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jucerary, in CI cases thess authorities have only moderate authonty. Por example, the FISA requires that FISA matters be handied exclusively through the Foreign Intelligence Surverdiance Court located m cs Red a Washington, D.C. ? ‘The FBI's ability to respond appropriately to an adversary thatus very different from a traditwonal criminal defendant. For exampi{e, in Cf matters the adversary may bea foreign untelagence service that has a centrally controlled bureaucracy with a sirategy, plans, and budget, ar it may be an intelligence service that operates asynumetncally from amorphous collecticn platforms as well as through more traditional syrameinical means. Defeating and disrupting an organization hke the latter requires a comprehensive strategy and programa plan Success would likely not result from a piece-meéal approach, but would be pessible based on an approach that incorporates robust centrally driven strategic analysis as well as Jocal tactical analysis. With respect specifically to sndivicual case management, the Office of On gin concept remains in place for CT mvestigations. The FBI bas tradilionally allowed SACs great latitude m, all facets of Investigative strategy and categories, and SACs and their Seld agents still exercise overall operational and day-to-day contral of the vast majority of individual cases. AS indicated above, incteased FBL oversight and centralization of indsidual cases is somewhat more frequent now than in the past because more FBI investigative assats are focused on CT and these cases more frequently mvolve maluple FBI Divisions and multiple agencies. Because individual ofhees may have a narrower view of the FBI's overall CT program and @ limited ability to interface daily with the multitude of foreign and domestic organizations often involved in CT investigations, mcreased cedtrahzation allows FBINQ te set, monitor, and adjust nahonal pniomties and to coordinate information analysis and intelligence sharing In rare situations, FBIHO exercises operational contral af an investigation counter to the desires of an SAC. In most cases this is because the overall strategic objective is different from the field division's objective. Operational detenmisiations such as this are normally discussed at length before implementation. 2. How, ifat all, has this centralization initiative shifted the relative balance of power between FBI Headquarters and Field Special Agents in-Charge? MISC. REO. #53 Oggd04a 715