and procedures relating to research and production
of scientific and technical intelligence. By 1955,
in keeping with the recommendation of the Inspector
General, OSI had prepared a statement of "Critical
Scientific Intelligence Objectives," and a listing
of selected research problems or areas were approved
by the IB. These formed the basis for the first an-
nual OSI Research and Production Program. Subsequent-
ly, OSI production programs have been produced annually
in support of the Priority National Intelligence Objec-
tives and the NIEs scheduled for the next fiscal year.
This formal mechanism for the planning of depth re-
search and production was somewhat limited in effective-
ness for many years as OSI production was too often
dependent on the capabilities and interests of individ-
ual analysts. In recent years, the Director/OSI with
individual division chiefs has taken a more active
part in the planning of production in an effort to
increase both the scope and quantity of production.
OSI production of STIRs per professional per year is
shown below:
FY
64
65
66
67
.29
.54
.52
.37
.63
.76
.55
.43
.26
.96
.16
.85
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