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POTENTIAL TASKING MECHANISM
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I.
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PURPOSE:
(C/NF)
The purpose
of this report
is
to highlight key
elements necessary for
a potential
tasking mechanism for project
act i vi ty
.
II.
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SCOPE:
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The
material
in
this
report
is
intended
to provide
ideas and potential
tasking approaches
for consideration by
whatever element
or agency would
be
involved
in
the tasking
lead
role.
Consequently,
some
of
the suggested responsibi 1 i t i es would
be subject
to revision.
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SUN STREAK TASK COORDINATING 'CROUP
Purpose:.
(C/NF)
Primary purpose of
the SUN STREAK task Coordinating Group
is
to provide
a mechanism
for
identifying potential
SUN STREAK operational
tasks,
inter-agency coordination,
information sharing,. and -data, evaluation.
Membership:
(C/NF) Members
for
the SUN STREAK Task Coordinating Group will
be
identified by
Intel
I igence Commun
1 ty Service and Agency Directors.
These
individuals
will
serve
as single points of contact
for
all
SUN STREAK
activities.
Membership will
include representatives
from OADCSI,
AF/IN, C
3 I,
CIA,
DIA,
DNI,
and NSA.
The Task Coord
i nat ing Group will
be chaired by
the
SUN STREAK Program Manager,
It
is envisioned
that membership may
increase as operational
tasks become more diversified.
Activities:
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SUN STREAK Task Coordinating Group activities -wi
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include
frequent meetings
for
reviewing SUN STREAK activities,
for over-ail
data
sharing,
for developing task priorities,
for developing task
implementation
procedures,
for developing data assimilation and control
procedures,
and
for
other actions as requested by the Program Manager.
Individually, Task
Coordinating Group members would provide candidate tasks
to the SUN STREAK
Program Manager, would assist
in development of data evaluation methodologies.
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would provide assessments of data accuracy and utility
to the^rogram Manager,
would perform
inter-agency coordination
for operational
activity as required,
and would part icipate
in other activities as specified by
the chairman.
The
Task Coordinating Group would also serve as
a
forum
for exchanging
information
on world-wide research
in
this area,
and would assist
the Program Manager
in
identifying research objectives and funding sources.
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IV.
TASKING PROCESS
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By Task Coordinating Group
(TCG) members
-
By SUN STREAK Program Manager
(PM)
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Assisted by TCG
-
By SUN STREAK Operations Officer
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By SUN STREAK Staff
Information copes
to PM
-
Act ion cop ies to tasking -TCG member
-
By Tasking TCG member
-
Coordinated with PM and as required
with other TCG members
-
By Tasking TCG member
-
Summaries provided
to TCG members and
Oversight
Panel
-
By PM,
SUN STREAK Staff
-
Summaries provided
to TCG members and
Oversight
Panel
-
By PM with TCG and Oversight Panel
recommendation
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V.
TASKING PROCEDURES
o
Task
Identification
Task
Coordinating
Group
(TCG)
members
identify
tasks,
develop
specif ic questions, assemble background data packages when required,
and recommend
task priorities.
TCG members submit
task packages
to Program Manager
(PM).
o
Task Acceptance And Prioritization
Program Manager (PM) reviews tasks to determine acceptance/rejection.
PM establishes
over-all
priority
based
on
timing
needs,
nature
of
task,
arid status of on-going projects.
TCG
members
are
solicited
for
prioritization
assistance
when
required.
PM maintains over-all
records of task status and provides copies to
TCG members' on a monthly basis.
o
SUN STREAK Operations
SUN STREAK- ODerat ions officer
receives prioritized tasks
from PM.
Operat ions off icer recommends task priority revisions,
if necessary
to accommodate scheduling or
personnel
issues.
Operations officer may also request task clarification directly from
TCG member
if necessary.
Operations officer
implements
task and
inform PM and affected TCG
members of schedule.
Operations officer
prepares
data summaries
for
each
task
from
raw
data
records
for
official
SUN
STREAK
file,
PM,
and
TCG
members.
Summaries
will
contain
all
aspects
of
the
task
protocol
with
commentary as necessary
for data clarification,
qualification,
and
reliability estimation.
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Operations
officer
and
SUN STREAK
staff maintain
running
detailed
project
records with
key
aspects
available
through
automated
data
base
retr
i eva
i
Data Review And Act ion
TCG members
review
data
summaries
for
their
respective
tasks
and
provide
preliminary
evaluations
for
PM
and
project
operations
officer.
TCG member may generate follow-on tasking
if
additional
details or
clarification are desired.
Should
SUN
STREAK
data
lead
to
specific
operational
actions,
TCG
members
will
inform
PM
and
other
TCG
members;
inter-agency
coordination may be required.
Should ground truth not be immediately known, task
f
i les wi
1 be kept
open until
additional
evaluations can be performed.
Final
evaluations,
actions,
data
utilization
or
other
action
resulting from SUN STREAK information will be provided to the PM for
entry
into project
records.
Over-all
results will
be provided
to
all TCG members, although specific sensitive data may be handled on
a strict need-to-know basis.
Over-All
Results
The PM will
maintain complete records of over-all
results from all
operational
tasks submitted by TCG members.
The PM will
prepare summary reports and briefings for the Oversight
Panel
or others as required.
The PM wii
I conduct periodic reviews to identify improvements
in the
tasking procedures and for determining possible program redirect ions.
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