scope:

PURPOSE

This Instruction:

Reissues Reference (a) and implements Reference (b) as it pertains to the DoD TSCM program.

Defines the role of TSCM as one of the counterintelligence (CI) functional services, References (c) and (d).

Defines the responsibilities of the Director, DoD Counterintelligence Field Activity (DoD CIFA) and the Director, National Security Agency (NSA)/Central Security Service (CSS) in the DoD TSCM program.

APPLICABILITY

This Instruction applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, 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, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities in the Department of Defense (hereafter referred to collectively as the "DoD Components").