Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security

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The Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security is the senior civilian official in the U.S. Department of Defense responsible for overseeing and integrating defense intelligence, counterintelligence, and security activities across the military and defense agencies.


Statements (45)
Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Department of Defense position
civilian office
under secretary position
appointedBy President of the United States
appointmentRequires advice and consent of the United States Senate
collaboratesWith Director of National Intelligence
Joint Chiefs of Staff
country United States
jurisdiction United States Department of Defense
legalBasis United States federal law establishing the office within the Department of Defense
memberOf Office of the Secretary of Defense
nominatedBy President of the United States
officeType senior civilian official
oversees defense counterintelligence organizations
defense intelligence budget planning
defense intelligence policy
defense security programs
military intelligence components of the Department of Defense
partOf United States Department of Defense
United States Intelligence Community leadership
predecessorOffice Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence
rank Level III of the Executive Schedule
renamedFrom Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence
reportsTo United States Secretary of Defense
responsibleFor coordination of defense intelligence with national intelligence priorities
counterintelligence support to force protection
defense counterintelligence
defense intelligence
defense security policy
ensuring integration of intelligence support to military operations
integration of defense counterintelligence activities
integration of defense intelligence activities
integration of defense security activities
oversight of defense intelligence collection and analysis
oversight of defense intelligence components
oversight of sensitive activities within the Department of Defense
policy guidance for defense counterintelligence
policy guidance for defense intelligence
policy guidance for defense security
protection of defense information and assets
security policy for classified information in the Department of Defense
scope Department of Defense-wide
seat The Pentagon
style The Honorable
termLength no fixed term

Referenced by (6)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Military Intelligence Program
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
overseenBy
James R. Clapper ("Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence")
positionHeld
Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security ("Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence")
predecessorOffice
Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security ("Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence")
renamedFrom
Defense Intelligence Agency
reportsTo

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