scope:

PURPOSE.

This Instruction establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides procedures for issuance of counterintelligence (CI) badges and credentials to civilian and military personnel conducting authorized CI activities pursuant to the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5143.01 (Reference (a)) and DoDD 5240.02 (Reference (b)).

APPLICABILITY.

This Instruction:

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

b. Does not apply to the Military Department Counterintelligence Organizations (MDCOs), i.e., Army CI, the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, or the Air Force Office of Special Investigations. This Instruction also does not apply to CI personnel under command of the Director of Intelligence, Headquarters Marine Corps.