scope:

PURPOSE

Pursuant to the authority vested in the Secretary of Defense by reference (a), this Directive establishes the Department of Defense Counterintelligence Field Activity with the mission, responsibilities, functions, relationships, and authorities, as prescribed herein.

APPLICABILITY

This Directive applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the Military Departments, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, and the DoD Field Activities, as well as all other organizational entities within the Department of Defense (hereafter referred to collectively as "the DoD Components").