SORT: 5137.01
DOCI: DODD 5137.1
DATE: 19920212
TITL: DODD 5137.1 Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command, Control,
Communications, and Intelligence, February 12, 1992, DA&M
Refs: (a) Title 10, United States Code
(b) DoD Directive 5137.1, subject as above, March 27, 1990 (hereby
canceled)
(c) Title 44, United States Code
(d) Executive Order 12356, "National Security Information," April 2, 1982
(e) through (n), see enclosure 1
A. REISSUANCE AND PURPOSE
Under the authority vested in the Secretary of Defense by reference (a),
this Directive reissues reference (b) to update the responsibilities,
functions, relationships, and authorities of the ASD(C3I), as prescribed
herein.
B. APPLICABILITY
This Directive applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD),
the Military Departments, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and
the Joint Staff, the Unified and Specified Combatant Commands, the
Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, and
the DoD Field Activities (hereafter referred to collectively as "the DoD
Components").
C. RESPONSIBILITIES
The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command, Control, Communications,
and Intelligence shall have as his principal duty the overall supervision
of C3I affairs of the Department of Defense. The ASD(C3I) is the principal
staff assistant and advisor to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of
Defense for C3I, information management (IM), counter-intelligence (CI),
and security countermeasures (SCM) matters, including warning,
reconnaissance, and intelligence and intelligence-related activities
conducted by the Department of Defense.
D. FUNCTIONS
In the exercise of assigned responsibilities, the Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence shall:
1. Serve as principal staff assistant in carrying out the responsibilities
of the Secretary of Defense as Executive Agent for the National
Communications System.
2. Serve as the Department's senior IM official pursuant to Section
3506(b) of 44 U.S.C. (reference (c)); implement the Defense IM program,
the Defense corporate IM initiative, and the principles of corporate IM
throughout the Department of Defense; and ensure the proper integration of
DoD computing, systems security, telecommunications, and IM activities.
3. Conduct and account for any acquisitions made pursuant to a delegation
of authority under Section 111 of the Federal Property and Administrative
Services Act (40 U.S.C. 759), in accordance with Section 3506(c)(4) of 44
U.S.C. (reference (c)).
4. Serve as the Department's senior information security official pursuant
to Section 5.3(a) of E.O. 12356 (reference (d)).
5. Serve as the principal DoD official responsible for establishing
software policy and practices, but shall not be responsible for computer
resources, both hardware and software, that are: physically part of,
dedicated to, or essential in real time to the mission performance of
weapon systems; used for weapon system specialized training, simulation,
diagnostic test and maintenance, or calibration; or used for research and
development of weapon systems.
6. Establish and implement IM policy, processes, programs, and standards
to govern the development, acquisition, and operation of automated data
processing (ADP) equipment by the Department of Defense, but shall not be
responsible for ADP equipment that is an integral part of a weapon or
weapon system, test support for a weapon or weapon system, or information
technology basic research and development.
7. Chair the Major Automated Information System Review Council (MAISRC).
The ASD(C3I) shall operate the MAISRC in a manner consistent with the
acquisition policies in DoD Directive 5000.1 (reference (e)) and, for
automated information system programs below the Defense Acquisition Board
thresholds, independently of the Defense Acquisition Board (DAB).
8. Provide program management for the General Defense Intelligence
Program, the Foreign Counterintelligence Program, and the Security and
Investigative Activities Program.
9. Serve as the principal DoD official responsible for preparing and
defending the Department's C3I, CI, SCM, and IM programs before the
Congress.
10. Review and advise the Secretary of Defense on C3I, CI, SCM, and IM
plans and programs; review and recommend requirements and priorities to
ensure that DoD requirements are fully considered in the development of
these plans and programs; monitor and evaluate the responsiveness of such
programs to DoD requirements, particularly their readiness to support
military operations.
