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rnally audited by the Romanian Court of Audit, namely SRI’s main credit release authority, as well as other 10 tertiary authorizing officers within the organization. The results registered in this activity confirmed the legality of the financial management and financial operations foreseen in the budget estimates, as well as the management of the patrimony assets, during the fiscal year 2010. The judicious and efficient allocation of the available financial resources was guaranteed by the fact that the budget was structured according to the subdivisions of the budgetary classification, division programs and expenses bracket, in direct accordance with SRI’s objectives and specific activities. 25 CHAPTER V COOPERATION WITH CIVIL SOCIETY V.1. Public Relations and Security Education Throughout 2011, SRI continued its previous efforts to consolidate a transparent and realistic public image regarding SRI’s role and competencies in the national security system, by focusing on the general perception regarding SRI’s ability to manage new security challenges and the need for a diversified partnership with the civil society. The projects initiated in previous years were fruitfully continued:  Promoting the antiterrorism fighter profile. Elite Force;  Critical infrastructure security, a priority in national security;  Promoting educational and career options within SRI. The dynamics of public relations activities, namely increasing SRI’s transparency, were also reflected in the substantial number of press statements/press-releases issued by SRI in 2011, mainly regarding the activities pertaining to organizational improvement, security culture, SRI’s educational offer and the National Terrorist Alert System. In 2011, the partnership with the academic field continued to represent an important means to liaise with the scientific and intelligence community, both domestic and foreign. The expertise exchange that resulted from SRI’s participation in different scientific activities (seminars, conferences, communication sessions, etc.) both at an experts’ level and at a leadership level – significantly contributed to encouraging the scientific research within the organization. Similar benefits were registered as a consequence of SRI’s organizing a module within the Harvard Black Sea Program, namely ANIMV’s participation in national or international projects and competitions. Thus, future cooperation with domestic and international universities and research institutes (USA, Great Britain, Spain, Greece and Turkey) was ensured. In order to promote a security culture, the specialized magazines Intelligence and Revista Română de Studii de Intelligence (included in 2011 in the category of prestigious scientific magazines in the field of Military, intelligence and public order sciences) continued to be published. V.2. Relations with the Public and Media In 2011, the promotion of organizational identity and obtaining the public support continued to be the goals of SRI’s relation with the media with the purpose of accurately informing the public about SRI’s area of expertise and its role in protecting the national security. The number of persons that approached SRI continued to be high, mainly in order to file petitions or request audiences with complaints that fall into the area of expertise of other 26 authorities or state organizations. This situation reflects the trust the organization benefits from and the need to continue promoting SRI’s role, mandate and activity. SRI received 6,269 petitions, 27% less than 2010, 44.7% of which were sent by legal entities, and 55.3% by natural persons. The same decreasing trend was registered in the requests based on Law 544/2001 regarding the free access to information of public interest. In 2011, 21 such requests were registered, 70% less than 2010. A number of 4,719 persons were granted audiences, 12% less than the previous year. The main topics of the discussions were:  terms of employment in SRI;  obtaining certificates and other rights;  filing complaints and notifications;  vetting requests. As a consequence of the fact that the virtual environment is becoming the main means of inter-human communication, a major element in the interaction with the citizens was SRI’s web site, which was constantly updated with information on its activities, events and publications. Internet was also an efficient means of dialogue with the citizens. A number of 1,815 electronic messages were received in this manner in 2011 (30% less than 2010). V.3. Transfer of the Former Securitate’s Records In 2011, SRI enforced the provisions of Emergency Government Ordinance no. 24/2008, approved with amendments and alterations by Law 293/2008 regarding the access to one’s own file and exposing the former Securitate, by:  transferring to CNSAS 3437 files (493 of which are files of former Securitate employees);  taking the necessary steps to solve 891 requests form CNSAS regarding persons who were investigated by Securitate;  transferring the microfilms containing files created by Securitate; Throughout 2011, 6906 rolls of microfilm containing data pertaining to 356,685 files were transferred (which represents an increase of 85.49% in the number of files and of 83.18% in the number of rolls as compared to 2010). In addition, on special request, microfilm copies for other 13 files were also transferred. 