38 Questions
Who exercises CI mission tasking authority over the DoD CI enterprise?
Defense CI Manager
What is the role of the Defense CI Manager in regards to national and DoD CI collection requirements?
Validates and registers them
What is the purpose of the system maintained by the Defense CI Manager?
To gather and prioritize CI requirements
What is one of the responsibilities of the Defense CI Manager in regards to CI personnel?
Recognizes outstanding DoD CI personnel
What is the role of the Defense CI Manager in regards to CI information from the DoD Components?
Collects and consolidates CI information from the DoD Components
What is one of the ways the Defense CI Manager supports the development of CI strategies?
By developing and coordinating CI strategies
What system does the Defense CI Manager manage?
IDSRS
What is one of the responsibilities of the Defense CI Manager in regards to CI training?
Provides advanced and joint CI training
What is the role of the USD(I) in regards to CI policy and activities?
Develops, coordinates, and oversees CI policy and activities
Who notifies OSD senior officials on planned releases of CI information to Congress?
The USD(I)
What is the role of the USD(I) in regards to offensive CI operations?
Authorizes the DoD Components to conduct offensive CI operations
Who serves as the U.S. National CI Policy Advisor to the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe?
The USD(I)
Who is responsible for resolving CI issues that cannot be resolved among the DoD Components?
The USD(I)
What is the role of the Director, DIA in regards to CI responsibilities?
Carries out CI responsibilities under the authority of the USD(I)
Who is responsible for approving DoD CI strategies?
The USD(I)
What is the role of the USD(I) in regards to information systems for CI management and reporting?
Designates and approves information systems for CI management and reporting
What is the primary purpose of CI activities?
To protect national security interests and DoD personnel
What is the fourth CI mission?
Support to research, development, and acquisition
What guides CI activities within the United States?
The Memorandum of Agreement between the Attorney General and the Secretary of Defense
What is the purpose of force protection detachments?
To detect and warn of threats to in-transit and assigned DoD personnel and resources
What is the relationship between contractors and CI activities?
Contractors will not direct or control CI activities or otherwise engage in the performance of inherently governmental functions
What is the purpose of integrating CI activities into all operations?
To ensure comprehensive planning and execution
What is the purpose of informing DoD Components of CI activities?
To ensure awareness of planned or ongoing CI activities within the Component's operational area or affecting the Component's responsibilities
What is the purpose of Annex 3 to the MOA between the Central Intelligence Agency and DoD?
To coordinate CI activities outside the United States
When will notification occur according to the guidelines?
As early as possible but not later than 24 hours prior to the release of the information
What kind of releases require notification?
All releases, including formal, informal, oral, and written ones
What kind of CI failures require notification?
Only those related to significant harm or damage to national security interests
Who must be notified of investigations involving spying?
Both the USD(I) and the Director, DIA
What kind of CI activities require notification?
Those that can reasonably be expected to result in media coverage or diplomatic actions
Which of the following requires notification?
CI activities involving measures requiring approval of the Office of the General Counsel
Who determines whether a CI activity warrants notification?
The DoD Component head
What happens if a CI activity is not specifically listed in the guidelines?
It requires notification only if the DoD Component head believes it warrants it
What is the term used to describe a foreign organization, person, or group that conducts intelligence activities to acquire U.S. information?
FIE
What is the role of a functional manager?
To lead the effort for DoD or a particular DoD Component
What is the term used to describe the authority to task a DoD Component's organic CI element?
MTA
What is the term used to describe a CI element that provides CI support to transiting and assigned ships, personnel, and aircraft in regions of elevated threat?
FPD
What is the term used to describe a CI element within a Military Department that is authorized to conduct CI investigations?
MDCO
What is the term used to describe enterprise-wide guidance and direction to improve effectiveness and efficiency of a specific CI activity?
Functional management
Study Notes
Counterintelligence (CI) Activities
- CI activities are undertaken to support four CI missions:
- Countering espionage, international terrorism, and the CI insider threat
- Support to force protection
- Support to the defense critical infrastructure program
- Support to research, development, and acquisition
- CI activities are conducted in accordance with applicable statutes, Executive Order 12333, and DoD directives and instructions
Coordination and Conduct of CI Activities
- Within the United States, CI activities are coordinated and conducted according to the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the Attorney General and the Secretary of Defense
- Outside the United States, CI activities are coordinated in accordance with Annex 3 to the MOA between the Central Intelligence Agency and DoD
- CI activities are integrated into all operations, programs, systems, exercises, planning, doctrine, strategies, policies, and information architectures
CI Presence and Support
- DoD maintains a CI presence in designated overseas locations through force protection detachments (FPDs)
- FPDs support the Combatant Commands (CCMDs) by detecting and warning of threats to in-transit and assigned DoD personnel and resources
Roles and Responsibilities
- USD(I) develops, coordinates, and oversees CI policy and activities
- Director, DIA serves as the Defense CI Manager and provides for centralized management of DoD CI activities
- DoD Components are responsible for promptly notifying the USD(I) of certain CI-related information, including CI failures, investigations, and activities that may result in media coverage or diplomatic actions against the U.S. Government
Glossary
- FIE: Foreign intelligence entity, including foreign intelligence and security services and international terrorists
- FPD: CI element that provides CI support to transiting and assigned ships, personnel, and aircraft in regions of elevated threat
- Functional management: Enterprise-wide guidance and direction to improve effectiveness and efficiency of a specific CI activity
- Functional manager: Individual appointed to lead the effort for DoD or a particular DoD Component
- MDCO: CI element within a Military Department that is authorized to conduct CI investigations
- MTA: Authority to task a DoD Component's organic CI element to execute a specific CI mission or conduct a CI activity within that Component's charter
This quiz assesses your understanding of defense counterintelligence (CI) missions and activities, including countering espionage, supporting force protection, and more. Learn about the responsibilities of the Department of Defense (DoD) and its personnel.
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