Moving to the Unclassified: How the Intelligence Community Can Work from Unclassified Facilities

Abstract

This report examines how intelligence agencies can conduct more work outside classified facilities by identifying policy, legal, technology, security, financial, and cultural considerations. It further provides steps that intelligence agencies can take to address these considerations and overcome potential challenges. We reviewed studies on telework and telecommuting, examined seven federal agencies that conduct workoutside government facilities, and conducted interviews inside the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Intelligence agencies couldbenefit from conducting some unclassified functions outside Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIFs), with each agency differing in terms of which functions would be most appropriate to move to unclassified facilities. We identified common lessons learned and recommendations for intelligence leaders to consider.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2018
Accession Number
AD1133460

Entities

People

  • Abby Schendt
  • Arthur Chan
  • Cortney Weinbaum
  • Karlyn D. Stanley

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Engineered Resilient Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Coast Guard
  • Computer Network Security
  • Computer Networks
  • Computers
  • Congress
  • Cost Reductions
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Employment
  • Information Security
  • Information Systems
  • Intelligence Community (United States)
  • Law
  • Management Personnel
  • Mobile Devices
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Public Policy
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Geospatial Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence Analytics
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).