Bureau of Intelligence and Research

Bureau of Intelligence and Research

Seal of the United States Department of State, Bureau of Intelligence and Research
Bureau overview
Formed October 1, 1945 (1945-10-01)
Preceding agencies
  • Interim Research and Intelligence Service
  • Research and Analysis Branch, Office of Strategic Services
Jurisdiction Executive branch of the United States
Employees 313
Annual budget $59M USD
Bureau executive
Parent department Department of State
Website www.state.gov/s/inr

The Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR) is an intelligence bureau in the United States Department of State tasked with providing all-source intelligence support to U.S. diplomats and analyzing information. Originally founded as the Research and Analysis Branch of the Office of Strategic Services (1942-1945), it was transferred to the Department of State at the end of World War II. The Bureau of Intelligence and Research is part of the U.S. Intelligence Community. The current number of employees and its budget are classified. The Bureau is headed by the Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research, currently Daniel B. Smith.

History

In July 2004, the United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence issued a scathing report on prewar intelligence on Iraq. INR was spared the poor performance review that most other intelligence agencies received, and the panel specifically endorsed the dissent that INR inserted into the National Intelligence Estimate of 2002. The bureau is being studied as a positive example, as Congress debates how to best reform U.S. intelligence agencies in the wake of the 2003 invasion of Iraq.[2]

In May 2004, the National Security Archive released a previously highly classified review of INR's written analysis of the Vietnam War during the 1960s commissioned in 1969 by Thomas L. Hughes, then Director of INR. The review showed that INR had repeatedly warned of the weaknesses of the South Vietnamese Government and of the failing US strategy in Vietnam, and that, despite pressure from the military and Pentagon, INR had portrayed and projected the course of the war more accurately than any other source.

In June 2009, the FBI arrested former INR employee Walter Kendall Myers on charges of serving as an illegal agent of the Cuban government for nearly 30 years and conspiring to provide classified U.S. information to the Cuban government. Myers’ arrest was the culmination of a 3-year joint FBI/Department of State Diplomatic Security investigation. Myers worked in the INR from 2000 until October 2007.[3]

On October 23, 2009, President Barack Obama nominated Philip S. Goldberg to be the Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research; his nomination was confirmed by the Senate on February 9, 2010.[4]

Mission

The primary mission of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR) is to provide all-source intelligence support to U.S. diplomats. The Bureau is at the nexus of intelligence and foreign policy. It has a key role in ensuring that intelligence activities are consistent with U.S. foreign policy, and that other components of the Intelligence Community (IC) understand the information and analysis needs of senior foreign policy decision makers. INR's portfolio is as broad and diverse as the Secretary's global agenda. This requires that INR have on board experts who understand current policy concerns as well as the historical context to provide value-added input to policymakers and timely guidance to the IC. INR performs several critical functions including all-source analysis, intelligence policy and coordination, polling and media analysis, and conferences and workshops to integrate outside expertise.

INR ensures that diplomats, policymakers, and other consumers of intelligence have access to focused intelligence products that will help build democracies, promote economic stability, provide humanitarian assistance, and fight terrorism, disease, and the proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) around the world.

INR is the Department's principal liaison with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). Since the creation of the ODNI, there have been many changes in the IC – more attention to customer needs, new standards for information sharing, and initiatives regarding analytic standards. INR participates in a wide variety of working groups and committees on behalf of the Department of State, and INR analysts participate in the drafting of IC assessments and analyses.

Priorities

Structure

Structure of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research as of 2008.

Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and Research (INR)

The Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and Research provides intelligence support for the Secretary of State, other Department principals and policy bureaus and directs the Department's program of research and analysis. The Assistant Secretary serves as the representative of the Secretary of State in the Intelligence Community (IC), liaises with the Director of National Intelligence and the IC, and ensures bureau participation in community intelligence analysis, as appropriate. The Assistant Secretary ensures that U.S. intelligence activities support U.S. foreign policy priorities and are carried out in accordance with law and with Executive Order 12333 dated December 4, 1981. The Assistant Secretary articulates requirements for intelligence collection and analysis in support of diplomacy. The Assistant Secretary maintains information management systems to ensure efficient, timely receipt, processing, and dissemination of intelligence materials. The Assistant Secretary facilitates requests to other intelligence agencies from Department offices for declassification, release, or exceptional use of information derived from intelligence sources. As Senior Officer of the Intelligence Community, the Assistant Secretary delegates to the Determination Authority, the administration of accesseligibility for sensitive compartmented information (SCI) under Director of Central Intelligence Directive (DCID) 6/4 “Personnel Security Standards.”[5]

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and Research (INR/PDAS)

The Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and Research (INR/PDAS) serves as the senior deputy and advisor to the Assistant Secretary. The PDAS has the authority to act on the Assistant Secretary’s behalf in his or her absence. The PDAS provides overall management for the bureau. The PDAS, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary, plans and supervises the substantive work of the bureau. The PDAS represents the bureau in Department and interagency groups. The PDAS supervises six offices, as directed by the Assistant Secretary.

Office of the Executive Director (INR/PDAS/EX)

The Office of the Executive Director (INR/PDAS/EX) advises the Assistant Secretary and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary on, and provides executive management and direction of:

INR/PDAS/EX liaises with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) on a variety of intelligence policy issues in the areas of:

INR/PDAS/EX serves as the INR coordinator for internal controls management, Department inspections and audits, and other reporting requirements.

The Office of Administrative Liaison (INR/PDAS/EX/AL)

Office of Research (INR/PDAS/R)

The Office of Research (INR/PDAS/R)

The External Research Staff (INR/PDAS/R/RES)

Current Intelligence Staff (INR/PDAS/CIS)

Publications Staff (INR/PDAS/PUB)

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Analysis (INR/AN)

The Deputy Assistant Secretary for Analysis (INR/AN)

Geographic Offices

The geographic offices are:

Office of Analysis for Africa (INR/AN/AA)

Responsible for sub-Saharan Africa.

Office of Analysis for East Asia and the Pacific (IN/AN/EAP)

Responsible for East Asia and the Pacific.

Office of Analysis for Europe (INR/AN/EU)

Responsible for all European countries, including the Baltic States, but excluding other states that were formerly part of the Soviet Union.

Office of Analysis for Inter-American Affairs (INR/AN/IAA)

Responsible for Latin America, the Caribbean, and Canada.

Office of Analysis for Near East and South Asia (INR/AN/NESA)

Responsible for the Near East, including North Africa and South Asia.

Office of Analysis for Russia and Eurasia (INR/AN/REA)

Responsible for Russia and Eurasia.

Office of Economic Analysis (INR/AN/EC)

The Office of Economic Analysis (INR/AN/EC) produces all-source intelligence analysis and assessments on international economic issues, including:

INR/AN/EC serves as the bureau lead on sanctions issues. INR/AN/EC provides support to the National Intelligence Council Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS).

Office of the Geographer and Global Issues (INR/AN/GGI)

The Office of the Geographer and Global Issues (INR/AN/GGI) produces intelligence analysis and assessments on humanitarian crises and multilateral interventions; international migration and refugee flows; the environment and sustainable development; tensions over natural resource scarcity and energy issues; boundary disputes and territorial claims; human rights abuses and war crimes; democracy promotion and elections; and the activities of the United Nations and other international organizations. In consultation with country directors, INR/AN/GGI submits official non-US geographic names used by U.S. Government agencies to the US Board on Geographic Names. INR/AN/GGI advises the Department and other federal agencies on geographic and cartographic matters. INR/AN/GGI produces maps, graphics, and Geographic Information System (GIS) products for the Department and other customers, and reviews maps and charts produced by other agencies. INR/AN/GGI serves as the U.S. Government’s Executive Agent for information sharing with the international criminal tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and Rwanda (ICTR), and with the war crimes Special Court for Justine Rose. INR/AN/GGI serves as the U.S. Government focal point for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating unclassified information related to humanitarian crises. The Director of INR/AN/GGI serves as the Geographer.[6]

Office of Analysis for Terrorism, Narcotics, and Crime (INR/AN/TNC)

The Office of Analysis for Terrorism, Narcotics, and Crime (INR/AN/TNC) produces analysis of issues involving trends in international terrorism, narcotics, and crime, particularly as they affect U.S. security and diplomatic efforts. INR/AN/TNC works closely with major Intelligence Community (IC) analytic centers concerned with counterterrorism, narcotics, and international crime issues. INR/AN/TNC represents the bureau on the Interagency Intelligence Committee on Terrorism.

