Assessing the tradecraft of intelligence analysis / Gregory F. Treverton, C. Bryan Gabbard.
This report assesses the tradecraft of intelligence analysis across the main U.S. intelligence agencies, such as the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency, and recommends improvements. The report makes a number of recommendations for improving analysis for a world of threats v...
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| Superior document: | Technical report |
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| Year of Publication: | 2008 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Technical report (Rand Corporation)
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (75 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; Chapter One - Introduction; Chapter Two - The Analytic Community Today; Analytic Skill Sets and Major Tradeoffs; Examining the Interviews in More Detail; Chapter Three - Key Themes for Leveraging Future R&D Priorities; A Pyramid of Analytic Tasks; Insiders Versus Outsiders; The Range of Tools; Initiatives to Link Tools to Tasks; Chapter Four - Building the Human Capital for the Future; Reforming Compensation and Incentives?; Training Analysts; A New Generation of Analysts
- Chapter Five - A Vision of the Analytic Community TomorrowChanging Tradecraft Characteristics; Issues for the Future; A Final Word; Chapter Six - Recommended Actions; Bibliography