27 CHAPTER VI RESOURCE MANAGEMENT VI.1. Human Resources Management VI.1.1. SRI’s Human Resources Parameters In order to achieve the goal of ensuring the necessary human resources both in terms of quantity and quality despite the budgetary constraints, the priorities of 2011 consisted of:  increasing the demands in the analysis of the candidates’ portfolios and organizing the entrance examinations for the ANIMV’s degree and master’s degree studies;  optimizing the candidates’ multidisciplinary selection, assessment and examination process, by elaborating new and more complex test of general knowledge and foreign languages;  creating the necessary conditions for implementing SRI Career Guide (from 2012), by preparing the career management personnel (career managers, career advisers, mentors);  reconfiguring the basic training and some refresher and residential courses and developing partnerships in the field of professional training (with the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and other civilian educational entities). Other priorities in the efficient management of human resources included:  the constant updating of SRI’s personnel files and the initiation of electronic record keeping;  upgrading the Retirements IT system;  data verification and supplying answers to CNSAS’ requests;  mobilization operations in cooperation with the General Staff. In accordance with the pragmatic trends and the necessities of the operational situation of jobs distribution, 71% of positions continue to represent operational jobs and 29% represent functional ones. The values are almost similar to those of 2010 (70% and 30%). The personnel dynamics for 2011 was a positive one. At the end of the year, the average level of occupied positions was of 83%. The average age of SRI’s employees is of 36 years and 10 months. In 2011, the employments observed the legislation in force (Emergency Government Ordinance no. 34/2009 regarding the budget reconciliation for the year 2009 and regulating financial and fiscal measures). The discharge of personnel was due to:  retirements – 96.01%;  transfers to other organizations – 0.80%;  death – 3.19%. 28 The psychological evaluations of the personnel - both during the employment procedure and periodically for the assessment and experts’ appraisement of all categories of personnel - contributed to ensuring an efficient management of human resources and were also used in career management and optimizing the professional activity. VI.1.2. Training The reconfiguration process of SRI’s educational system continued in 2011. It was determined by the need to align the educational activities to the Bologna system and to ensure the harmonization of the training programs with the evolutions of the international security environment. Its main guidelines were:  changing the concept of the educational programs pertaining to degree and master’s degree studies as a reaction to the requirements of the new applicable legal framework and to focusing the training process on the intelligence concept;  structuring a training program based on competencies, with more focus on future intelligence activity requirements and which also answers to the need of functional mobility within SRI. In this field, the main efforts consisted in:  reconfiguring the graduate and post-graduate programs which can be assimilated to the initial training courses of the operational officers and analysts;  redefining the proficiency/ certification programs in other areas of expertise within SRI.  finalizing mentors’ training programs;  redesigning the training courses for occupying top management positions;  Developing a cohesive research and development system which will ensure the necessary level of knowledge and innovation to increase the performance of intelligence related activities. SRI officers attended different stages of training organized:  at national level, by other institutions in the field of national security or in the field of civil education. SRI’s officers attended training programs organized by educational structures within MApN – The National College of Defense, the National Defense Univeristy „Carol I” and the Regional Department of Defense Resources Management Studies from Braşov, MAI (training the Schengen trainers) and STS (training on the use of the Single National Emergency Call System), in order to achieve skills in fields where SRI does not have institutionalized training. On the other hand, at the request of other institutions in the field of defense, public order and national security, SRI carried out specialized training programs organized by its own educational structures; 29   at international level, by partner services or institutions/organizations in the field of security, aiming to develop professional skills in the field of managing certain risks and threats specific to the contemporary security evolution and trends. Likewise, SRI officers attended:  international seminars and conferences organized by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the International Organization of the Francophonie, namely the International Studies Association;  sharing experience and scientific activities specific to fields such as information technology and communications; psychology; medicine. At the same time, SRI offered an antiterrorism training program to a partner service. VI.2. The management of financial and logistic resources The budgetary funds allocated to SRI for the year 2011 were distributed, through the Integrated Planning System, at the level of each tertiary authorizing body, on major and sectorial programs, as well as on expenditure classifications. The budgets of the tertiary authorizing bodies suffered modifications along the year, both as a consequence of reassigning tasks and due to the need to finance certain expenses which had not been accurately overseen during the preparation