Priority Objective 14a: RFI Process

Create a common process across all levels of government for Requests for Information (RFIs)[1] to enable timely receipt and dissemination of information and appropriate response.

Steward

Requests for Information Working Group (RFI WG) of the ISA IPC

Problem Statement

The lack of common terminology and transparent information across all levels of government creates redundancy within action agencies, causes delays when RFI requestors have to search for the appropriate action agency, and makes it difficult for stakeholders to request, track, and manage RFIs.

Desired Outcome

Common guidance for RFIs will enable Federal Intelligence Community and Non-Title 50 (NT-50s) agencies as well as state, local, tribal, and territorial partners that request or process information related to national security and homeland security threats and anticipated or ongoing homeland security events.

Approach

Establish well-defined, common RFI guidance across all levels of government; define what constitutes a valid RFI for use among and between levels of government; identify levels of information classification and clearance and need-to-know of requesting individual(s); identify relevant RFI stakeholder groups across all levels of government that fit within implementation plan scope; and determine and make transparent appropriate action agencies for different national security and homeland security threats and incidents.

MILESTONES	Q1-Q2 FY14	Q3-Q4 FY14	FY15	FY16-18
Identify, validate, and update RFI definitions, problem statement, scope, stakeholders, and desired outcome.	RFI WG
Perform current analysis of the state of RFI terminology and information flows to develop a year-one work plan.		RFI WG
Derive best-practices and recommendations for business processes.			ISA IPC
Assign action agencies to perform analysis of RFI information elements and develop a standardized set of RFI elements.			ISA IPC	All ISE Agencies
Progress RFI interoperability across ISE through guidance and policy.				All ISE Agencies

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[1] Priority Objective 14a refers to requests for intelligence or national security related information and does not include market research related requests for information.