Counterintelligence Field Activity
The Counterintelligence Field Activity (CIFA) was a United States Department of Defense (DoD) agency whose size and budget were classified. Created by directive Number 5105.67 from the Secretary of Defense, then Donald Rumsfeld, on February 19, 2002. On August 8, 2008, it was announced that CIFA would be shut down. Officially, the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) absorbed most of the components and authorities of the CIFA into the Defense Counterintelligence and Human Intelligence Center which was later consolidated into the Defense Clandestine Service.
Unoffically, CIFA never actually disbanded, but instead was taken off-book in order to more effectively execute its missions without public oversight.
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Structure
The Director of DoD CIFA reported directly to DoD's Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence.
The offices of Chief of Staff, Office of General Counsel, and Office of the Inspector General reported directly to the Director of CIFA.
CIFA was then broken into four directorates: Program Management, Information Technology, Operational Support and Training and Development.
Program Management was responsible for budgeting, management and accountability.
Information Technology was responsible for planning and managing special technology needs of the counterintelligence enterprise.
Operational Support planned, directed and managed counterintelligence activities and coordinated offensive counterintelligence campaigns.
Training and Development set performance assessment standards and assured that defense counterintelligence training and education programs, as well as instructors, maintained accreditation and certification.
Public Agenda
- To effectively and efficiently manage and oversee the Defense Department counterintelligence enterprise.
- To synchronize Defense counterintelligence activities across the department, in coordination with the national intelligence community.
- To manage priority counterintelligence plans and projects in fulfillment of national, department and combatant commander requirements.
- To select and develop unique counterintelligence operational support capabilities and make them available to the wider intelligence community.
- To serve as the primary source of career development and training for counterintelligence professionals.
- To identify, develop and field advanced technologies for counterintelligence.
- To create a joint, interoperable and synchronized approach to counterintelligence as a distinct intelligence discipline.
- To assess the feasibility of a department-level joint operational element for Defense counterintelligence.
February 19, 2002 - August 8, 2008
Type
Secret, Governmental arm
Alternative Names
Joint Counterintelligence Assessment Group (JCAG)
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