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DEPARTMENT  OF  THE  AIR  FORCE 
Headquarters  Foreign  Technology  Division  (AFSC) 
Wright-Patterson  Air  Force  Base,  Ohio  45A33 
Intelligence 
FTD  REGULATION  200-8 
16  February  1S83 
QUALITY  ASSURANCE  PROCEDURES  FOR 
SCIENTIFIC  AND  TECHNICAL  INTELLIGENCE  PRODUCTS 
This  regulation  establishes  policies,  assigns  responsibilities,  and  outlines 
procedures  governing  the  Foreign  Technology  Division  (FTD),  Air  Force  Systems 
Command  (AFSC),  quality  assurance  program  for  all  scientific  and  technical(S&T} 
intelligence  products  generated  within  AFSC  and  identified  in  AFSCR  200-3J^p^ 
jWiWfflltfMBffl  The  regulation  is  applicable  to  Headquarters,  Foreign  Technology 
Division,  Wright-Patterson  Air  Force  Base,  Ohio. 
1.   Definition.   S&T  Intelligence  products  are  defined  as  diverse  products  pre- 
pared or  sponsored  by  AFSC  to:  _ 
a.  Satisfy  the  requirements  of  ^§^^^^^^^B^^a£g^^^^^SaSg  HQ  USAF, 
HQ  AFSC,  and  other  organizations  for  information  on  S&T  aerospace  accomplish- 
ments, trends  and  capabilities. 
b.  Provide  permanent  reference  in  the  form  of  comprehensive  reports, 
c.  Provide  required  contributions  to  Air  Force  and  national-level  S&T 
publications, 
NOTE:  Products  include  both  written  publications  and  briefings.  The  written 
publications  include  studies,  trend  studies,  handbooks,  reports,  periodicals, 
executive  summaries ,  threat  assessments,  contributions, 
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defined  byj^^^j^^nd  AFSCR  200-3- 
2.   Policv:  _  _          
a.   AFSCRs  23-1  and  200-3  direct  FTD  to  perform  technical  review  and 
implement  the  quality  assurance  program  for  all  S&T  Intelligence  products  pro 
duced  within  AFSC. 
Supersedes:   FTDR  200-8,  14  March  1979. 
No*  of  Printed  Pages:   4 
OPR:   CCN*  (Dr  Cacioppo) 
Approved  by:   Dr  Cacioppo 
Editor:   MSgt  Hendrix  (Limited  Editing) 
Distribution:   F;  X: 
HQ  AFSC/ IN   I 
(See  signature  page  for  changes,)
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b.  The  objective  of  the  program  is  to  assure  that  superior  technical  pro- 
ducts are  produced  by  the  AFSC  S&T  intelligence  program.  This  quality  assurance 
program  will  insure  high  professional  standards  and  timely  technical  intelli- 
gence in  support  of  research  and  development,  intelligence  needs,  long-range 
planning,  and  response  to  AFSC,  USAF,  and  DIA  current  intelligence  requirements. 
This  includes  products  which  result  from  quick  reaction  requirement  (QRR) 
tasking-  The  proper  quality  standards,  to  include  security,  will  be  used  on  all 
S&T  intelligence  products  produced  for  or  within  AFSC  regardless  cf  origin. 
c.  Distribution  of  intelligence  and  intelligence-related  documentation  to 
the  Defense  Technical  Information  Center  (DTIC)  will  be  limited  to  those 
contractor  reports  and  translations  that  do  not  qualify  as  S&T  intelligence. 
S&T  intelligence  is  not  included  in  directives  or  regulations  pertaining  co 
transmittal  of  S&T  information  to  DTIC. 
d.  Documentation  produced  by  FTD  which  does  not  contain  substantive 
intelligence  is  excluded  from  the  provisions  of  this  regulation. 
3.   Responsibilities : 
a.   The  Chief  Scientist  (CCN*): 
(1)   Is  the  office  of  primary  responsibility  (OPR)  "for  the  FTD  (AFSC) 
SST  intelligence  quality  assurance  program. 
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(2)  Will  review  or  effect -the  review  of  all  S&T  intelligence  products 
produced  by  elements  of  FTD  (AFSC)  and  their  contractors  to  assure  that  all  pro 
ducts  meet  acceptable  professional  standards. 
(3)  Is  the  release  authority  for  all  documentation  to  the  DTIC. 
