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(U//FOUO) NSRP Upgrade Tomorrow
FROM:
and
Information Needs (S111)
Run Date: 01/15/2004
FROM:
and
Information Needs (S111)
(U//FOUO) On 16 January 2004, the National SIGINT Requirements Process (NSRP) will be
upgraded to incorporate the IC-wide National Intelligence Priorities Framework (NIPF) topics and
priorities in accordance with National Security Council and DCI directives. NIPF replaces the old
PDD-35-based Community Priority System (CPS) topics and priorities for all Active Standing and
Limited Duration Information Needs (INs) and for all new INs. You can find out more about NIPF
at the link listed below. A complete list of the changes to NSRP is at the end of this notification.
(U//FOUO) What does this mean for users of INs? Most INs will get new versions and new
priorities. This will affect citations on reporting. New versions won't generate an error in
SKYCAST, but the new priorities might. The NSRP team is helping analysts by preparing a web
site where you can find out how your current key INs will change with the rollover. This site is
linked to the NSRP secure tools site (see below for links). In addition, a new field in the
Topic/Geopolitical/Priority table will provide the correct reporting citation to be used for that
combination. You can copy and paste directly from the IN into your reporting tools. Lastly, the
PLUS team will be closely monitoring citation errors during the rollover period and do everything
they can to minimize unnecessary error messages by making what corrections they can. Error
messages will be suspended for a brief period as we monitor the impact of these changes.
(U//FOUO) Changes to INs by the NIPF Transition on 16 January:
1. All Active and On-Hold Standing and Limited-Duration INs will get a new version number
and most will get new national and SIGINT priorities.
2. All Active and On-Hold Standing and Limited-Duration INs will be converted to NIPF SubTopics
3. New TOPIC Identifiers will be displayed next to the topic/sub-topic names.
4. Research INs will NOT be updated; they will continue to reflect CPS Topics
5. All new INs will contain NIPF sub-topics
(U//FOUO) The development of this new version of NSRP has been focused on a successful NIPF
implementation. Other than NIPF, only a few new features have been added. They include the
ability to export INs into html format from the NPI client, showing the correct reporting citations
in the IN, and more flexibility in the Basic Query Tool. A follow-on upgrade containing other
improvements and any heretofore-undiscovered bug fixes will follow in February 2004.
(U//FOUO) Important contact information and links:
NSRP Division Office:
or
,
NSRP Help Desk or
@helpdesk.www.nsa
NSRP or "go nsrp"
NSRP Secure Web Tools Site (requires PKI certificate)
NIPF or "go S17"
NIPF Intelink Site (Requires INTELINK access)
PLUS or "go plus"
or
@nsa
"(U//FOUO) SIDtoday articles may not be republished or reposted outside NSANet
without the consent of S0121 (DL sid_comms)."
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