Those charged with protecting the homeland through intelligence analysis, particularly in counterterrorism, must be capable of rapidly adopting innovative technologies to detect and prevent exploitation and disruption of vulnerable critical infrastructures. However, implementing these responses requires a highly skilled technical workforce that is continually provided with timely educational and training programs. Yet, questions remain regarding the technical aptitude necessary to respond to today’s terrorism threats and the Department of Homeland Security’s ability to provide consistent and rigorous standards for technology training and education. By surveying analysts, we examine what, if any, educational and training programs have been provided to adapt and remain technologically competitive and effectively utilize emerging technologies. We find a distinct need to focus on improvements that involve clarifying terms, building a technology and cybersecurity roadmap for analysts, allocating additional training time for employees, and building partnerships with private industry.

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曲线背后：国土情报和反恐人员面临的技术挑战

那些负责通过情报分析保护祖国的人，特别是在反恐方面，必须能够迅速采用创新技术来发现和防止对脆弱的关键基础设施的利用和破坏。然而，实施这些应对措施需要一支高技能的技术队伍，并不断提供及时的教育和培训计划。然而，有关应对当今恐怖主义威胁所需的技术能力以及国土安全部为技术培训和教育提供一致和严格标准的能力的问题仍然存在。通过调查分析师，我们检查了已经提供了哪些教育和培训计划（如果有的话）来适应和保持技术竞争力并有效利用新兴技术。我们发现明显需要重点关注改进，包括澄清术语、为分析师制定技术和网络安全路线图、为员工分配额外的培训时间以及与私营企业建立合作伙伴关系。