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The Honorable Avril Haines
Director of National Intelligence
Office of the Director of National Intelligence
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The Intelligence Community provides dynamic careers to talented professionals in almost every career category. The ODNI is a senior-level agency that provides oversight to the Intelligence Community. ODNI is primarily a staff organization that employs subject-matter experts in the areas of collection, analysis, acquisition, policy, human resources, and management.
Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity tackles some of the most difficult challenges across the intelligence agencies and disciplines, and results from its programs are expected to transition to its IC customers. IARPA does not have an operational mission and does not deploy technologies directly to the field.
If you would like to learn more about engaging with IARPA on their highly innovative work that is already positively impacting the U.S. Intelligence Community and society in general, please follow the link below.
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Lead and support the U.S. Government’s counterintelligence (CI) and security activities critical to protecting our nation; provide CI outreach to U.S. private sector entities at risk of foreign intelligence penetration; and issue public warnings regarding intelligence threats to the U.S.
These bulletins provide an overview of a specific foreign intelligence threat and mitigation steps.
An outreach initiative for protecting research and innovation in emerging technologies
NCSC works to raise awareness about supply chain threats, while providing resources to mitigate risks.
NCSC is teaming up with federal partners to raise awareness of insider threats and share best practices for mitigating these risks.
The National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) champions the integration of the U.S. Government’s counterintelligence (CI) and security activities focused on countering the threats to information and assets critical to our nation’s security; provides CI outreach to the U.S. Government and private sector entities; and issues public warnings regarding intelligence threats to the U.S.
THREAT ASSESSMENTSThe foundation of all counterintelligence work is the study of foreign intelligence entities -- to understand their behavior—how they define and carry out their mission. NCSC produces the National identification and Prioritization Assessment, which informs policy makers and senior officials on current and emerging foreign intelligence threats that could seriously damage U.S. national security. |
PERSONNEL SECURITYNCSC supports effective and uniform policies & procedures for conducting investigations and adjudicating eligibility for access to classified information or to hold a sensitive position. |
INSIDER THREATNCSC helps the Executive Branch build programs that deter, detect, and mitigate actions by insiders who may represent a threat to national security. |
DAMAGE ASSESSMENTSDamage assessments are conducted or coordinated by NCSC to evaluate actual or potential damage to national security from the unauthorized disclosure or compromise of classified information. |
INFORMATION SHARING AND AUDIT DATAInformation collected and analysis produced by the IC are "national assets." NCSC works with the IC Chief Information Officer to develop and implement information sharing standards. |
PHYSICAL SECURITYNCSC works with the Department of State to protect classified national security information and to perform other security-related functions affecting U.S. diplomatic and consular facilities abroad. |
SUPPLY CHAIN RISK MANAGEMENTNCSC aids partners in assessing and mitigating attempts to compromise the global supply chains that provide mission-critical products, materials, and services to the U.S. Government. |
CYBER THREATSNCSC works with the U.S. Government cyber community and the IC, to provide the CI and security perspective on foreign intelligence and other threat actors’ cyber capabilities. |
NATIONAL AND INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY STRATEGY DEVELOPMENTNCSC is transforming its workforce and capabilities through strategic hiring and implementation of its professional development strategy. Through these efforts, NCSC will retain current talent and acquire new skills necessary to lead the nation's counterintelligence and security efforts to counter the foreign intelligence threat. NCSC has rotational opportunities for current federal civilian personnel that are interested in working in our dynamic and diverse organization. |
ADVOCATING FOR CI AND SECURITY RESOURCESNCSC oversees the CI and security resources budgeted in the annual National Intelligence Program and advocates for implementation of other CI and security best practices through individual agency programs. |
NCSC is transforming its workforce and capabilities through strategic hiring and implementation of its professional development strategy. Through these efforts, NCSC will retain current talent and acquire new skills necessary to lead the nation's counterintelligence and security efforts to counter the foreign intelligence threat. NCSC has rotational opportunities for current federal civilian personnel that are interested in working in our dynamic and diverse organization.