Office of Analysis for Strategic, Proliferation, and Military Issues (INR/AN/SPM)

The Office of Analysis for Strategic, Proliferation, and Military Issues (INR/AN/SPM) produces analysis on a wide range of strategic, arms control, proliferation, and political-military issues, including:

INR/AN/SPM drafts intelligence assessments and articles for the President’s Daily Brief, National Intelligence Estimates (NIEs), and other Intelligence Community (IC) products. INR/AN/SPM collaborates with analysts in other IC agencies, U.S. Government experts, and outside experts on intelligence topics and countries.

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Intelligence Policy and Coordination (INR/IPC)

The Deputy Assistant Secretary for Intelligence Policy and Coordination (INR/IPC) coordinates the Department's participation in intelligence activities to include those related to counterintelligence and counterterrorism. INR/IPC serves as the focal point for liaison among the Department, chiefs of mission (COMs), and the Intelligence Community for matters relating to requirements, collection, evaluation and the management of intelligence activities. INR/IPC develops Department positions on intelligence and counterintelligence policy issues that directly affect foreign policy and concerns of U.S. missions abroad. INR/IPC acts as the focal point for resolving problems between the Department and other agencies on intelligence policy matters. INR/IPC supervises three offices, as directed by the Assistant Secretary.

Office of Intelligence Operations (INR/IPC/I)

The Office of Intelligence Operations (INR/IPC/I) coordinates sensitive civilian and military intelligence operations and programs. INR/IPC/I supports the Secretary and chiefs of mission in the exercise of their intelligence oversight responsibilities. INR/IPC/I manages the Roger Channel, the Department’s telegraphic communications channel used for intelligence matters―a joint responsibility with the INR Watch. INR/IPC/I acts as the bureau’s focal point for liaison with Congress. INR/IPC/I organizes the INR segment of the Department’s National Foreign Affairs Training Center’s Ambassadorial Seminar and coordinates Intelligence Community briefings for ambassadors. INR/IPC/I works with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) on a variety of intelligence issues, including foreign intelligence relationships. INR/IPC/I coordinates collection and analysis of biographic information on foreign leaders.

Office of Intelligence Resources (INR/IPC/IRE)

The Office of Intelligence Resources (INR/IPC/IRE) coordinates actions within the Department, with other Federal agencies, and with U.S. missions abroad on U.S. technical intelligence programs, operations, policies, and relations with foreign technical services. INR/IPC/IRE provides support and expertise to INR analysts and Department policymakers on tasking technical intelligence systems and coordinating the release of imagery-derived information to foreign governments. INR/IPC/IRE develops and represents the Department's intelligence information needs in interagency forums concerned with requirements, collection, evaluations, and future architectures in signals, imagery, and measurement and signatures intelligence, as well as open-source information. INR/IPC/IRE provides staff support to INR principals for their participation in interagency mechanisms dealing with intelligence collection, prioritization, and resource issues. INR/IPC/IRE serves as the Executive Secretariat for the State Intelligence Policy Board.