(4)  Is  the  release  authority  for  all  FTD  produced  documentation  to  be 
accessed  into  the  DOD  S&T  data  base.   Ordinarily  any  substantive  S&T  product 
beating  a  chore  uicle  as  def iued  in  |        Jvili  be  iuput  iaLo  c'ul   LCD  Ja«.a 
base. 
b.   The  Production  Programs  Branch  (XOFP)  will  - 
(1)   Maintain  and  publish  the  FTD  S&T  intelligence  production  schedule. 
(2)   Maintain  a  product  file  of  coordination  documentation  for  each  S&T 
intelli 
c»   The  Financial  Management  Branch  (XOFF)  will  insure  the  Directorates 
adhere  to  applicable  portions  of  this  regulation  when  preparing  statements  of 
work  (SOWs)  for  contractual  efforts.
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d.   Each  Directorate  will  perform  technical  quality  review  of  Directorate 
products,  as  well  as  those  submitted  to  the  Directorate  by  their  contractors, 
other  AFSC  organizations,  or  other  supporting  elements.   Directorates  will 
insure  that  their  production  activities  fulfill  the  qualitative  commitment  for 
items  in  the  production  schedule • 
c.   The  Directorate  of  Data  Services  (NI)  is  responsible  for; 
(1)  Compiling  AFSC  distribution,  coordinating  distribution  requirements 
external  to  AFSC  with  HQ  USAF  and  DIA,  as  appropriate,  and  preparing  final 
distribution  lists  for  all  S&T  intelligence  products. 
(2)  Indexing  and  inputting  into  the  DOD  S&T  intelligence  data  base  all 
S&T  intelligence  documentation  released  for  such  input. 
f.   The  Technical  Publications  and  Reprographics  Division  (PT)  will 
arrange  for  the  timely  publication  of  S&T  intelligence  products  originating 
within  FTD,  to  include  selected  contractors,  and  dissemination  of  all  S&T 
intelligence  publications. 
4.  Review  Procedures  For: 
a.  Director  of  Intelligence  (DI)  and  DI  Contractor  Publications,   One  copy 
of  FTD  Form  9,  Product  Control  Sheet,  will  be  attached  by  XOFP  to  two  draft 
copies  of  each  product  submitted  by  AFSC  DIs  and  forwarded  to  the  appropriate 
Directorate  and  CCN  for  technical  quality  review. 
b.  FTD-Produced  Publications.   One  copy  of  FTD  Form  9  will  be  attached  to  a 
draft  copy  of  each  publication  produced  by  FTD  or  its  contractors  and  forwarded 
through  the  appropriate  Directorate  to  CCN  for  approval. 
c.  Sensor  Reports.   One  copy  of  FTD  Form  9  will  be  attached  to  a  draft  copy 
of  each  sensor  report  which  will  be  forwarded  through  the  Directorate  of  Sensor 
Data  (SQ)  to  CCN  for  review. 
d.  Technical  Briefs.   Technical  briefs  are  reviewed  and  approved  by  the 
appropriate  Directorate  -  Directorate  of  Systems  (SD)  or  Directorate  of 
Technology  and  Threat  (TQ)  -  and  then  processed  by  SD  for  publication. 
e.  Briefings.   Formal  briefings  will  be  processed  and  reviewed  in  accor- 
dance with  FTDR  11-7.   CCN*  is  the  release  authority  for  briefings* 
f.  QRRs.   Responses  to  QRRs  will  be  approved  at  the  Division,  Directorate, 
or  Command  level  as  determined  by  FTDR  200-18.   CCN  will  coordinate  on  all 
responses  which  establish  new  or  cause  changes  in  FTD  technical  intelligence 
estimative  positions.   The  FTD  Form  9  need  not  be  prepared  for  QRRs. 
5.  Preparation  of  FTD  Form  9.   FTD  Form  9  will  be  prepared  in  one  copy  by  the 
office  submitting  the  publication.   Instructions  for  preparing  the  form  are  on 
the  reverse  side.   The  FTD  Form  9  will  remain  with  the  publication  which  is 
retained  in  the  product  analyst's  file  subsequent  to  coordination.
6.   Form  Prescribed:  FTD  9 
FTDR  200-8 
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( 
gtppZlQVp  DAVID  S.  WAIROUS,  Colonel,  USAF 
jfoTF^L.g  Commander 
WAYNE  R.  KLEIN,  Major,  USAF 
Chief,  Administration  Division 
SUMMARY  OF  CHANGES 
Includes  security  requirements  in  the  review  process.   Corrects  office   titles 
and  symbols.   Expands  products  subjected  to  Technical  Quality  Review • 
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