Completed BBCSS Project

Committee on Behavioral and Social-Science Research to Improve Intelligence Analysis for National Security

Consensus Report:
Intelligence Analysis for Tomorrow: Advances from the Behavioral and Social Sciences

Paper Collection:
Intelligence Analysis: Behavioral and Social Scientific Foundations

Report Brief
Research Highlights
View the March 28, 2011 Public Event Discussion Videos

Past Public Meetings

May 15, 2009 Workshop

The Workshop explored current training and practices of intelligence analysts.

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December 8, 2009 Meeting

Mr. Richards Heuer, retired Central Intelligence Agency, addressed the Committee concerning the Evolution of Structured Analytic Techniques.

Click here for more information about Mr. Heuer’s presentation

To better inform and improve the work of the IC, ODNI requested the National Research Council to convene a panel of experts to synthesize and assess the behavioral and social-science research evidence relevant (1) to critical problems of individual and group judgment and of communication by intelligence analysts and (2) to kinds of analytic processes that are employed or have potential to address these problems. To the extent the evidence warrants, the panel will recommend kinds of analytic practices that intelligence analysts should adopt or at least explore further. The panel will also recommend an agenda of further research that is needed to better understand the problems analysts face and to establish a base of evidence for current and potential solutions. Finally, the panel will identify impediments to implementing the results of such research, especially new tools, techniques, and other methods, and suggest how their implementation could be more effectively achieved.