IC S&T STRATEGIC PLAN

(U) ENSURING FUTURE CAPABILITIESALIGN TO MISSION NEEDSClassified By: 2352903Derived From: Multiple SourcesDeclassify On: 25X1, 20631231Executive Order12333 (1981)Office of Strategic ServicesDisbanded (1945)Intelligence Reform AndTerrorism Prevention Act of 2004Industrial R&D Funding BeginsExceeding Government R&DFunding in the US (Circa 1980)National Security Act of 1947ODNI periodically issues Requests for Information(RFIs) on the NRO and NSA Acquisition ResourceCenters as well as other means to solicit partnerefforts against the Landscape Needs.14240681 | ID 4-14(U) FY2015-2019 IC S&TINVESTMENT LANDSCAPEThe IC S&T InvestmentLandscape identifiesIC mission Needsand technologyopportunities toinfluence and informinternal investmentsand the activities ofpartner organizations.The Partner Response tothe IC S&T InvestmentLandscape aggregatespublic- and privatesectorRFI responsesagainst the LandscapeNeeds and providesthem to IC experts forevaluation and aidinginvestment decisions.Prior to initiatingthe next cycle ofintelligence Needsaggregation, DS&Toutbriefs insights toall stakeholders whileproviding partners anongoing opportunity toengage the IC.To meet anticipatedintelligence Needs,DS&T works withits partners toidentify the IC’s keyfuture capabilities,technologies, andresearch challenges.Figure 3.2 — The Intelligence Science and Technology Partnership (In-STeP)As shown in Figure 3.1, In-STeP uses these documents—the Landscape and the Partner Response—and theassociated RFI, culminating in In-STeP outreach activities with IC partners and IC colleagues from the S&T,acquisition, and partner engagement communities. In-STeP outreach includes regular meetings betweenIC partners, DS&T staff, members of the NISTC, and representatives from the IC’s acquisition andprocurement communities.Strengthen Integration across the IC S&T EnterpriseWhile the IC elements each contribute to the collective S&T resources of the enterprise, they also serveunique functions within their own customer communities. Havingevolved to serve unique purposes, the IC gains strength from theintegration of their S&T efforts, while recognizing that they also retainunique specialization developed over time to serve the needs of theirprimary customers.“Accordingly, DS&T and theNISTC will move in FY2016 toinstitutionalize new mechanismsto coordinate pre-operationalR&D efforts related to cross-Community challenges, therebyfreeing up FMs’ resources toaccelerate current programs orconfront additional challengeswithin their functional areas.”As noted in the Landscape, the DS&T’s breakdown of IC-wide S&Tneeds shows that it is essential for FMs to coordinate their R&Dactivities based on their competencies. As many needs are crossdisciplinary—touchingat least several elements and/or FMs—DS&T will play a stronger role to ensure that they are adequatelyresourced and addressed, including coordination of related R&D11