Office of SIGINT Operations
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The Office of SIGINT Operations is a specialized unit responsible for managing and conducting signals intelligence activities within the Directorate of Science and Technology.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| U.S. Intelligence Community SIGINT structure | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intelligence agency office
ⓘ
signals intelligence organization ⓘ |
| abbreviation | OSO ⓘ |
| activity |
signals analysis
ⓘ
signals collection ⓘ signals processing ⓘ technical support for clandestine SIGINT operations ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
National Security Agency
ⓘ
other CIA directorates ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfOperator |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| field | signals intelligence ⓘ |
| focus |
foreign intelligence collection via signals
ⓘ
support to CIA operational requirements ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
communications surveillance
ⓘ
electronic surveillance ⓘ technical intelligence ⓘ |
| headquarters |
CIA Headquarters
ⓘ
surface form:
CIA Headquarters, Langley, Virginia
|
| jurisdiction | Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Langley, Virginia ⓘ |
| mission |
to manage CIA participation in national SIGINT programs
ⓘ
to provide SIGINT support to CIA intelligence and covert operations ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Central Intelligence Agency
ⓘ
Directorate of Science and Technology ⓘ |
| partOf |
Directorate of Science and Technology
ⓘ
Office of SIGINT Operations self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Intelligence Community SIGINT structure
|
| responsibleFor |
conduct of CIA signals intelligence operations
ⓘ
coordination of SIGINT collection for CIA ⓘ management of CIA signals intelligence activities ⓘ technical SIGINT support to CIA operations ⓘ |
| sector | national security ⓘ |
| securityClassification | highly classified ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Deputy Director for Science and Technology ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | operational office within a directorate ⓘ |
| uses |
communications intelligence methods
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electronic intelligence methods ⓘ signals interception technologies ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
U.S. Intelligence Community SIGINT structure