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Dr. Edna Reid

Student, National Intelligence University (NIU)

June 9, 2013

The views expressed in this presentation are those of the author and do not reflect the

official policy or position of the Department of Defense or the U.S. Government

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Agenda

Librarians vs. Intelligence Analysts (IAs)

IA Skills and Tradecraft

Analytical Opportunities

IA, Open Source Analyst, Cyber

Intelligence Analyst, Reports Officer, etc.

Making the Transition

Several exercises are included in this interactive session. They

require that you work in a team (2-3 persons).

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Intelligence Analyst

http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bestjobs/2009/snapshots/9.html

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Identify timeline for events

Monitor current activities to spot

emerging trends

Evaluate information to identify quality,

context, & conditions under which it

was generated

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Exercise 1: What Analysis Do You

Perform?

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5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0yDBvQLTEw

Agencies in Intelligence Community (IC)

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Overview of CIA (Video)

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INTs (Intelligence Collection Disciplines)

Exercise 2: What Do Agencies Do?

INTs Collection

Disciplines

Agencies

Responsible

CYBINT Cyber intelligence

FININT Financial intelligence

HUMINT Human intelligence (Gathered

from a person such as espionage,

refugee)

IMINT Imagery intelligence

MASINT Measurement & signature

intelligence

OSINT Open source intelligence

SIGINT Signals intelligence

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A Model of Intelligence Cycle (Figure A)

Request for Intelligence (RFI)

Intelligence cycle outlines stages for conducting intelligence work

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A Model of Intelligence Cycle (Figure B)

http://www.fas.org/irp/cia/product/facttell/intcycle.htm

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Select Figure A or B.

Apply the Intelligence Cycle to Your

Organization.

Do you have a systematic cycle of

work processes that governs how you

do your work?

If so, please provide an example.

Exercise 3: Compare the Intelligence Cycle

to Your Organization

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Top Secret America (Wash. Post)

http://projects.washingtonpost.com/top-secret-america/articles/frontline-video/

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Critical Skills of an Intelligence Analyst

• Oral & written communications

• Knowledge of analytic methodologies

• Critical thinking

• Interpersonal communication

• Ability to work under pressure and on teams

• Expertise in subject area, technology, region, or specific issue (i.e., cyber security)

• Foreign language proficiency (desired not required)

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Exercise 4: Summarize Your Skills Skills List Your Skills (examples)

1. Analytic Methodologies

2. Database(s)

3. Domain Knowledge

4. Foreign Language(s)

5. Oral Communication

6. Research Methods

7. Written Communication

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Challenge

Supports Decision Making

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Analytical Opportunities

http:// www.intelligence.gov/careers-in-intelligence/types-of-opportunities/analysis.html

All source

analyst

Business analyst

Cyber analyst

Forensic analyst

Healthcare

analyst

Intel analyst

Management

analyst

Open source

analyst

Security analyst

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IA Job Description

http://lockheedmartinjobs.com

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Exercise 5: Map Your Skills Skills List Skills Identified in

IA Job Description

Do You Have

Skills? (Y/N)

1. Analytic Methodologies

2. Database(s)

3. Domain Knowledge

4. Foreign Language(s)

5. Oral Communication

6. Research Methods

7. Teamwork

8. Written Communication

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Making the Transition: Terminology Terms Used in

Intelligence Analysis

Terms Used in Library

Science

Analytical tradecraft Ways that analysts do their work

Intelligence collected by

technical signals

SIGINT

Intelligence community (IC) 17 agencies in the IC such as CIA,

DHS, FBI, NSA, NRO

Metadata analysis Cataloging

Open source information Unclassified information (e.g.,

books, articles, news stories)

Open source intelligence OSINT (intelligence collected from

publicly available information)

http://www.lexisnexis.com/tsg/gov/Best_Practices_2009.pdf

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Sample Resume Objective:

To achieve employment as an All-Source Intelligence Analyst in order to collect, process, and

disseminate intelligence by performing analytical and administrative duties and utilize multisource

operational intelligence in support of intelligence briefings, reporting, and analytical programs.

Experience:

Senior-level intelligence analyst with In-depth, demonstrated knowledge of intelligence operations,

methods and systems. 20 years of active duty in the U.S. Navy with 10 years experience in All-source

intelligence and Counterterrorism focused on military capabilities analysis. Conducted intelligence

assessments by researching, evaluating and integrating all-source data in the production of all-source

intelligence assessments in the form of information papers, articles, and briefings for war fighters and

senior national level customers.

Provide analysis and research on industries, infrastructures, technologies, countries, geographic areas,

biographic and targeted vulnerabilities.

Analytical experience including the ability to identify significant intelligence trends, propose new or

revised analytical projects to alert decision makers.

Experience using the principles, concepts, and methodologies of all-source intelligence to research,

review, interpret, evaluate, and integrate all-source intelligence.

http://www.jobspider.com/job/view-resume-42716.html

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Exercise 6: Map Your Skills to IA Resume Skills List Skills Identified in

IA Resume

Do You Have

Skills? (Y/N)

1. Analytic Methodologies

2. Database(s)

3. Domain Knowledge

4. Foreign Language(s)

5. Oral Communication

6. Research Methods

7. Teamwork

8. Written Communication

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https://www.opensource.gov/

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• Analyst Boot Camp (Univ VA) http://www.scps.virginia.edu/programs/analyst-boot-camp-courses

• Certificate in Intelligence Analysis (Notre

Dame College)

• Masters in Intelligence Management

(UMUC)

Professional Development

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Collecting Intelligence in the IC

ACROSS 2. Intelligence collected from publicly

available (overt) sources such as

newspaper articles or reports

6. Intelligence collected from human

sources such as witnesses

8. Agency is primarily responsible for

processing & providing imagery as

well as geospatial information

DOWN 1. Agency collects human intelligence in

the U.S. For example, agents

interview witnesses or suspects.

3. Electronic transmissions that can be

collected by satellites or ships

4. Intelligence collected about

adversary’s weapons, equipments,

Internet, or other technologies

5. Is sometimes referred to as photo

intelligence

7. Agency is located off the Baltimore

Washington Parkway. It conducts

electronic intercept of information

(SIGINT)

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Exercise 7: Complete the IC Puzzle

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Conclusions

• Librarians are involved in analysis!

• With the current emphasis on information overload and open source information, more librarians should expand their analytical skills.

• Currently, there are several professional development options available.

• Organizations such as SLA and FLICC should provide analytical courses.

• If You apply for intel analyst positions, your

resume should use terms that are relevant to IC

such as metadata analysis and open source

information.

Summary

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