SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE FY 1995 GDIP BUDGET

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 SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE
 FY 1995 GDIP BUDGET
 25 March 1994
 QUESTION AREA:  Project STAR GATE. (S)
 QUESTION 15:  What is the funding and personnel profile for FY 1990-95
 for the STAR GATE project?  (S)
 (a)
 Is this research and development project cost effective?
 (S)
 (b)
 What are the performance criteria for STAR GATE?  (S)
 (c)
 What examples of STAR GATE can be cited as contributing to the
 intelligence functional areas of collection and production during FY
 1993?  (S)
 (d)  Without fiscal constraints, would GDIP fund STAR GATE in FY 1995?
 At what level?  (S/NF/SG/LIMDIS)
 ANSWER:  Since FY 1980, DIA manpower devoted to STAR GATE has remained
 constant.   Manpower and dollars for the period FY 1990-95 are as follows:
 FY YEAR
 Manpower
 Other O&M/R&D
 Remarks
 (Dollars in Thousands)
 FY 1990
 10 billets
 --
 FY 1991
 1
 $2,000
 Congressional plusup
 FY 1992
 2,000
 FY 1993
 --
 FY 1994
 --
 FY 1995
 --
 (S/NF/SG/LIMDIS)
 (a) In response to a January 1994 Congressionally Directed
 Action (CDA), Defense Authorization Classified Annex Joint Explanatory
 Statement, Enclosure 13, the Defense Intelligence Agency has prepared a draft
 multi-year research and peer review plan to focus on these issues.  In that
 regard, the Defense Intelligence Agency will convene a Scientific Advisory
 Group consisting of chief scientists from the Services and from DDR&E to
 validate the program's research and development objectives and make
 recommendations as to which objectives should be pursued and the program scope
 required to achieve those objectives.  If the Scientific Advisory Group
 determines objectives in the plan are viable and executable, the General
 Defense Intelligence Program Manager will compete this initiative with others
 for limited available resources remaining in the program.  (S/NF/SG/LIMDIS)
 REPRODUCTION REQUIRES
 APPROVAL OF ORIGINATOR
 OR HIGHER DOD AUTHORITY
 FURTHER DISSEMINATION
 ONLY AS DIRECTED BY DIA/PAG                   CLASSIFIED BY MULTIPLE SOURCES
 OR HIGHER DOD AUTHORITY                       DECLASSIFY ON OADR
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 (b)  The performance criteria used for Project STAR GATE are
 governed by two recent Activity directives that focus on the personnel
 selection and training of newly assigned operational personnel, and on
 protocols for in-house proficiency enhancements and operational projects.
 Also, an evaluation form patterned after the one used by DoD HUMINT operatives
 is currently being used by Activity customers to provide feedback to
 operational taskings.  (S/NF/WN/GS/LIMDIS)
 (c)  During FY 1993, Project STAR GATE contributed to the
 intelligence functional areas of collection and production by providing data
 to Joint Task Force-4 (JTF-4) and to DIA's J2 and the National Military
 Intelligence Production Center's analytical elements.  Areas covered included
 SG1A      the location and description of ships for drug interdiction purposes
 In-house training proficiency
 projects to en  n   operational             also were conducted.
 (S/NF/WN/SG/LIMDIS)
 For FY 1994 ongoing joint activities programs have been
 established with JTF-4 and other DoD elements.  Plans are underway to develop
 SG1A      wnrkina rplationshins with other Agencies.  STAR GATE
 repor ed on
 e research worK  one by the contractor.    is report prove a  data on
 significant experimental results that could be considered breakthrough.  These
 experiments were in the areas of entropy and demonstrated a significant degree
 of correlation between anomalous cognition (AC) and dynamic changes in a
 target's entropy.  The value added is that it should provide an objective
 method for assessing the AC skills of operational personnel.  In the
 experiment on remote observation, it was demonstrated that changes in the
 electrical properties of a person's skin could be effected according to the
 intent of the isolated operator.  The value added is that anomalous mental
 phenomena (AMP) could be used to remotely influence biological systems.  As a
 result of the experiment regarding alpha desynchronization, it may be possible
 to train operational personnel in a manner similar to biofeedback.
 (S/NF/WN/SG/LIMDIS)
 S G1 B   REPRODUCTION REQUIRES
 APPROVAL OF ORIGINATOR
 OR HIGHER DOD AUTHORITY
 FURTHER DISSEMINATION
 ONLY AS DIRECTED BY DIA/PAG
 OR HIGHER DOD AUTHORITY
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 (d)  We have established a Scientific Advisory Board to
 validate program objectives and to determine executability.  (S)-
 In the FY 1995 program, we have sustained the manpower
 in STAR GATE.  (S/NF/SG/LIMDIS)
 We will continue to evaluate and scope objectives in
 light of existing resourcing.  (S)
 REPRODUCTION REQUIRES
 APPROVAL OF ORIGINATOR
 OR HIGHER DOD AUTHORITY
 FURTHER DISSEMINATION
 ONLY AS DIRECTED BY DIA/PAG
 OR HIGHER DOD AUTHORITY
 LIMITED DISTRIBUTION
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