Il. Provide guidance, and management and technical oversight for all C3I,
CI, SCM, and IM projects, programs, and systems being acquired by, or for
the use of, the Department of Defense and its Components.
12. Oversee applicable training and career development programs to ensure
that trained manpower is available to support DoD C3I, CI, SCM, and IM
mission needs, including manpower requirements for projected systems.
13. Recommend, advise, and provide assistance to other OSD staff elements
on C3I, CI, SCM, and IM matters relevant to the execution of their
assigned responsibilities, including the execution of DoD-wide programs to
improve standards of performance, economy, and efficiency.
14. Assess the responsiveness of intelligence products to DoD
requirements.
15. Promote coordination, cooperation, and cross-Service management of
joint C3I, IM, CI, and SCM programs to ensure essential interoperability
is achieved within the Department of Defense and between the Department of
Defense and other Federal Agencies and the civilian community.
16. Participate, as appropriate, in the DoD planning, programming, and
budgeting system for C3I, IM, CI, and SCM activities by reviewing proposed
DoD resource programs, formulating budget estimates, recommending resource
allocations and priorities, and monitoring the implementation of approved
programs.
17. Establish policy and provide direction to the DoD Components on all
matters concerning the assigned functional areas in paragraph D.17.a.
through z., below; serve as the primary focal point for staff coordination
on these matters within the Department of Defense, with other Government
Departments and Agencies, and with foreign governments and international
organizations to which the United States is party; and provide DoD
representation to foreign governments and intergovernmental and
international organizations when dealing with these matters.
a. Strategic, theater, and tactical nuclear and conventional command and
control. b. Information networks. c. C3I-related space systems. d. Special
technology and systems. e. Telecommunications. f. Identification,
navigation, and position fixing systems. g. Strategic C3 countermeasures.
h. Air traffic control and airspace management. i. Surveillance, warning,
and reconnaissance architectures. j. North Atlantic Treaty Organization
C3I architectures and systems. k. Information systems security. l.
Intelligence programs, systems, and equipment. m. National Communications
System activities. n. Radio frequency policy and management. o. Mapping,
charting, and geodesy. p. Integration and/or interface of national and
tactical C3I systems and programs. q. C3I, IM, CI, and SCM career
development, including DoD foreign language training. r. Information
management activities. s. Counter-narcotics C3I activities. t. C3I, IM,
CI, and SCM technology programs and activities. u. Counterintelligence
operations and investigations policy and programs. v. Defense
investigative activities, to include personnel security investigations,
unauthorized disclosures of classified information, and polygraph
examinations. w. Security countermeasures activities, to include physical
security, personnel security, industrial security, and security
classification and safeguards policy and programs. x. Operations security
and counter-imagery security. y. Security-related research, including
personnel security and polygraph activities. z. Data and information
systems standardization programs, including DoD-wide data administration.
18. Perform such other duties as the Secretary of Defense may assign.
E. RELATIONSHIPS
1. In the performance of all assigned duties, the ASD(C3I) shall:
a. Report directly to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense.
b. Exercise direction, authority, and control over: the Defense
Information Systems Agency, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Defense
Mapping Agency, the Defense Investigative Service, the Defense Support
Project Office, the Intelligence Program Support Group, the Defense
Polygraph Institute, the DoD Security Institute, and the Defense Personnel
Security Research Center.
c. Exercise staff supervision over: the National Security Agency/Central
Security Service, the Air Force and Navy Special Intelligence Programs,
the Electromagnetic Compatibility Analysis Center, and the Defense Courier
Service.
d. Coordinate and exchange information with other OSD officials and heads
of DoD Components exercising collateral or related functions.
e. Use existing facilities and services of the Department of Defense and
other Federal Agencies, when practicable, to avoid duplication and to
achieve maximum readiness, sustainability, efficiency, and economy.
f. Work closely with the Director of Central Intelligence to ensure
effective complementary and mutual support between DoD intelligence
programs, including DoD programs in the National Foreign Intelligence
Program, and non-DoD intelligence programs.
