To focus the resources of the University of Maryland, in partnership with entities outside the university, to provide research, education, information, expertise, and analysis of value to local, state, and national officials, as well as to private and non-profit organizations, dealing with the full range of issues involving intelligence and security.  Related Activities: Research and Analysis.  The Program will seek funding to enable it to perform basic and applied research concerning the role of intelligence in informing U.S. defense, security, and foreign policy for the 21st century.  Since most of this research needs to be multi-disciplinary, the Program will draw heavily on University resources and programs in related and complementary fields, to include: science and technology forecasting, language and cultural expertise, biological and chemical security, and security policy and civil liberties.  The Program’s staff will support students and corporate customers in developing and articulating their needs.   Education.  The Program will perform mutually-reinforcing research and education activities.  Students enrolled in intelligence programs will have the opportunity to serve as research assistants for Program research projects.  Graduates of the Program will carry an awareness of its activities with them as they progress through their careers.   The Program will also serve as a point of contact for the university’s educational offerings pertaining to intelligence and related security issues.  The School of Public Policy will administer these programs, but programs will contain courses drawn from a wide range of university departments and schools.  Current or planned programs include: §         Master of Public Policy (MPP, specialization in International Security and Economic Policy) §         Master of Public Management (MPM, with certificate in intelligence analysis) §         Certificate in Intelligence Analysis §         Certificate in Information Assurance §         Executive Education curricula on relevant topics ·        The Program will also develop customized certificate and executive education programs for cohorts of students with similar backgrounds. To learn more about these opportunities please contact William Nolte, director of PIRE at wnolte@umd.edu Support to Classified Activities.  One of the goals of the Program is to demonstrate the importance, in the current security environment, of open source expertise in supporting intelligence analysis shaping the views of national security decision makers.  Consistent with University of Maryland policy prohibit classified work on campus, the Program will operate in an unclassified environment, believing that this best supports discussion of national security issues and innovative solutions to those issues.  That said, clients are entitled to confidentiality relating to proposed projects and certain categories (corporate, proprietary information, for example) of information.  In addition, many of the Program’s associates retain national security clearances and are available to support classified projects, in appropriate off-campus settings.