National Preparedness Directorate 

U.S. Department of Homeland Security 
Washington, DC 20472 


National Preparedness Directorate Information Bulletin 
No. 284, March 28, 2008 

TO: All State Administrative Agency Heads 

All State Administrative Agency Points of Contact 

All State Administrative Agency Grant Points of Contact 

All Core City/Core County and State Points of Contact 

All State Homeland Security Directors 

All State Emergency Management Agency Directors 

All FEMA Regional Offices 

FROM: Dennis R. Schrader 

Deputy Administrator 

National Preparedness Directorate 

SUBJECT: Office of the Director for National Intelligence (ODNI) Analysis 101 Training Course 

This Information Bulletin serves to add the ODNI’s Analysis 101 Training Course to the list of DHS 
approved intelligence analyst training for state and local jurisdictions. Therefore, the course is now 
eligible for use of allowable Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) funds, in accordance with the 
HSGP Program Guidelines and Application Kit. The following provides a description of and 
requirements associated with the ODNI Analysis 101 training course. 

Office of the Director for National Intelligence 
Analysis 101 

Course Description: 

Analysis 101 prepares new analysts to play their role in achieving the goals of transforming intelligence 
analysis and fully integrating the intelligence community. It brings together new analysts from 
throughout the intelligence community (IC) during their initial months on the job for 18 days of rigorous 
training in a truly joint environment, equipping them with the analytic skills necessary to achieve the IC’s 
published Analytic Standards. It does so by concentrating on how critical thinking fosters best practices 
in analytic tradecraft. Students examine the inter-related stages of the analytic process, discuss the many 
barriers and pitfalls (personal, organizational, technical, and environmental) that can impede it, and 
practice techniques that help overcome obstacles and improve analytic rigor. A core component is 
instruction and guided practice in thinking critically about the reasoning process. Working closely with 
peers from other agencies, new analysts acquire a common set of analytic skills and a joint perspective on 
the intelligence enterprise, a solid foundation on which subsequent agency-specific training can build. 

The course has two overarching goals: 

• 
Equip new analysts with a common foundation of critical thinking and analytic tradecraft skills; 
• 
Build among new analysts a joint perspective on the intelligence enterprise. 
Course Length: 18 days 

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Course Location: The Sherman Kent School, Reston, VA 

Target Audience: Members of the Intelligence Community who have less than six months in an 
Analytic position 
Requirements: Top Secret//SI/TK clearance level 
For scheduling assistance or information please contact Ms. Jennifer Shanks, (703) 482-3566 or email 

jennifes@dni.gov.