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DIA
DEFENSE
INTELLIGENCE
AGENCY
POTENTIAL TASKING MECHANISM (U)
10 January 1991
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POTENTIAL TASKING MECHANISM (U)
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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
PREPARED BY
Technology Assessment and Support Office (DT-S)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PURPOSE
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II.
SCOPE
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III. TASK COORDINATING GROUP
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IV.
TASKING PROCESS
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V.
TASKING PROCEDURES
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POTENTIAL TASKING MECHANISM (U)
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(U) PURPOSE:
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The purpose of this report is to highlight key
elements necessary for a potential tasking mechanism for project
activity.
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(U) SCOPE:
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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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III:
SUN STREAK TASK COORDINATING' GROUP
Purpose: (C/NF) Primary purpose of the SUN STREAK Task Coordinating Group is
to. provide a mechanism for identifying potential SUN STREAK operational tasks,.
inter-agency coordination, information sharing, and data evaluation.
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, C31,
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 will include
frequent meetings for reviewing SUN STREAK activities, 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 specified 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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IV.
TASKING PROCESS
Task
Initiation
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By Task Coordinating Group (TCG) members
Task Review and
Prioritization
- By SUN STREAK Program Manager (PM)
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Assisted by TCG
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Task Implementation
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By SUN STREAK Operations Officer
Data Summaries
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By SUN STREAK Staff
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Information copes to PM
Action copies to tasking . TCG member
- By. Tasking TCG member
Data Review/
Possible Actions
- Coordinated with PM and as required
with other TCG members
Data Evaluations/
Follow-On Tasking
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By Tasking TCG member
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Summaries provided to TCG members and
Oversight Panel
Records
- By PM, SUN STREAK Staff
- Summaries provided to TCG members and
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Oversight Panel
Program Reviews
- By PM with TCG and Oversight Panel
recommendation
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V.
TASKING PROCEDURES
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Task Identification
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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).
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Task Acceptance And Prioritization
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Program Manager (PM) reviews tasks to determine acceptance/rejection.
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PM establishes over-all priority based on timing needs, nature of
task, and status of on-going projects.
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TCG members are solicited for prioritization assistance when
required.
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PM maintains over-all records of task status and provides copies to
TCG members on a monthly basis.
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SUN STREAK Operations
SUN STREAK operations officer receives prioritized .tasks from. P.M.
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Operations officer recommends task priority revisions, if necessary
to accommodate scheduling or personnel issues.
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Operations officer may also request task clarification directly from
TCG member if necessary.
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Operations officer implements task and inform PM and affected TCG.
members of schedule.
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Operations officer prepares data summaries for each task from raw
data records for official SUN STREAK file, 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.
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Data Review And Action
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TCG members review data summaries for their respective tasks and
provide preliminary evaluations for PM and project operations
officer.
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TCG member may generate follow-on tasking if additional details or
clarification are desired.
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Should SUN STREAK data lead to specific operational actions, TCG
members will inform PM and other TCG members;
inter-agency
coordination may be required.
Should ground truth not be immediately known, task files will be kept
open until additional evaluations can be performed.
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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.
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Over-All Results
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The PM will maintain complete records of over-all results from all
operational tasks submitted by TCG members.
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The PM will prepare summary reports and briefings for the Oversight
Panel or others as required.
The PM will conduct periodic reviews to identify improvements in the
tasking procedures and for determining possible program redirections.
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