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(U//FOUO) Latest SID Leadership Offsite: Seeing the Big Picture
FROM: SIGINT Communications
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Run Date: 09/02/2003
(U//FOUO) In early August, MG Quirk convened the SID Leadership Team for a two-day offsite,
their third offsite meeting in recent months. This gathering was dedicated to understanding the
authorities and responsibilities delegated to SID by the DIRNSA. MG Quirk emphasized to the
group that we - SID - are responsible to DIRNSA for the operation of the entire U.S. SIGINT
System (USSS). In the past, we've not always taken such a broad view of our responsibilities,
but we must grow into this job.
(U//FOUO) Where to begin? As a start, the leaders set out to identify their most significant
responsibilities. Keep in mind that part of taking responsibility for SID's strategic direction
means enabling tactical decisions to be made at specified lower levels, by those who are most
familiar with the specific issues. Through this initial discussion, they concluded that SID's
responsibilities include:
Optimize SIGINT Value for Customers
Guide the Building of the USSS Workforce for Tomorrow
Develop and Acquire SIGINT Systems for NSA and Support such Development and
Acquisition across the USSS
Plan and Program for Future SIGINT Capabilities
Synchronize Current Operations of the SIGINT System
Execute NSA, IC, & DoD Corporate Responsibilities
(U//FOUO) Perhaps most surprising was the degree of SID responsibility for SIGINT excellence
across the entire US SIGINT System. Executing those broad responsibilities as part of a
collaborative SIGINT team can yield great results for all members, and may be our greatest
challenge.
(U//FOUO) Additional offsites will be conducted to further define high- and lower-level
responsibilities. What's to be gained by all this effort? The result of this process will be to help
everyone in SID recognize the breadth of their responsibilities and allow them to understand
clearly their role in the USSS "big picture". This should, in turn, bring cohesiveness to our
business methods and reflect in the quality of our product. The end goal remains: to provide the
best possible SIGINT to enlighten the nation's decision-makers.
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