TRAINING FOR (SANITIZED)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP85B00652R000100010004-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 25, 2008
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: January 31, 1983
• Content Type: MEMO

Approved For Release 2008/07/25: CIA-RDP85B00652R000100010004-0
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FROM: Robert M. Gates
Deputy Director for Intelligence
SUBJECT: Training for
1. In a number of sessions I have had with analysts
recently, a disturbina issue keeps coming up--the training
required for From what I have been told, each
analyst who is going to have Ofacilities will have to take a
five-day course from OTE before receiving a password to access
the system. Branch coordinators-will have to complete 7 days of
training.
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2. I don't understand why the OTE course is so long. I
have been told that analysts learned how to use in about two STAT
to four hours and that the training occurred in the branch. My
own experience as an up-and-coming computer expert also makes me
extremely dubious that such extensive training is called for.
3. I want you to look into this for me. Is all this
training really necessary? Aren't there ways to substantially
streamline it? Would it help, for example, to have smaller
classes so that every student has a terminal, to work with? Does
everyone really have to take the course? Why can't the branch
coordinators take the OTE course and in turn train the people in
their branches? Please let me know what ou find out as soon as
possible. If we want people to use we should keep it as STAT
simple as possible.
Robert . Gates
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