COMMISSION SENSITIVE QUESTIONS FOR BRENNAN [It is unclear to me from reading GL's notes from the TTIC briefing how domestic information is integrated with foreign information? For example: • Who is accountable to ensure information developed by local law enforcement reaches TTIC in a timely fashion? • How many layers are there between TTIC and: o JTTF o 50 State Police agencies o ??? county and local police (number used is 650,000 state and local law enforcement personnel) • Is anyone passing watch list info to state and local agencies? • Is anyone clearing state and local officials to receive classified threat warning info? • Is there an ombudsman to ensure that US person privacy issues are continually addressed, reviewed, monitored, etc? •
What is the chain of command between you and the DCI? D/FBI? SecHLS? SECDEF? POTUS? D/CIA/CTC? C/CIA/CTC/OTA? DHLS/IAIP? FBI/Field Offices? JTTF? CIA overseas stations?
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On what issues should D/TTIC be held accountable?
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How is tactical warning?
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What is your current level of staffing (projected to be >200 people in CIA Hqs by Sep 03 per briefing charts)?
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Is it your intent to gain authority to hire analysts independent of any agency?
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When TTIC identifies an intelligence gap how will action to collect information on that topic be translated into collection of information? To what degree do you/will you task or hold accountable collectors to respond to your identification of an intelligence gap?
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What training programs has/will TTIC develop? Where does CT analytical training now occur? What programs/course exist? For whom?
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What work does TTIC do on strategic issues? Who does it (from which USG components? Examples of strategic analysis?
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Has Mr. Dick Kerr completed his assessment of the recommended division of labor between TTIC and other agencies? If so (or even if not) what are the preliminary ideas, suggestions, and recommendations?
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COMMISSION SENSITIVE Who has responsibility for integrating threat and terrorism related information flowing into JTTF's from state and local law enforcement to national level? At what point might TTIC learn of information acquired at the state and local level? Will TTIC provide directly or indirectly to state and local law enforcement an evaluation of information acquired at the local level/?
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