DEPARTMENT  OF  THE  ARMY 
US    ARMY    INTELLIGENCE    AGENCY    (PROVISIONAL) 
WASHINGTON.    DC    20310-1015 
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ATTENTION    or 
AIA-ZC  1  December  1984 
SUBJECT:  Mission  and  Functions  of  the  Headquarters  US  Army  Intelligence  Agency 
(USAIA) 
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1.  Mission. 
The  mission  of  HQ  USAIA  is  to— 
a.  Manage  and  coordinate  the  production  and  dissemination  of  all -source 
scientific  and  technical  and  general  intelligence  (less  medical)  and  counter- 
intelligence produced  by  the  Army's  three  intelligence  production  centers 
(FSTC,  MIA,  ITAC). 
b.  Provide  all -source  threat  analysis  support  and  projections  to  the  Army 
materiel,  force,  and  combat  developers  and  Army  Staff. 
2.  Functions. 
After  DA  approval  of  the  Concept  Plan,  the  functions  of  the  USAIA  are  to- 
a.  Manage  the  production  of  scientific  and  technical  and  general  intelli- 
gence (less  medical)  and  counterintelligence  information  in  response  to  DA  and 
other  DoD  validated  requirements  . 
b.  Perform  threat  analysis  support  within  established  Army  policy  and 
standards  to  support  Army  plans,  operations  security  programs,  materiel 
acquisition,  and  combat  development  activities. 
c.  Provide  dissemination  support  for  Foreign  Intelligence  to  HQDA 
Continental  United  States  (CONUS)  Major  Army  Commands  (MACOMs),  Army  CONUS 
organizations  not  subordinated  to  a  unified  and  specified  command,  and  their 
subordinate  agencies,  activities,  and  units  for  the  Assistant  Chief  of  Staff 
for  Intelligence. 
d.  Manage  the  Army  Foreign  Materiel  Exploitation  Program. 
e.  Manage  National  Foreign  Intelligence  Program  Army  resources  and  other 
Army  program  resources  distributed  to  the  USAIA  by  the  HQDA  in  Funding 
Authorization  Documents,  Program  Budget  Guidance,  and  other  funding  and  man- 
power documents.
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SUBJECT:  Mission  and  Functions  of  the  Headquarters  US  Army  Intelligence  Agency 
(USAIA) 
f.  Ensure  that  all  automation  and  communications  planning  is-tonsi stent 
with  the  OACSI,  DA  and  HQDA  Master  Automation  Plans  in  accordance  with 
AR  18-1. 
3.  Responsibilities  by  Division, 
a.  Administration  and  Logistics. 
*  (1)  Management  of  joint  and  congressional  actions. 
(2)  Monitor  Equal  Opportunity,  Equal  Employment  Opportunity,  Upward 
mobility,  Affirmative  Actions,  Quality  of  Life  and  Federal  Women's 
Programs. 
*  (3)  Management  and  support  of  military  and  civilian  personnel 
services,  training,  security,  space,  reproduction,  distribution, 
control  and  safety  programs. 
*  (4)  Management  and  support  of  publications,  records,  correspon- 
dence, word  processing  and  classified  document  control. 
(5)  Administer  and  coordinate  the  Intelligence  Reservists  Affairs 
Program. 
(6)  Prepare  agency  historical  inputs. 
b.  Resource  Management 
(1)  Respond  and  comply  with  policy  and  guidance  from  Comptroller  of 
the  Army. 
(2)  Formulate  the  USAIA  input  to  the  National  Foreign  Intelligence 
Program  (NFIP)  to  include  USAIA  resources  in  the  General  Defense 
Intelligence  Program  (GDIP)  and  the  Foreign  Counterintelligence 
Program  (FCIP). 
(3)  Formulate  the  USAIA  NFIP  budget  submission  for  the  GDIP  and  FCIP. 
Formulate  the  USAIA  Command  Operating  Budget  (COB)  for  both  the  NFIP 
and  non-NFIP  accounts. 
(4)  Formulate  the  Program  Analysis  and  Resource  Review  (PARR)  for  those 
USAIA  appropriations  and  programs  not  included  in  NFIP  formulation 
(non-NFIP  accounts). 
(5)  Formulate  the  program  and  budget  for  the  command  element  of  the 
USAIA.  (Includes  pay,  contracts,  travel,  supplies,  equipment,  and 
other  support  as  needed). 
(6)  Operate  Army  General  Operating  Agency  14;  Receive  Funding 
Authorization  Documents  (FADs);  and  issue  FADs  to  USAIA  subordinate 
elements,  including  the  command  element.
