scope:

Purpose

a. To establish policy and procedures implementing oversight o f the Department of the Navy (DON) Military Intelligence Program (MIP) .

b. To e stablish responsibilities .and procedures for the Service programmers and comptrollers, MIP component managers , and DON Budget Office in support of the Deputy Under Secretary of the Navy for Policy (DUSN(P}} in this role.

Applicability. This instruction governs all components of planning, programming, budgeting, and execution (PPBE) for the MIP within the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps. It provides methods for changing a MIP project or its budget, and requirements for external reporting of MIP-related information to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence (USD(I)). This instruction applies to all MIP activities, personnel, supporting contractors, and consultants. Unless specifically directed by the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) or Under Secretary of the Navy (UNSECNAV), no MIPdesignated activity within the DON shall be exempt from the requirements of the instruction, regardless of sensitivity, classification, or degree of access restriction.

a. References (a) and (b) assign responsibility for oversight of DON MIP to SECNAV. Reference (c) delegates responsibility for oversight of DON MIP from SECNAV to UNSECNAV. Reference (d) requires that the DUSN(P) support the UNSECNAV in the execution of this oversight responsibility. Service MIP activities and the DON Budget Office are responsible for supporting the overall DON MIP oversight effort.

b. The oversight of DON MIP by DUSN(P), DON Budget Office, and other participants is mutually cooperative. DUSN(P) exerts authority over the MIP to ensure that projects adhere to applicable strategy and are resourced properly. This authority is executed on behalf of the UNSECNAV and in coordination with Service MIP component managers. The DON Budget Office ensures that MIP projects are properly priced, budgeted, and executed through departmental PPBE processes. The DON Budget Office proposes, coordinates, and processes execution realignments when necessary. The DON Budget Office coordinates with budget submitting offices (BSO) and Service intelligence and programming staffs to ensure that the MIP is properly represented in departmental data, budgets, and submissions to higher authorities. This instruction further defines the interaction between the MIP participants.