text: Information Collection Tasking and Directing
  UPDATE THE INFORMATION COLLECTION PLAN
  4-22. Evaluation of reporting, production, and dissemination identifies updates for the information
  collection plan. As the current tactical situation changes, staffs adjust the overall information collection
  plan to synchronize collection tasks. This optimizes collection and exploitation capabilities. The staff
  constantly updates requirements to ensure that information gathering efforts synchronize with current
  operations and support future operations planning. As collected information answers requirements, the staff
  updates the information collection plan.
  4-23. The steps in updating the information collection plan include—
  * Maintain information collection activities synchronized to operations.
  * Cue assets to other collection requirements.
  * Eliminate satisfied requirements.
  * Develop and add new requirements.
  * Retask assets.
  * Transition to the next operation.
  4-24. Each step to update information collection taskings requires intelligence and operations staff to
  collaborate. Some steps predominately engage the intelligence staff and others engage the operations staff.
  Some steps require coordination with other staff sections, and others may engage the entire operations and
  intelligence working group.
  Maintain Information Collection Activities Synchronized to Operations
  4-25. As execution of the commander’s plan progresses, the staff refines decision point timeline estimates
  used when the information is required. The staff stays alert to the need for recommending changes in the
  information collection plan because of these refinements. As the need for change arises, the intelligence
  staff coordinates with the appropriate staff sections to update products required to refine the information
  collection plan. This may be as simple as updating timelines or the staff may completely redo these
  products.
  Cue Assets to Other Collection Requirements
  4-26. The intelligence and operations staffs track the status of collection assets, cueing and teaming assets
  together as appropriate to minimize the chance of casualties. For example, if a Soldier reports the absence
  of normal activity in a normally active market area, the staff could recommend redirecting an unmanned
  aircraft system or other surveillance means to monitor the area for a potential threat.
  Eliminate Satisfied Requirements
  4-27. The staff identifies requirements that were satisfied during the evaluation of the information
  collection plan. The staff eliminates requirements no longer relevant, whether satisfied or unsatisfied.
  When a requirement is satisfied or no longer relevant, the intelligence staff eliminates it from the
  information collection plan and updates any other logs or records.
  Develop and Add New Requirements
  4-28. As the operation progresses and the situation develops, commanders develop new requirements.
  Intelligence staff begins updating the requirements planning tools. The intelligence staff prioritizes new
  requirements against remaining requirements. The intelligence staff consolidates the new requirements with
  the existing requirements, reprioritizes the requirements, evaluates resources based upon the consolidated
  listing and priorities, and makes appropriate recommendations to the commander and operations officer.