POTENTIAL TASKING MECHANISM

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• Publication Date: January 10, 1991
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DEFENSE
INTELLIGENCE
AGENCY
POTEIlTIAL TASKIIIG I]lECHAIlISIll (U)
10 Januarll 1991
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POTENTIAL TASKING MECHANISM (U)
Date of Publication
10 January 1991
This is a Department of Defense Intelligence Document
prepared by the Technology Assessment and Support Office,
Directorate for Scientific and Technical Intelligence
Defense Intelligence Agency
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Technology Assessment and Support Office (DT-S)
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I. PURPOSE 1
II. SCOPE
III. TASK COORDINATING GROUP
IV. TASKING PROCESS
V. TASKING PROCEDURES 5
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POTENTIAL TASKING MECHANISM (U)
(C/NF) The purpose of this report is to highlight key
elements necessary for a potential tasking mechanism for project
activity.
(U) The material in this report is intended to provide
ideas and potential tasking approaches for consideration by
whatever element or agency would be involved in the tasking lead
role. Consequently, some of the suggested responsibilities would
be subject to revision.
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in; SUN STREAK TASK COORDINATING'GROUP
Purpose:. (C/NF) Primary. purpose of the SUN STREAK Task Coordinating Group is
to.prov.ide.a mechanism for identifying potential SUN STREAK operational tasks,.
inter-agency coordination, information shar.ing,.and data.ev.aluation.
Membership: (C/NF) Members for the SUN STREAK Task Coordinating Group will be
identified by Intelligence Community Service and Agency Directors. These
individuals will serve as single points of contact for all SUN STREAK
activities.' Membership will Include representatives from OADCSI, AF/IN, C3I,
CIA, DIA, DNI, and NSA. The Task Coordinating'Group will be Chaired by the
SUN STREAK Program Manager, It Is envisioned that membership may
increase as operational tasks become more diversified.
Activities: (S/NF.) SUN STREAK Task Coordinating Group activities-wil-l Include
frequent meetings for reviewing SUN 'STREAK activitles,'for over=all data
sharing, for developing task priorities, for developing task implementation
procedures, for developing data assimilation and control procedures, and for
other actions as requested by the Program Manager. Individually, Task
Coordinating Group members would provide candidate tasks to the SUN STREAK
Program Manager, would assist In development of data evaluation methodologies,
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would provide assessments of data accuracy and utility to the program Manager,
would perform inter-agency coordination for operational activity as required,
and , would.participate in other,actiVities as spec.ified'by 'the' chairman. The
Task Coordinating Group would also serve as a forum for exchanging Information
on world-wide research in this area, and would assist the Program Manager in
identifying research objectives and funding..sources.
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Task
Initiation
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IV. TASKING PROCESS
By Task Coordinating Group (TCG) members
Task Review and - By SUN STREAK Program Manager (PM)
Prioritization - Assisted by TCG
Task Implementation
Data Summaries
- By SUN STREAK Operations Officer
- By SUN STREAK Staff
- information copes to PM
Action copies to task'irig ? TCG member
Data Review/ - By Tasking TCG member
Possible Actions - Coordinated with PM and as required
with other TCG members
Data Evaluations/
Follow-On Tasking
IProgram Reviews
- By Tasking TCG member
- Summaries provided to TCG members and
Oversight Panel
- By PM, SUN STREAK Staff
- Summaries provided to TCG members and
. Oversight Panel
- By PM with TCG and Oversight Panel
recommendation
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V. TASKING PROCEDURES
o Task Identification
Task Coordinating Group (TCG) members identify tasks, develop
specific questions; assemble background data packages when required,
and recommend task priorities.
TCG members submit'task packages to Program Manager (PM).
o Task Acceptance And-Prioritization
Program Manager (PM) rev?iews tasks to determine acceptance/rejection.
PM establishes over-all priority based on timing needs, nature of
task, and 'status of on-going projects.
TCG members are solicited for prioritization assistance when
required.
PM maintains over-all records of task status and provides copies to
TCG members'on a monthly basis.
o. SUN STREAK Operations
SUN STREAK??ooeratlons officer receives prioritized. tasks from. PM.
Operations officer recommends task priority revisions, If necessary
to accommodate scheduling or personnel. issues.
Operations officer may also request task clarification directly from
- Operations officer implements task and' Inform PM and affected TCG-
Operations officer prepares data summaries for each task from raw
data records for official SUN STREAK f Ile, PM, and TCG members.
Summaries will contain all aspects of the task protocol with
commentary as necessary for data clarification, qualification, and
reliability estimation.
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Operations officer and SUN STREAK staff maintain running detailed
project records with key aspects available through automated data
base retrieval.
o Data Review And Action
TCG members review data summaries for their respective tasks and
provide preliminary evaluations for PM and project operations
officer.
TCG member may generate follow-on tasking if additional details or
clarification are desired.
Should SUN STREAK data lead to specific operational actions, TCG
members will inform PM and other TCG members; inter-agency
'coordination maybe required.
- Should ground truth not be immedfateI-y known, task files will be kept
open until additional evaluations can be performed.
Final evaluations, actions, data utilization or other action
resulting from SUN STREAK Information will be provided to the PM for
entry into project records. Over-all results will be provided to
all TCG members, although specific sensitive data may be handled on
a strict need-to-know basis.
o Over-All Results
- The PM will maintain complete records of over-all results from all
operational tasks submitted by TCG members.
The PM will prepare summary reports and briefings for the Oversight
Panel or others as required.
The PM w i l l conduct periodic reviews to Identify improvements in the
tasking procedures and for determining possible program redirect ions.
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