FUNCTIONAL OUTLINE: COMMUNITY WARNING AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION

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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 28, 2004
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Functional Outline: Community Warning and Crisis Management Orgapization
Design Objectives-
.. o Provide the DCI direct, clearly defined channels into the
Conmiunity for relay of guidance/requirements and receipt of feedback.
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o Provide for centralized coordination of Community Operations
on an all-source, all--agency, situation-oriented. basis.
o Do the foregoing in a manner that integrates Community capabilities
and operations under the DCI's leadership.
o_ Use existing organizations; keep the wiring simple and direct.
Des ijn Concept
Two. paramount DCI responsibilities in warning and crisis m,,nagenu nt
(as elsewhere):
o providing the President et el most ,complete and timely iiifonnation,
analysis .and forecasts possible; and
o directing and'*~oordinating Coin:nunity operations so as to
maximize ability to do the preceding effectively.
The first responsibility is essentially for intelligence analysis
and production, the second foi collection, processing and dissc-minatiun
and their interaction with pro ur_tion.(requirements and tasking).
In theory, both should bercoordinated by the same person or entity.
In practice, the job is too big, the intelligence process too diverse;
OfC or the other will not 'let full attention.
It is feasible, hc-v,ver, to divide the functions, under the DCI's
ov,.rall direction, on the principle that the primary mission of the
elerient rnsp.onsible for coordination of. collection, processing and
dissemination is to meet the needs of the analyst/producer. Thus, their
relationr,hip should be wutually supportive rather than conil:ietilive.
S'ich a division of responsibility would parallel the current DCI organizational
structure. Executive responsibility for an.a-lysis/production would rest
with D/DCI/NFA, that for the supportive functions with D/DCI/CT. Their
principal instruments would be NFAC/NIO and CTS/NITO, respectively,
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Design Outline: National Indications and_Warnin9 ystem NIWS)
o Two locational focal points, Lan ley and Pentagon,.with
capability for DCI to operate from either (or both) in any given situation.
o Analysis/production executive (D/DC.I/NFA) based at Langley
with support by NITC.
o, Locational focal point at Langley during active crisis periods
would be CIA OPCEN. Chief, OPCEN or Chief, RES designated special
assistant to D/DCI/NFA for coordinating interaction among NFAC; NIOs,
NITC et al.
o Collection support and coordination executive (D/DCI/CT) based
at Pentagon.
o Locational focal point at Pentagon would be DCI facility in
i;NIIC supported by CCF, CTS and NITO/W.
D/DCI/NFA functions:
-- coordinate Community analytical attack on problem/situation
heing addrr_scod;
I- sponsor intreragency production efforts, e.g., IAM and
SNIr, addressing Warning and Crisis Management (W/CM situations;
-- prepare special assessments, Warning Memoranda etc,
roquired by DCI and senior National consumers;
organize and supervise Community analytical task forces
required by W/CM situatis;
-- manage product] n of integrated National Situation Reports
or other Community products, if instituted;
-- participate with NITC in development, and maintenance of
dynamic ini.e_lligence collectiion strategies addressing evolving W/CM
situations;
-- establish all-sours:e information needs relative to W/CM
situations as basis for collection tasking by NITC;
-- advise D/DCI/CT concerning relevant collection, processing
and.dissemination,priorities to assist in optimizing Community
operations to meet time-sensitive intelligence production requirements.
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D/DCI/CT",fljnc"ti ons :
operate a,central., Community facility for. coordinating
all-source collection ,?processingIand disseminationoperations
addressing desicjrlated W/CM.situations and for insuring effective
interaction w~i th Community production el.ements ;
-- provide, through th,e foregoing facility, a unitary
channel for dissemination of DCI W/CM operational guidance and
requirements to Connnunity action elements and for integration of
responses to the DCI on results obtained and performance of relevant
systems (excludes substantive analytical and.production operations
coordinated by D/DCI/NFA);
-- maintain dynamic data on capabilities`and status of
intelligence and intelligence-related collection and processing assets
available to DCI for use in W/CM situation being addressed, associated
Lrade.-off and cost options, etc.;
serve as executive agent for administration of the National
Indications and Warning System in conjunction with D/DCI/NFA and other
Coiranunity elements, including development and maintenance.: of Community
procedures and mechanisms required for coordination of W/CM operations.
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