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(U) SIGINT Users' Conference
FROM:
Information Needs and Outcomes (S1111)
Run Date: 07/06/2004
(U//FOUO) The SIGINT Users' Conference, hosted by DIA, NSA, and SIGINT Requirements
Validation and Evaluation Subcommittee (SIRVES), will be held during the week 19-23 July
2004 at the FANX II facility of the National Cryptologic School. The conference will educate
SIGINT collection managers from throughout the Intelligence Community regarding how the
SIGINT system operates, and how it reacts to SIGINT needs levied upon it.
(U//FOUO) Specifically, attendees will learn about the processes, resources, tools, workflow etc.
that are brought to bear, from understanding the customer's needs, through to the SIGINT
response in terms of SIGINT production. The focus will primarily be on enhancing the utility
of SIGINT by bringing together the producers and users of SIGINT to discuss areas of
concern, capabilities, limitations, and continuing needs.
(U//FOUO) The agenda will deal with the processes and challenges associated with producing
SIGINT, and will offer opportunities to dialog with SID experts and the visiting collection
managers. The conference attendees will gain much from this conference, to include:
a raised awareness of legal, policy, and operational parameters within which the SIGINT
system operates;
a better understanding of the workflow used to accomplish SIGINT, and of the technology
constraints we operate with, as well as the new technology we can leverage; and
ideas about how to best shape Information Needs, so that NSA can better understand the
customer's intent and desired outcome.
(S) The following tours, demos and training will be offered on a reservation basis:
Tour of the Meade Operations Center (MOC). The MOC is one of the largest collection
and reporting facilities in the United States Cryptologic System and performs many of the
same functions as other U.S. intercept sites around the world. The Center utilizes stateof-the art remoting technology for airborne, terrestrial, and spaceborne collection and
reporting in response to national and tactical intelligence requirements.
A demonstration of the Information Needs (IN) Tool , which scans the text of reports
and suggests a list of INs for the reporter to consider, based on keyword patterns found
in the text. This can considerably speed up the process of identifying INs to cite, and
increase the number of relevant INs cited on reports.
National SIGINT Requirements Process (NSRP) Training . This hands-on tool
training session on the NSRP National Customer Interface client application is intended
for individuals who will create or edit Information Needs to be levied on NSA, or who
support SIGINT customers in doing so.
(U//FOUO) Be sure to mark the dates 19-23 July on your calendar. Additional details on the
conference schedule and registration process are now available on the link below. This web site
provides information about the goals and scope of the SIGINT Users' Conference, as well as the
conference agenda, and a web form with which to register to attend the conference:
(U//FOUO) The NSA POC's for the conference are:
@nsa),
(NSTS) and
@nsa),
(NSTS)
"(U//FOUO) SIDtoday articles may not be republished or reposted outside NSANet
without the consent of S0121 (DL sid_comms)."
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