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SUBJECT:  Mission  and  Functions  of  the  Headquarters  US  Army  Intelligence  Agency 
(USAIA) 
(7)  Receive,  review,  and  analyze  reports  on  budget  execution  prepared 
by  supporting  finance  and  accounting  offices  and  by  the  US  Army 
Finance  and  Accounting  Center  (USAF AC). 
(8)  Conduct  Internal  Control  Review  Program. 
(9)  Manage  Quick  Return  on  Investment  Program  (QRIP),  Base  Commercial 
Equipment  Program  (BCE)  and  Productivity  Enhancement  Program  (PEP). 
(10)  Validate  requirements  in  terms  of  projected  workload  and  mission 
responsibilities. 
(11)  Plan  and  conduct  on-site  surveys  of  AIA,  command  element,  and 
production  centers. 
(12)  Allocate  manpower  resources  within  established  ceilings  and 
guidance. 
(13)  Prepare,  interpret,  analyze,  evaluate,  and  apply  reports  data  as 
it  affects  management. 
*  (14)  Interface  with  program  and  budget  offices  to  implement  manpower 
guidance. 
*  (15)  Develop  and  revise  documentation  of  organization,  personnel,  and 
equipment  sections  of  the  TDA  and  MOB  TDA. 
(16)  Analyze  missions,  functions,  organizational  structure,  workload  and 
capabilities  of  existing  or  proposed  organizational  elements  in 
consonance  with  accepted  management  doctrine  (i.e.,  Army  regula- 
tions and  other  policies).  Develop,  revise,  coordinate,  and  main- 
tain the  10-series  Army  regulations  for  organization  and  functions 
of  the  USAIA. 
(17)  Monitor  and  report  on  the  EEMI  program  in  accordance  with  COA 
guidance. 
(18)  Manage  USAIA  participation  in  the  ASP. 
c.  Production  Management 
*  (1)  Manage  US  Army  Intelligence  production  to  include  counter- 
intelligence. 
*  (2)  Determine  the  intelligence  and  counterintelligence  production  needs 
of  the  Army. 
*  (3)  Manage  a  system  to  identify  and  satisfy  Army  intelligence  and 
counterintelligence  production  needs. 
*  (4)  Manage  the  overall  production  capabilities  of  the  Army's  three 
intelligence  production  centers.
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SUBJECT:  Mission  and  Functions  of  the  Headquarters  US  Army  Intelligence  Agency 
(USAIA) 
*  (5)  Manage  the  intelligence  products  dissemination  process. 
*  (6)  Manage  processing  of  the  Army's  intelligence  production  require- 
ments. 
(7)  Conduct  operational  planning  (i.e.  Mobilization,  COOP,  Disaster 
Control,  War  Emergency,  etc.). 
d.  Research  and  Analysis 
*  (1)  Develop  plans  and  policies  necessary  to  effect  support  to  the  RDA 
process. 
*  (2)  Provide  direct  liaison  with  key  TRADOC  and  AMC  personnel  involved 
in  the  long  range  RDA  process. 
*  (3)  Provide  guidance,  coordination,  and  evaluation  for  all  long  range 
forecasting  products  on  Soviet  ground  froces,  equipment,  organiza- 
tion and  operations  (e.g.  SBDP,  ARTS,  LAMM,  and  DIA  products). 
*  (4)  Direct  or  accomplish  quick  reaction  tasks  on  critical  intelligence 
issues. 
*  (5)  Identify  emerging  issues  and  plan  response  to  reduce  need  for  quick 
reaction  tasks. 
(6)  Provide  a  focal  point  for  the  special  access  programs  of  the 
production  centers. 
(7)  Arbitrate  differing  positions  between  production  centers  or 
between  AIA  and  external  organizations. 
*  (8)  Spot  check  selected  AIA  products  for  analytical  quality  assurance. 
*  (9)  Continue  improvement  of  SBDP  to  provide  timely,  high  quality 
integrated  intelligence  to  meet  needs  of  majority  of  US  Army  con- 
sumers. 
(10)  Promote  continued  improvement  of  forecasts. 
*  (11)  Promote  use  of  SBDP  to  identify  gaps  and  shortfalls  which  should 
be  addressed  in  AIA  collection  and  production  planning. 
(*=Being  performed  by  Transition  Team) 
FOR  THE  DIRECTOR: 
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MICHAEL  M.  MILAM 
Colonel,  MI 
Chief  of  Staff 
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