TRANSMITTAL SLIP TO: CHARLES SNODGRASS FROM (SANITIZED)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81M00980R001900010035-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 11
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 15, 2007
• Sequence Number: 35
• Publication Date: June 16, 1978
• Content Type: FORM

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Office of Legislative Counsel
Wa
Telephone
15 June 1978
Charles Snodgrass
Committee on Appropriations
Subcommittee on Defense
RGuse of Repress-yes -
The enclosed is in connection
with your appearance before the
DDS&T training seminar on 21 June.
It is just background material.
FORM 1533 OBSOLETE
6-68 PREVIOUS
EDITIONS
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DDS&T CAREER E - OPP1 ~T" O~JRSE..- 1?A.;
Class Profile -
Average Age
37
Average. Grade
GS-13
Average Time with CIA
10 Years
Education Summary:
Liberal Arts - 20%
Government/Business - 20%
Science and Engineering - 60%
Areas of Specialty:
Missiles and Other Weapons -
Nuclear Energy acid/or Weapons 3
Signal Processing and Analysis. 4
Electronics
Communications - 3
Data Processing 2
Third World Countries - 2
Soviet Scientists - l
Soviet Agriculture
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DDS&T
CAREER DEVELOPMENT COURSE
PROGRAM SUMMARY
1. The DDS&T in the Agency
This block deals with DDS&T management, mission and functions,.
objectives,, and organization. It includes overviews of the STAT
Offices comprising the Directorate and addresses the major
issues of concern to the Directorate and/or Agency These CDC
orientation and motivation sessions are conducted
Discussion leaders will include the Deputy Director for .
Science and Technology, various Staff Chiefs, and S&T Office
Directors.
II. National Intelligence Oversight, Control, and Coordination
This block is designed to place in perspective the governmental
activities, agencies, and processes involved in establishing,
maintaining, controlling, and coordinating U.S. intelligence
activities. Presentations will address these aspects as well
as the organizational structure, functions, and interfaces of
the NSC and its Committees, NITC, Budget and Evaluation Staff,
DCI Staff, Congressional Oversight Committees, NIO's, 011B, and
State Department. Discussions will, where appropriate, address
both U.S. and foreign intelligence relationships.
III. The National Intelligence Process
This block addresses all major aspects of the intelligence
process with emphasis on Agency and particularly DDS&T func-
tions. The major aspects covered include: Collection, Require-
ments, Processing, Production, User Needs and Intelligence
Product Use, Research and Development, and Support activities.
Sub-elements of this block will address each Agency Directorate
and appropriate Office responsibilities, organizational struc-
ture, functions, processes or procedures, products and inter-
faces. The various intelligence community committees and staffs
involved in the intelligence process from initial R&D require-
ments through intelligence report production will be addressed.
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Collection system development and operation will also be
addressed and special support activities/bases will be
visited. User organizations and relationships will be
covered and subjects are designed to familiarize the student
with the varied applications of intelligence products.
Emphasis will be on the interrelationships involved in the
intelligence production process.
IV. S&T Related Fields
This block addresses areas not part of the intelligence process
but related to DDS&T interests. It is flexible and may include
brief sub-elements on "the scientific community" (Academy of
Science, etc.), NASA, ERDA and S&T related industry. Emphasis
will be placed on the interaction of these areas with and within
government and, where appropriate, the specific relationships
with the S&T intelligence process.
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Directorate of i''ie6'.`-'-3C`nfoiogy
Curir Da\-'sndapo Mont
Monday
WEEK 1: 3 Apri 1
An Overview of the S&T A CDC-14 Overview
Directorate - Mission,
Management, and Major o S&T Staff Overview
Issues
o DDS&T Welcome and
Overview
a Director's Forum: The
S&T Present & Future
WEEK 2: ti 1 . 10 April - HQ
Intelligence Oversight, a IC Staff
Control, and Coordinatio
o Role of the DCT & Staff
Collection Resources
Systems, & Requirements
o NSC - Organization,
Functions, & Programs
o Role of the NIO
WEEK 3:
National Intelligence
Technical Collection
Programs - Their
Development and Manage-
ment
Intelligence
Collection,
Processing,
& Exploitation
17 April - HQ
OD&E - The
Program Development
Process
24 April - Ft. Meade
Tuesday
a Student Presentations
o ORD Overview
0 Round Table Discussions
11 - HQ
o CI Seminar -
a Congressional Oversight
a CIA Office of Comptroller
? Student Presentation
OD&E -
Program Group
Review
25 - Ft. Meade
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Tuesday.
WEEK 5:
1 May
2
Program Development -
The Industrial Base and
STAT
Relates Technologies
WEEK 6:
8 play - HQ
9
Intelligence Collection
STA
o Computer. Modelling
Processing and
g West Coast Trip
OJPIC
Exploitation
Evaluation
STAT
WEEK 7 :
15 May - HQ
16 -.HQ
Human Resources -
Collection & Operations
Technical Support -
DDO
o D1O
Capabilities & Methods
Intelligence
Production
WEEK 8:
22 May - HQ
23 - HQ
Intelligence
NFAC/OSI
7FAC/OSI
Production
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WEEKS 5 - 8
1 - 26 May 1978
Wednesday Thursday F7-id-I? STAT
3
5 - En Route
i
o Travel STAT
Day
- STAT
10
11
12 Processing Site
?On-Site Tour -
NPIC
o NPIC
Hardware and
cOIA
Processing Systems
17 - South Building
18 - OTS Labs & So. Bldg j
19 - HQ
STIC
0Tour OTS Labs
oJAEIC
A OTS
0 OTS Management
? 'WWSSIC
Team Wrapup
e i tFAC Overview
STAT
24 - HQ
25 - HQ
26
0 NFAC/OER
o Tour NBS
o NFAC/OSI
o NFAC/OSR
0 STC Security
Afternoon Open
Briefing
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P onday Tuesday
STAT
WEEK 9:
29 h1
30
Mid-Course Review
o Travel t~. .
HOLIDAY
? Review of first eight
weeks material
Intelligence
.o Preparati on of joint -
Production
Evaluations
WEEK 10:
5 June - HQ
6 - HQ
Intelligence
o NFAC/ORPA
O NFAC/OCR
.Production
o NFAC/CRG
? NFAC/PPG
? NFAC/OPSCN
GNFAC/OGCR
User Applications
STAT
WEEK11:
13 HQ
? DDA Overview
a DDA/COMMO
Support to
Intelligence
0 DDA/Logistics
p DDA/OMS
? DDA/Security
WEEK 12:
19 June - Key
20 - HQ
Support to
ST!
?
Intelligence
TAT
p DDS&-~
WrapUp
ass Project
Class
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WEEKS 9 - 12
29 May - 23 June 1978
Wednesday
O Discussion of last four
weeks schedule
Discussion of class
project
e-Return to Hqs
7 - HQ
a NSRDC Projects
Thursday
1 June - HQ 1 2 - HQ
Friday
1 fl NFAC/0WI 1d MFAC/0WI
A DDS&T/ORD
0 DDS&T/ORD
22 - HQ Auditorium 1 23 - HQ
A s OADDS&T Perspectives
o National Intelligence OCDC-14/CSB Forum
and U.S. Policy
0 0 C. 1 0 Graduation
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