Management
This is the initial stage of the intelligence cycle. During the management phase we determine what issues need to be addressed and what information must be gathered in order to provide the proper answers. We begin by examining finished intelligence from previous cycles, which leads us to formulate a strategic plan for new intelligence gathering and analysis. In this way, the end of one intelligence fuels another.
This stage depends on guidance from public officials. Policymakers, including the President, his aides, the National Security Council, and other major departments and agencies of government, initiate requests for intelligence. Issue coordinators from the Intelligence Community interact with these public officials to establish their core concerns and related information requirements. These needs then guide our collection strategies and allow us to produce the appropriate intelligence products.
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