A Tool for Assessing and Conveying Testimony Veracity (TACT-V)

HUMINT-specialized technologies (e.g., CI/HUMINT Information Management System (CHIMS), CI/HUMINT Automated Tool Set (CHATS)) provide soldiers with tools that help them capture, disseminate and reason about the information they collect. While these tools can help identify inconsistencies in source testimony, this activity still requires time and the expertise of the HUMINT collector to effectively assess and report on source and information reliability. To enhance the collection and exploitation of tactical HUMINT, soldiers need a tool to identify, assess, and alert them to false, inconsistent, and unreliable testimony gathered from sources while they are interviewing. We propose to design and demonstrate the feasibility of a Tool for Assessing and Conveying Testimony Veracity (TACT-V) that will allow HUMINT collectors to rapidly assess and convey the veracity and context surrounding source testimony. For this endeavor, we will leverage our vast experience in developing intelligent systems for Military Intelligence (MI) activities, and exploit our access to MI experts and HUMINT information to create a tool that that enables HUMINT collectors to detect gaps, and misinformation during the course of an interview. Also, we will leverage our experience in developing Serviced Oriented Architecture (SOA) solutions to design and demonstrate a composition of software services that are loosely coupled, extensible, and ready to integrate with current and future HUMINT support systems.