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Office of the National Counterintelligence Executive March 2005 _______________________________________   National Counterintelligence Strategy of the United States PREFACE The Counterintelligence Enhancement Act of 2002 (50 USC 401) directs that the Office of the National Counterintelligence Executive produce, on an annual basis, a strategy for the counterintelligence programs and activities of the United States Government. This is the first national counterintelligence strategy promulgated pursuant to that Act. President George W. Bush approved The National Counterintelligence Strategy of the United States on March 1, 2005. Counterintelligence, as defined in the National Security Act of 1947, is “information gathered and activities conducted to protect against espionage, other intelligence activities, sabotage, or assassinations conducted by or on behalf of foreign governments or elements thereof, foreign organizations or foreign persons, or international terrorist activities.” As used in this Strategy, counterintelligence includes defensive and offensive activities conducted at home and abroad to protect against the traditional and emerging foreign intelligence threats of the 21st Century.

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PREFACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	i
INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	1
COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND NATIONAL SECURITY. .	3

	I. We will extend the safeguards of strategic counterintelligence to the Global War on Terrorism. . . .	3
	II. U.S. counterintelligence will shift from a reactive posture to a proactive strategy of seizing advantage. . . .	4
	III. U.S. counterintelligence will help protect the sensitive technologies that are the backbone of our security . . . . .	5
	IV. U.S. counterintelligence will safeguard the integrity of intelligence operations and analysis, and defeat foreign intelligence operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	6
	V. U.S. counterintelligence will seek to ensure a level economic playing field so that business and industry are not disadvantaged by foreign intelligence operations. . . .	6
	VI. The intelligence community will ensure that counterintelligence analytic products are available to the President and his national security team to inform decisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	7

BUILDING A NATIONAL COUNTERINTELLIGENCE SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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CONCLUSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ________________________________________   INTRODUCTION The National Security Strategy of the United States seeks to defend the peace by fighting terrorists and tyrants, to preserve the peace by building good relations among the great powers, and to extend the peace by encouraging free and open societies on every continent. These fundamental objectives of our great Nation are not easily won. The terrorists and tyrants, the opponents of peace and freedom, are not passively watching from the sidelines. They are actively engaged in efforts to undermine the United States and our allies, and these efforts include some dimension of intelligence activities directed against us. Specifically, foreign adversaries seek to: • penetrate, collect, and compromise our national security secrets (including sensitive information, plans, technology, activities, and operations) to advance their interests and defeat United States objectives. • manipulate and distort the facts and reality presented to United States policymakers by manipulating the intelligence we gather, and by conducting covert influence operations. • detect, disrupt and counter national security operations including clandestine collection and special activities, special operations, other sensitive intelligence, and military and diplomatic activities. • acquire critical technologies and other sensitive information to enhance their military capabilities or to achieve an economic advantage. Collectively, these foreign intelligence activities present a threat to the Nation’s security and prosperity. The United States requires national, systematic, and well-defined policies to counter them. A key to success in defeating these threats is a strategic counterintelligence response that supports the National Security Strategy. The National Counterintelligence Strategy of the United States has four essential objectives: • Identify, assess, neutralize, and exploit the intelligence activities of foreign powers, terrorist groups, international criminal organizations, and other entities who seek to do us harm. • Protect our intelligence collection and analytic capabilities from adversary denial, penetration, influence, or manipulation. • Help enable the successful execution of our sensitive national security operations. • Help safeguard our vital national security secrets, critical assets, and technologies against theft, covert foreign diversion, or exploitation. To achieve these objectives, we will draw upon the full range of counterintelligence capabilities including counterespionage, counter-deception, and offensive operations against hostile intelligence activities. Each of these national security tools must be strategically driven and employed to protect the United States from foreign threats, and to advance our national interests. This document sets forth the national counterintelligence strategy of the United States in the context of our broad national security objectives and the foreign intelligence threats we face.   Source: (Requires Adobe Reader for viewing) National Counterintelligence Strategy of the United States NCIX speech at CI for the 21st Century Conference ________________________________________ Office of the National Counterintelligence Executive     Google results: The National Counterintelligence Strategy of the United States

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