New Procedures for Intelligence System Acquisition
The Director of National Intelligence issued a directive last month prescribing procedures for major system acquisitions by elements of the intelligence community.
The directive defines a multi-phase process for identifying critical needs, evaluating alternative paths to meet those needs, and so forth.
See Intelligence Community Directive 115, “Intelligence Community Capability Requirements Process,” December 21, 2012.
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