Policy and Strategy covers five divisions: Information Sharing ans Safeguarding (ISSE), Policy, Strategy, Controlled Access Program Management Division (CAP MD), and Special Programs. P&S develops unified IC policies and strategic plans, and frames the Intelligence Community's information sharing process.
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The Acquisition, Procurement & Facilities organization leads the Intelligence Community’s efforts to enhance the returns on investments in technology and facilities. Our mission is to deliver innovative, technology-based capabilities that solve intelligence challenges today and in the future. AP&F takes a portfolio approach to acquire capabilities now, to coordinate those that will come next, and to sponsor research that will lead to new capabilities after next.
In particular AP&F’s activities:
- Provide continuous oversight of selected NIP acquisitions and independently assess the status of IC acquisitions and associated IC acquisition processes.
- Enable a Community-wide perspective to be incorporated throughout the acquisition cycle and effectively integrate IC acquisition and procurement initiatives to respond to the highest priority needs and missions.
- Champion S&T strategies and policies, inform future IC R&D investments that deliver mission superiority, and seek out the intersections between IC mission needs and the capabilities offered by emerging S&T.
- Coordinate IC facilities activities to address and resolve priority and strategic facility issues, and to optimize investment decisions.
- Invest across four scientific thrust areas: Anticipatory Intelligence, Analysis, Collections and Operations.
Mission and Vision
Promote an integrated Intelligence Enterprise by developing the National Intelligence Strategy, evaluating the Intelligence Community’s strategic posture and progress, and enabling and integrating successful strategic planning and execution efforts.
Key Principles
- Promote and encourage Community-wide long-range perspective
- Support and enable the success of others
- Facilitate dialog across the IC on strategic direction and progress
- Promote transparency in communications internally and externally
- Our unique “value-added” attribute: providing the DNI and the IC with comprehensive (all missions, all functions, all organizations) strategic, long-range direction
Key Tasks
- Lead IC Strategy Development – Promote a unified Intelligence Enterprise through development of the National Intelligence Strategy
- Integrate Strategic Direction – Provide and support development and implementation of IC-wide strategy assessments and strategic plans across all functions and all organizations.
- Evaluate IC Strategic Progress – Enable IC implementation, strategy and performance assessment
- Promote IC Innovation – Conduct the annual Galileo Awards program to find bold, innovative ideas and creative solutions to our nation’s intelligence challenges