The Department of Defense has issued several noteworthy new policy Instructions on intelligence and national security matters, including the following (all pdf).
“Joint Reserve Intelligence Program (JRIP),” DoD Instruction 3305.07, March 27, 2007.
“DoD Counterintelligence (CI) Training,” DoD Instruction 3305.11, March 19, 2007.
“Minimum Security Standards for Safeguarding Chemical Agents,” DoD Instruction 5210.65, March 12, 2007.
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