SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE FY 1995 GDIP BUDGET
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This document is a response to questions raised by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence regarding the funding and personnel profile of the STAR GATE project from 1990-1995. The document reveals that since 1980, the manpower devoted to the project has remained constant. The funding for the project during this period was as follows: $0 in 1990, $2000K in 1991 and 1992, $0 in 1993 and 1994, and $573 in 1995. The effectiveness of the project is being assessed through a research and peer review plan. The performance criteria for the project focus on personnel selection and training, protocols for proficiency enhancement, and target identification. Examples of the project's contribution to intelligence collection and production in 1993 are provided, including providing data to Joint Task Force-4 and DIA's J2 and the National Military Intelligence Production Center's analytical elements. The document also mentions significant experimental results related to anomalous cognition and remote observation. The document concludes by stating that the funding for the project in FY 1995 is being sustained, but further evaluation and scoping of objectives will be conducted based on existing resources.
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SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE
FY 1995 GDIP BUDGET
MARCH 31, 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)
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
FY 1990 10 billets 0
FY 1991 $2000K Congressional + up
FY 1992 " $2000K OR
FY 1993 " 0
FY 1994 " 0
FY 1995 $573
QUESTION #15(a): Is this research and development project cost
effective? (S)
ANSWER: 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)
QUESTION #15(b): What are the performance criteria for STAR GATE? (S)
ANSWER: The performance criteria used for Project STAR GATE are
governed by two recent Activity directives which focuses on the personnel
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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 utilized by Activity customers when providing feedback to
operational taskings. The contractor, at our direction, is developing a
certification program for operational personnel so that proficiencies can be
both maintained and further enhanced. Program objectives in the draft multi-
year research and peer review plan include research objectives to further
codify methods for selecting and training operational personnel; target
identification; and refinement of protocols.
QUESTION #15(c): What examples of STAR GATE can be cited as
contributing to the intelligence functional areas of collection and
production during FY 1993? (S)
ANSWER: During FY93 Project STAR GATE contributed to the intelligence
functional areas of collection and production by providing data to Joint Task
Force-4, and to DIA's J2 and the National Military Intelligence Production
Center's analytical elements.
n- house raining proficiency projects
conducted to enhance opera ional capabilities. For FY94 and in addition to
the foregoing, on-going joint activities program have been established with
JTF-4 and other DoD elements. Plans are underwa to develop working
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results that could be considered of a break-through nature. Experiments were
in the areas of entropy which 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
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)
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QUESTION #15(d): Without fiscal constraints, would GDIP fund STAR GATE
in FY 1995? At what level? (S/NF/SG/LIMDIS)
ANSWER: -- We have established a Scientific Advisory Board to validate
program objectives and to determine executability. (S)
-- In the FY 95 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)
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