of the draft budget (for example: new missions, the dynamics of the human resources, the need of professional training, and so on). Financing SRI budgetary expenditure was performed in full compliance with the Law regarding public finance, the Law regarding the state budget for 2011 and the Law regarding social insurances for 2011, as well as with the normative acts according to which they were modified and other normative acts specific to the national defense, public order and national security system. In compliance with the Law no. 286/2010 regarding the state budget for 2011, the financial resources approved for SRI amounted to 907,769 thousand lei. Repeatedly, SRI budget benefited from certain additions, as follows:  in compliance with GO no. 534/2011, by a total amount of 4,200 thousand lei, in order to cover the need of budgetary credits for paying the contributions to social securities, in compliance with the Law no. 236/2010 regarding the unitary public pension system;  by GO no. 10/2011 regarding the state budget adjustment for 2011 and certain financial measures, by a total amount of 59,470 thousand lei. At the same time, this normative act was used in order to approve the reallocation of financial resources for SRI from the state budget according to the subdivisions of the budgetary classification;  by GO no. 96/2011 regarding the adjustment of the state budget for 2011, the total amount allocated to SRI was supplemented with the total amount of 959 thousand lei. 30 The final budgetary allocations amounted to 972,398 thousand lei, out of which 955,303 thousand lei from the state budget and 17,095 thousand lei from its own resources. The financial resources approved by the budget for 2011 mainly ensured the financing of:  carrying out specific missions, in compliance with the law;  full coverage of expenditures for the maintenance and functioning of the institution;  carrying out the investment and rehabilitation programs, namely the development programs planned for 2011;  full payment of the salaries of the staff, as well as of the corresponding contributions;  full payment of the benefits due to the retirement and social assistance rights of the officers (mainly for retirement support). According to the expenditure classification, the final budgetary allocations were classified as follows:  personnel expenses: 705,539 thousand lei (72,557% of total amount);  social assistance: 7,413 thousand lei (0,763% of total amount);  goods and services: 151,092 thousand lei (15,539% of total amount);  non-financial assets: 68,800 thousand lei (7,075% of total amount);  transfers between public administration units: 26,799 thousand lei (2,756% of total amount);  projects financed through post-accession FEN: 12,597 thousand lei (1,295% of total amount);  other transfers: 104 thousand lei (0,01% of total amount);  other expenses: 54 thousand lei (0,005% of total amount). In compliance with the Integrated Planning System, the budgetary allocation for major programs was on:  intelligence-operations – 300,148,875 thousand lei (30,87% of the final budgetary allocations), out of which payments were made in a total amount of 300,094,95 thousand lei;  technical operations – 197,433,800 thousand lei (20,30% of total amount), out of which payments were made in a total amount of 194,447,32 thousand lei;  financial-logistic – 216,079,527 thousand lei (22,22% of total amount), out of which payments were made in a total amount of 216,010,98 thousand lei;  administration, analysis, planning, cooperation, security and control – 258,735,798 thousand lei (26,61% of the total amount), out of which payments were made in a total amount of 251,838,37 thousand lei. Beginning with 2011, according to the provisions of the Law no. 263/2010 regarding the unitary public pension system, the financing of retired officers’ pensions and certain social aids, as well as the expenditures for transmitting those rights is carried out from the social insurances state budget. 31 Therefore, in compliance with the Law no. 287/2010 regarding the social insurances state budget for 2011, the Service was initially approved funds amounting to 186,373 thousand lei. Along the year, the initial budget was supplemented, in compliance with the provisions of GO no. 63/2011, with the total amount of 75,000 thousand lei, and GO no. 11/2011, with the total amount of 46,500 thousand lei, the final budget amounting to 307,873 thousand lei. The draft budget for 2012 was developed by complying with the stages provided for by the Law regarding public finances and by the methodological norms of the Ministry of Public Finance, based on the need of resources for achieving the specific objectives and missions of the Service. 32 CHAPTER VII PRIORITIES FOR 2012 VII. 1. General landmarks The activity of the Service shall focus on achieving the major objectives and the strategic missions assumed through the Intelligence Strategy, in full compliance with the dynamic of risks and threats to the national security outlined in the Intelligence Planning for 2012. The following elements will be taken into consideration, with priority:  Risks to the economic and social stability, rural development and modernization of state institutions, as well as the connection and convergence to a series of objectives assumed at the EU level;  Severe deficiencies in the functioning of certain administrative/authority structures, which may affect national security, as well as activities associated to corruption;  High fiscal fraud and customs evasion;  Ensuring the energy sector security (access to resources and alternative transport means, requirements regarding