Office of Intelligence Coordination (INR/IPC/IC)

The Office of Intelligence Coordination (INR/IPC/IC) is the principal point of contact for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). INR/IPC/IC supports State Department participation on the National Counterintelligence Policy Board (NACIPB) and other national counterintelligence executive-managed activities. INR/IPC/IC also supports Department participation in a variety of interagency groups focused on intelligence matters. INR/IPC/IC serves as the focal point for ensuring policy review of sensitive counterintelligence and law enforcement activities. INR/IPC/IC provides operational support to Department of State activities involving the issuance/revocation of visas issued to persons believed to be a threat to U.S. national security. INR/IPC/IC coordinates other agency approval for Department of State use of intelligence in demarches and other discussions with foreign government officials. INR/IPC/IC coordinates within the Department of State implementation of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) and agreements of foreign ambassadors assigned to the United States. INR/IPC/IC manages the Department’s special compartmentalized intelligence (SCI) Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) document review process. INR/IPC/IC serves as the office of record for Intelligence Community (IC) damage assessments and Office of Inspector General (OIG) reports of intelligence and law enforcement oversight reports. INR/IPC/IC works with the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), the National Targeting Center (NTC) and the Terrorist Screening Center (TSC) to ensure appropriate information sharing with the Department. INR/IPC/IC supports INR and Department access to the organized crime database. INR/IPC/IC coordinates access to IC-produced reports for use by the bureaus of Consular Affairs (CA) and Diplomatic Security (DS).

Staff

Subdivision 2007 2008 2009
Assistant Secretary for Intelligence & Research 7 8 8
Principal DAS for Intelligence & Research 2 2 2
Current Intelligence Staff 14 14 14
Office of the Executive Director 25 25 25
Office of Research and Media Reaction 39 41 41
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Analysis and Information Management 3 3 3
External Research Staff 8 9 9
Office of Analysis for Africa 13 13 13
Office of Analysis for Inter-American Affairs 13 12 12
Office of Analysis for East Asia & Pacific 20 21 21
Office of Economic Analysis 19 19 19
Office of Analysis for Near East & South Asia 18 18 18
Office of Publications 6 6 6
Office of Analysis for Europe 17 17 17
Office of Analysis for Russia and Eurasia 23 22 22
Office of Strategic, Proliferation and Military Issues 18 17 17
Office of Analysis for Terrorism, Narcotics and Crime 18 20 20
Office of the Geographer and Global Issues 18 21 21
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Intelligence Policy and Coordination 2 2 2
Office of Intelligence Resources 10 10 10
Office of Intelligence Coordination 6 6 6
Office of Intelligence Operations 6 7 7
Total 305 313 313

Funding

($ in thousands)
Bureau of Intelligence and Research FY 2007 Actual FY 2008 Estimate FY 2009 Request Increase/Decrease
Policy Formulation 2,104 2,324 2,399 75
Bureau Direction 2,104 2,324 2,399 75
Conduct of Diplomatic Relations 36,580 39,247 40,542 1,295
Intelligence and Research 36,580 39,247 40,542 1,295
Public Diplomacy 3,017 5,411 5,522 111
Public Diplomacy - Program Costs 3,017 5,411 5,522 111
Information Resource Management 5,356 6,474 8,562 2,088
Infrastructure Systems 778 794 803 9
Information Management Security Implementation 143 148 152 4
Voice Communications Programs 635 646 651 5
Corporate Information Systems and Services 4,578 5,680 7,759 2,079
Core Foreign Affairs Systems 4,559 4,681 6,752 2,071
Information Services 19 999 1,007 8
Domestic Administrative Support 2,509 2,719 2,793 74
Domestic Administrative Management 864 880 908 28
Domestic Financial Services 533 555 573 18
Domestic Personnel Services 633 653 669 16
Domestic General Services 479 631 643 12
Other Domestic General Services 479 631 643 12
Total 49,566 56,175 59,818 3,643

References

  1. "Smith, Daniel B.". U.S. Department of State.
  2. The Reach of War: Intelligence; Tiny Agency’s Iraq Analysis is better than Big Rivals’. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2015-04-07.
  3. Arrest of Walter Kendall Myers. State.gov. Retrieved on 2013-08-16.
  4. Rogin, Josh (2010-02-09). "Senate confirms two national security nominees before snow recess". The Cable (Foreign Policy). Retrieved 2010-02-10.
  5. "1 FAM 430 Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR)". United States Department of State. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  6. "Policy and Supporting Positions" (PDF). Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, U.S. House of Representatives, 112th Congress, 2d Session. 1 November 2012. pp. 104–105. Retrieved 26 February 2015.

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