National Counterintelligence Executive (historical)

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The National Counterintelligence Executive was the U.S. government’s senior official responsible for leading and coordinating national counterintelligence policy and activities across the intelligence community.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States government position
counterintelligence leadership role
appointedBy Director of National Intelligence
collaboratesWith Central Intelligence Agency
Defense Intelligence Agency
Department of Defense
Department of Energy
Department of Homeland Security
Department of State
Federal Bureau of Investigation
National Security Agency
country United States
createdBy Counterintelligence Enhancement Act of 2002
field counterintelligence
intelligence
national security
focusesOn foreign intelligence services targeting the United States
non-state actors conducting intelligence collection against the United States
goal integrate counterintelligence across the Intelligence Community
protect U.S. intelligence activities from foreign intelligence threats
protect U.S. national security information and assets from espionage
hasAuthorityOver national-level counterintelligence policy coordination
jurisdiction federal government of the United States
legalBasis Counterintelligence Enhancement Act of 2002
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004
locatedIn Washington, D.C.
oversees Office of the National Counterintelligence Executive
partOf Office of the Director of National Intelligence
United States Intelligence Community
precededBy National Counterintelligence Center Director
publishes national counterintelligence assessments
reorganizedInto National Counterintelligence and Security Center
reportsTo Director of National Intelligence
responsibleFor coordination of counterintelligence activities across the Intelligence Community
counterintelligence awareness within the U.S. government
counterintelligence damage assessments
counterintelligence outreach to the private sector
national counterintelligence policy
overseeing implementation of national counterintelligence strategy
producing national counterintelligence strategies
strategic counterintelligence planning
scope espionage
foreign intelligence collection
foreign intelligence threats to the United States
insider threat from a counterintelligence perspective
shortName NCIX
status historical position
succeededBy Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center
National Counterintelligence and Security Center Director
worksOn National Counterintelligence Strategy of the United States

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Office of the Director of National Intelligence
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