2. ASD(C3I) acquisition-related activities shall be subject to review by
the DAB in accordance with DoD Directive 5000.1 (reference (e)) and DoD
Directive 5000.49 (reference (f)), and shall be subject to the authority
of the USD(A) delegated by the Secretary or Deputy Secretary of Defense.
3. Other OSD officials and heads of the DoD Components shall coordinate
with the ASD(C3I) on all matters related to the functions cited in section
D., above.
F. AUTHORITIES
1. The ASD(C3I) is hereby delegated authority to:
a. Issue DoD Instructions, DoD publications, and one-time directive type
memoranda, consistent with DoD 5025.1-M (reference (g)), that implement
policies approved by the Secretary of Defense in assigned fields of
responsibility. Instructions to the Military Departments shall be issued
through the Secretaries of those Departments. Instructions to Unified or
Specified Combatant Commands shall be communicated through the Chairman of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
b. Obtain reports, information, advice, and assistance, consistent with
DoD Directive 7750.5 (reference (h)), as necessary, in carrying out
assigned functions.
c. Communicate directly with heads of the DoD Components. Communications
to the Commanders in Chief of the Unified and Specified Combatant Commands
shall be transmitted through the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
d. Communicate with other Government Agencies, the Executive Office of the
President, representatives of the legislative branch, and members of the
public, as appropriate, in carrying out assigned functions.
e. Establish arrangements and appoint representation for DoD participation
in non-defense governmental programs for which the ASD(C3I) is assigned
DoD cognizance, to include national-level committees.
f. Waive Federal Information Processing Standards, granted by the
Secretary of Commerce Memorandum (reference (i)). The ASD(C3I) may
redelegate this authority to the senior officials of the Military
Departments designated pursuant to Section 3506(b) of reference (c). This
authority is subject to the conditions specified in the procedures of
reference (i).
g. Make original security classification determinations at the Top Secret
level in accordance with E.O. 12356 (reference (d)). This authority may be
redelegated, as appropriate, and in writing, pursuant to Section 1.2(d)(2)
of reference (d).
h. Waive use of Ada programming language, pursuant to DoD Directive 3405.1
(reference (j)).
2. The ASD(C3I) also is hereby delegated the authorities contained in
enclosure 3 of DoD Directive 5105.19 (reference (k)), enclosure 1 of DoD
Directive 5105.21 (reference (l)), enclosure 2 of DoD Directive 5105.40
(reference (m)), and enclosure 2 of DoD Directive 5105.42 (reference (n)).
The ASD(C3I) may modify, terminate, or redelegate these authorities, in
whole or in part, as appropriate, and in writing, except as otherwise
provided by law or regulation.
G. EFFECTIVE DATE
This Directive is effective immediately.
Atwood Deputy Secretary of Defense
Enclosure - 1 References
REFERENCES, continued
(e) DoD Directive 5000.1, "Defense Acquisition," February 23, 1991
(f) DoD Directive 5000.49, "Defense Acquisition Board," September 11, 1989
(g) DoD 5025.1-M, "DoD Directives System Procedures," December 1990,
authorized by DoD Directive 5025.1, December 23, 1988
(h) DoD Directive 7750.5, "Management and Control of Information
Requirements," August 7, 1986
(i) Secretary of Commerce Memorandum, "Procedures for Waivers for the
Federal Information Processing Standards," November 14, 1988
(j) DoD Directive 3405.1, "Computer Programming Language Policy," April 2,
1987
(k) DoD Directive 5105.19, "Defense Information Systems Agency," June 25,
1991
(l) DoD Directive 5105.21, "Defense Intelligence Agency," May 19, 1977
(m) DoD Directive 5105.40, "Defense Mapping Agency," December 6, 1990
(n) DoD Directive 5105.42, "Defense Investigative Service," June 14, 1985
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