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These core competencies are: Leadership, Interpersonal Ability, Liaison, Organizing and Planning, Problem Solving/Judgment, Flexibility/Adaptability, Intiative, and Communications, Management Training — Our Senior Executive Service personnel are going through an executive development program that was created in partnership with the Kellogg School of Management, one of the country’s leading business schools In an intensive one-week course, FBI executives receive guidance on managing change, with a particular focus on the FBl’s transition to new intelligence, investigative, and case management processes, As of February 13, 2004, 260 FBI executive managers have completed the training, including 12 Assistant Directors and 54 SACs Records Management In the spring of 2001, FBI personnel located over 3,000 Bureau records relating to the Timothy McVeigh investigation that had not been previously identified, collected, and disclosed to McVeigh’s defense counsel This. oversight was not intentional; it was the result of a deficient system for the storage and cataloguing of our investigative records. Records. management is at the heart of the FBI's effectiveness and integrity as a law enforcement organization The ability to maintain, access, and retrieve documents is critical to our investigative mission and is a fundamental element of our analytical capability. Over the past 31 months, we have taken significant steps to overhaul our FBI-wide records management capabilities, to increase accountability for compliance with established records procedures, and to train our employees about the advantages of a paperless environment. Centralizing Records Management On January 7, 2002, we created the Records Management Division (RMD) to direct and oversee all records policy and functions. RMD 1s headed by an Assistant Director who serves as the FBi’s Records Officer. RMD consolidates all records operations to ensure consistency, thoroughness, and accountability. As we evaluated our records management process, it became clear that a central location would improve general efficiency and facilitate compliance with National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) standards. We are finalizing plans to consolidate the RMD and all the files currently stored in 265 storage locations at one facility outside of FB! Headquarters. This facility will provide central management and storage for all active and inactive case files, allowing the field offices and FBI Headquarters to get out of the file storage business. Turning Paper into Searchable Data Until very recently, the Bureau used a records management system that relied primarily on the filing and retention of paper copies of investigative reports and other relevant documents. The FBi has made substantial progress moving from paper files to an electronic records system that Bureau personnel can access from their desktop computers. New documents and files are now routinely uploaded into our electronic case management system. We are also converting our legacy paper files by scanning documents to create digital images. The digital images are then converted into searchable digital text or tagged so they can be retrieved during searches. MISC Doc. #5 60 000000399 og a “a uy