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Deputy Assistant Director
FBI-CID Branch I —"Operational Design' Strategic Planning Initiative
Opening Remarks & Initial Staff Guidance
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Opening Remarks
FBI CID Eira.nth - "OpefabOnal Dc;:ign" Strateg.< Plann
O Welcome
• Why Are We Here?
• Valuable work at breakneck speed
• Shortened planning horizon of (at best) 12 months leads to "crisis-
action" planning
• Leads to:
• Increased stress on staff
• Decreased potential for long-term continuity.
• Decreased potential to harmonize:
• Program guidance
• Procurement and fielding of innovative technologies.
• Intel/Cps Integration
• Personnel and financial resource alignment
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My comprehensive review of CID Branch I internal strategic planning techniques,
processes, and procedures has revealed there is a significant amount of valuable
work being accomplished by our Branch I staff at all levels. We process a
continuous stream of voluminous and complex material , keep our leadership
appropriately informed, and remain dedicated to supporting the needs of the field.
It is concerning to me as the leader of Branch I, however, that we have a shortened
planning horizon of approximately 12 months. The result of short term, and
continuous "crisis-action" planning, by our staff has the potential for:
• Increased stress on the staff
• Decreased effectiveness and reduced efficiency of planning and staffing
processes and initiatives
• Decreased potential for long-term continuity and an enduring foundation of
Branch I plans and initiatives
• Decreased potential for Branch Ito harmonize FBI senior executive
expectations with the needs of the field in the areas of:
program management and guidance
procurement and fielding of innovative technologies
• integration of intelligence and operations
• resource alignment
• Increased risk for misalignment of funding, materiel and resources,
and human capital
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CO What Can CID Branch I Do To Address These Concerns?
Branch "strategic review
• Section by section strategic review
Improve knowledge and strategy planning capability
Incorporate ideas and best practices from outside of FBIHQ
• Conduct a comprehensive internal review of consolidated Branch I strategic
planning techniques, processes, procedures, and guidance to continue, and where
necessary improve, Branch l's vertical integration of FBI executive programmatic
guidance/requirements with field office guidance/requirements.
• Conduct comprehensive internal reviews — by Section — of Program-specific
strategic planning techniques, processes, and procedures to continue, and where
necessary improve, nesting of planning efforts with Branch I consolidated
guidance, planning rigor, horizontal integration with associate FBI programs and
initiatives, and effective integration with departments, agencies, and
organizations external to the FBI
• Leverage, and where necessary improve, internal strategic planning capability and
professional knowledge of the Branch I
• Consider, and where necessary leverage, the incorporation and employment of
strategic and operational planning best practices used by other government
agencies, the private sector, etc.
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;BIC D e.c4nCh I- 'Occrauccal De StratcycPlanc.r.z mJtuuec : . .
CID Branch I Strategic Planning Environment in 2019
• 12-18 month planning horizon
• Lack of long-term guidance from EM
• Branch and section strategic planning lack horizontal planning
integration
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• Planning horizon of approximately 12-18 months
• Minimal provision and/or availability of long-range strategic planning
documents and guidance from CID and FBI senior executive leadership
• Section strategic planning initiatives conducted independently with
minimal/negligible horizontal planning integration
• Planning initiatives conducted with potential insufficient input from other
FBI Divisions/Programs, U.S. Government Interagency partners, and/or
other agencies, non-profit organizations, etc. external to the FBI
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PIM COBranch I - .0perstIcoal Design. StrategIc Planntyg In/tatIm DPD. CID Bondi I Veoon lot Sxa•.ega Planning - PWS I
CID Branch I Strategic Planning Environment in 2022
• 3-year planning horizon
• Vertical and horizontal integration
• Continuously updates to ensure "readiness and relevancy"
• Sufficient time, resources, processes, and guidance necessary for
Section leadership to make adjustments to Section-specific enduring
strategic plans and development of new strategic plans (as required)
• Maximum integration
• Strategic planning horizon of approximately
3-years
• Vertically and horizontally (as appropriate)
integrated strategic plans for Branch I and
subordinate Sections
• Formalized planning processing and
guidance based on a 3-year revision
requirement
• Continuous review of strategic plans and
guidance to ensure plans are "ready and
relevant" to both FBI-HQ senior executive
leaders and field office leadership
• Scheduled mechanisms for planning quality
control and input/review by FBI-HQ senior
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• executive leaders and field office leadership
• Sufficient time, resources, processes, and
guidance necessary for Section leadership to
make adjustments to Section-specific
enduring strategic plans and development of
new strategic plans (as required)
• Maximum integration of other FBI
Divisions/Programs, U.S. Government
Interagency partners, and/or other agencies,
non-profit organization, etc. external to the
FBI
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Opening Remarks
18/ CD Branch I -"Operatice.al Delyr,,n4 9ralcg,: Planning I nit attee
Key Components of the CID Branch I Strategic Planning Vision
• CID Branch I Sections and Programs will, in the course of developing
their strategic and operational plans, account for and sufficiently
address the following themes:
• Accelerate Technology Innovation
• Improve Program Management/Guidance
• Intelligence and Operations Integration
• Resource Alignment
• Threat-to-Life (Support)
• Space Allocation
Utilize a 3-year planning horizon
Develop Section-level strategic plans that look "over the horizon" and
allow FBI CID Branch I programs to remain relevant and ready to
address current-generation and next-generation threats
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Key Components of the CID Branch I Strategic Planning Vision
• CID Branch I Sections and Programs will, in the course of developing their strategic
and operational plans, account for and sufficiently address the following themes:
• (** When briefing to Section leadership, concisely explain where the themes
originated from — i.e. CID Strategic Plan, Senior Leader Guidance from CID or
higher, DAD personal assessments after engaging with FBI-HQ and Field
personnel, etc.)
