683 3-2 DHS Analyst Scenario You are an all-source intelligence analyst assigned to the Office of Intelligence and Analysis at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The director of the DHS has instructed your office to gather information critical to understanding the activities of the global al-Qaeda network and the current group leaders. Your team was instructed to focus on the networks’ operations in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. There has been a spike in activity in the last few weeks; however, it is unclear what is occurring. The director’s critical information requirements: • Information on imminent threats to the United States • Information on threats to U.S. interests abroad • Confirmed or suspected movements of terrorist leaders Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed: I. Planning and Direction A. Key Assumptions: State your key assumptions about the potential threat and the terrorist group(s) behind the threat. B. Intelligence Requirements: Based on the organization’s critical information requirements provided, develop a set of intelligence requirements that you believe are critical to accomplishing the mission of the organization. C. Critical Information Requirements (CIRs): Explain how these intelligence requirements directly support the critical information requirements of your organization. D. National Security Strategy: Explain how these intelligence requirements relate to the current National Security Strategy regarding terrorism. II. Collection Sources and Methods A. Intelligence Sources: Select the ideal intelligence sources for collecting the data needed to answer the intelligence requirements and explain why those sources are appropriate to use in the final project scenario. B. Collection Methods: Describe the most critical collection methods within those intelligence sources and explain why those methods are appropriate for answering your intelligence requirements. C. Limitations: Describe the data collection limitations associated with the intelligence sources and collection methods that you selected.
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