEPTIONAL COLLECTORS AWARD CEREMONY
DCI's REMARKS
Good afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen,
I am particularly pleased to have the opportunity to be here today for the
fourth annual Exceptional Collector National HUMINT Awards ceremony. This
ceremony honors those among our HUMINT collection professionals, military and
civilian, who have excelled in the collection and reporting of intelligence
information of significant value to the nation.
All of us are aware of the broad range of intelligence requirements which
are tasked to domestic and field collectors in support of our national
policymakers, the various government agencies, military field commands, and
analysts. In a world of increasing complexity and demands for more
intelligence we are faced with resource reductions and the difficulty of
determining which intelligence programs must be curtailed or eliminated. We
must now do more with less against a worldwide intelligence and
counterintelligence challenge that continues to increase in its dimensions.
It is, therefore, critical that we maintain the quality of our
intelligence collection, reporting, and analysis. We must more clearly define
and prioritize our intelligence requirements and focus the efforts of our
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collection programs. Essential to this effort is the HUMINT collector.
HUMINT is unique among our intelligence collection disciplines in that it is
human-resource intensive. We must have top quality personnel.
After reviewing the accomplishments of the individual collectors and
collection units who are represented here today, I am confident that we have
the top quality personnel. The personnel we are here to honor represent the
best among the HUMINT collectors within the Intelligence Community. Their
accomplishments span the entire range of collection programs, from overt
collection of information to sensitive clandestine operations. These men and
women have provided extraordinary service to their country. Often they have
run personal risks and have performed their duties under difficult and
demanding circumstances. They have shown exceptional skill in performing
their collection efforts--activities which include imaginative, and tenacious
debriefing of contacts, informants and defectors, identifying and recruiting
sources; building up a network of contacts from whom we can deduce patterns of
political activity and other information not discernible by other means of
collection; and, technical and scientific analysis.
Working individually or as members of teams, at times in hostile or
otherwise difficult collection environments, these men and women have
demonstrated certain unique qualities which they share. They have a broad
understanding of consumer's intelligence requirements; they have mastered the
necessary skills of intelligence collection and have sound judgement and
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self-discipline; they have outstanding communication skills and the ability to
deal effectively with people from different cultures; and, are highly
dedicated to serving our nation and providing its leaders with the best
intelligence possible.
Because of the sensitive nature of certain HUMINT collection activities,
the accomplishments of some of these award receipients cannot be be fully
discussed or identified. The fact, however, that these receipients have been
singled out by their respective agencies for this award shows the value of
their contributions and the high esteem with which they are held by their
supervisors and colleagues.
I am pleased to speak for the Intelligence Community in recognizing each
of you for the distinguished service which you have rendered as exceptional
collectors. I congratulate you all.
We will now proceed with the presentation of awards. I invite the award
receipients to step forward as their names are called.
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