• Accelerate Technology Innovation
• Improve Program Management/Guidance
• Intelligence and Operations Integration
• Resource Alignment
• Utilize a 3-year planning horizon
• Develop Section-level strategic plans that look "over the horizon" and allow FBI
CID Branch I programs to remain relevant and ready to address current-generation
and next-generation threats
• (*Insert the most critical "Branch I Action Items" and "Field Support Action
Items" that all Section Chiefs must include in their Operational Approaches and
Subsequent Strategic Plans)
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F81OO &and,' - "Operatlanal Desire N•t•Blc Planning Inicada: DAD, ao Bond,' V.. Sot Stgazeg,c Planning-Part2
Critical Actions Taken to Realize the CID Branch I Strategic Planning Vision
• Precursive planning effort to frame Branch I and Section problem sets
• Underpin follow-on strategic planning initiatives
• Synchronize "Lines of Operation" and "Lines of Effort" that drives the
Section to a realistic 3-year "Next State"
• Review and validate current strategic and operational plans
• Develop measures of performance and effectiveness
Critical Actions Taken to Realize the CID Branch I
Strategic Planning Vision
• Consider the use of "Operational Design"
methodology as a precursive planning effort
to frame Branch I and Section problem sets
and underpin follow-on strategic planning
initiatives
• Develop and operational approach
framework with integrated and synchronized
"Lines of Operation" and "Lines of Effort"
that drives the Section to a realistic 3-year
"Next State"
• Review and validate current Branch I
strategic and operational plans and
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initiatives to assess for continuation, modification,
or elimination
• Develop Branch I and Section measures of
performance and measures of effectiveness
to allow for continuous assessment of
strategic and operational plans
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FBI OD Branch I —'0paraticaal Dasisn' Strategic Planning 'Sieve: DAD, CID Branch I lemon far Strategic Planning - Part 2
Final Thought ...
• If you started from scratch and had to design the perfect (TOC-E, TOC-W,
VCAC, SSGU, VIC-D program), how would you do it? What relationships
would you require, what key tasks would you require, how would you
structure your resources (and why), how would you define success
(tactically and culturally)?
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Opening Remarks
Pal 00 en nch I- "Operational Desk" S.rateRlc Fla nning Intuit/it Reccenersreled DAD Opening Remarks IANPants
Accelerate Innovation
• ❑D ShOuld proactively develop technologkal solutions through a deliberate process and should
serve as a force multiplier to solve technology and IT barriers impacting the field's effectiveness.
• Mapped toDeployInnovativeSolutions
O Improve Program Management/Guidance
• CD Should provide substantial and refined sub.program guidance about Impact on Threat and
Quality of Work to the field so the field can effectively use their resources.
• Mapped OS Improve Stewards/Up 0 Resources
O Intelligence and Operations Integration
• CID ShOuld continue to work toward tactical intelligence and strategic operational Intelligence
integration with the operational sections and unit.
• Mapped to Incorporate Interngence in AB We Do
3 Resource Alignment
• cio ShOuld focus on core program management functions and remain agile by continuously
understanding the deeds of the field, by evaluating Its resource allocation at the program and
threat level, and by understanding other functional priorities which need to be completed tr,
• Mapped to Improve Stewards/Hp of Resources
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LIPICIASSIIED
Expectations
v.c to ensure comment and dear cetpecunons of CID Branch I personnel. bahleadership and
general commons ham been outlined Debar.
Leadership General
0 Be Trustworthy, Fair, and Honest (7) Make Good Decisions
0 Encourage Innovation O Individual Ownership & Focus
C,) Take Care of Everyone 0 Teamwork
0 Be Self Aware
O Be Present - internal facing, not external facing
O Hire Well
O Have a Plan
O Teach, Don't Tell
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