FBI Counterintelligence FBI Counterintelligence Domain ProgramDomain Program Briefing – Dallas, Texas Briefing – Dallas, Texas

History/Evolution of the History/Evolution of the ProgramProgram

•DECCADECCA– Developing Espionage and Developing Espionage and

Counterintelligence AwarenessCounterintelligence Awareness

•ANSIRANSIR– Awareness of National Security Awareness of National Security

Issues and ResponseIssues and Response

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Technology Development Life Cycle Time-Line

End of Acquisition Life

Technology DevelopmentTechnology Development

System FieldingSystem Fielding

Operational UseOperational Use

System ManufactureSystem Manufacture

System Test/DesignSystem Test/Design

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Labs & CentersLabs & Centers

Contractors

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Technology Lifecycle and Counterintelligence Technology Lifecycle and Counterintelligence ExposureExposure

Major Strategy Elements Major Strategy Elements Supported By Domain Supported By Domain

ProgramProgram• Change BehaviorsChange Behaviors

– Of most serious foreign threatsOf most serious foreign threats– Of exploited individuals/institutionsOf exploited individuals/institutions

• Reduce OpportunitiesReduce Opportunities– Of adversaries to collect intelligence and Of adversaries to collect intelligence and

conduct operationsconduct operations• Band Field Offices/Partners TogetherBand Field Offices/Partners Together

– To devise and implement joint To devise and implement joint operational plans that cross boundariesoperational plans that cross boundaries

• Transformation to Proactive ProgramTransformation to Proactive Program– Pursue foreign positive intelligence Pursue foreign positive intelligence

collection effort collection effort

Changing Changing Counterintelligence (CI) Counterintelligence (CI)

ParadigmParadigm• Shift from reactive to proactive operationsShift from reactive to proactive operations

• Acknowledgement of new business realities Acknowledgement of new business realities (“The World is Flat”)(“The World is Flat”)

• Development and advocacy of risk Development and advocacy of risk mitigation strategies vs. threat avoidancemitigation strategies vs. threat avoidance

• Pushing counterintelligence awareness out Pushing counterintelligence awareness out to the business/academic communityto the business/academic community

• Leveraging resources to mutual advantageLeveraging resources to mutual advantage

Holistic Approach to CI Holistic Approach to CI Risk ManagementRisk Management

• Insure that all facets of security Insure that all facets of security (physical, IT, personnel) are aware of (physical, IT, personnel) are aware of counterintelligence issues and counterintelligence issues and incorporate risk detection and incorporate risk detection and mitigation into cohesive business mitigation into cohesive business strategy. strategy.

• Partnership between USIC and Private Partnership between USIC and Private Sector to leverage resources to Sector to leverage resources to maximum benefit of nation.maximum benefit of nation.

Pitching PartnershipPitching Partnership• Emphasis on Confluence of InterestEmphasis on Confluence of Interest

– CI protection = IPR/Research protectionCI protection = IPR/Research protection

• Leveraging finite resourcesLeveraging finite resources– Recognition that we are all short-handedRecognition that we are all short-handed

• Encouraging ongoing communicationEncouraging ongoing communication

• Building confidence/trustBuilding confidence/trust– Subject matter competenceSubject matter competence– No threat postureNo threat posture– ConfidentialityConfidentiality

CI Domain Program CI Domain Program InitiativesInitiatives

•Critical National Assets/Domain Critical National Assets/Domain EquitiesEquities

•Business AllianceBusiness Alliance

•Academic AllianceAcademic Alliance

•CI Working GroupsCI Working Groups

•Program Review ProcessProgram Review Process

Business AllianceBusiness Alliance• FBI-led programmatic outreach to Defense FBI-led programmatic outreach to Defense

Industry (w/ DoD partnership)Industry (w/ DoD partnership)– Executive level engagementExecutive level engagement

• CI and Business confidence-buildingCI and Business confidence-building

• Seeking strategic shiftSeeking strategic shift

• Corporate volunteerism to changeCorporate volunteerism to change

• Due-diligence Due-diligence

• Compel self-governanceCompel self-governance– Self-assessment tool/assistanceSelf-assessment tool/assistance

CI

General DynamicsGeneral DynamicsRaytheonRaytheonLockheed MartinLockheed MartinBoeingBoeingNorthrop GrummanNorthrop GrummanL3 CommunicationsL3 CommunicationsBAE SystemsBAE Systems

“Better to know than not know…”

What is the RTP SIG?What is the RTP SIG?

• RTP = Research and RTP = Research and Technology ProtectionTechnology Protection

• SIG = Special Interest GroupSIG = Special Interest Group

• The RTP SIG is a tool for The RTP SIG is a tool for Domain Coordinators to use Domain Coordinators to use to provide information to their to provide information to their Domain representativesDomain representatives

http://www.infragard.nethttp://www.infragard.net

What is the RTP Special What is the RTP Special Interest Group?Interest Group?

• The RTP SIG is a tool the FBI utilizes to provide The RTP SIG is a tool the FBI utilizes to provide information to cleared Defense Contractors, information to cleared Defense Contractors, private industry and academia. Domain private industry and academia. Domain Coordinators are your local FBI contacts.Coordinators are your local FBI contacts.– Mission: to provide actionable and relevant Mission: to provide actionable and relevant

information to cleared defense contractors, information to cleared defense contractors, private industry and academia to better private industry and academia to better enable them to protect their research and enable them to protect their research and technology.technology.

Why we need the RTP Why we need the RTP SIGSIG

• To provide information to the targets of To provide information to the targets of foreign intelligence services and economic foreign intelligence services and economic espionage that will help them become a espionage that will help them become a tougher target.tougher target.

• To increase reporting of To increase reporting of Counterintelligence events.Counterintelligence events.

InfraGard RTP SIGInfraGard RTP SIG

Membership: the application Membership: the application process for the RTP SIG process for the RTP SIG

websitewebsite

• Must be a current InfraGard Must be a current InfraGard membermember

• Must have a need for information Must have a need for information on how to protect research and on how to protect research and technologytechnology

• Should have the capability to take Should have the capability to take action on the information provided action on the information provided to themto them

How do I access the RTP How do I access the RTP SIG?SIG?

By selecting the “I want to join Research and By selecting the “I want to join Research and Technology Protection InfraGard” button Technology Protection InfraGard” button you will be requested to answer 7 you will be requested to answer 7 questions:questions:

1.1. What is your full name and to what What is your full name and to what InfraGard chapter do you belong?InfraGard chapter do you belong?

2.2. What is you organization and has it What is you organization and has it been awarded any classified contracts?been awarded any classified contracts?

3.3. Do you have a security clearance?Do you have a security clearance?4.4. Does your company maintain or Does your company maintain or

develop processes, formulas or other develop processes, formulas or other things that might be considered things that might be considered intellectual property or trade secrets?intellectual property or trade secrets?

5.5. What is your title?What is your title?6.6. Please explain how your Please explain how your

responsibilities pertain to protecting responsibilities pertain to protecting your company’s research, technology your company’s research, technology or trade secrets.or trade secrets.

7.7. Would you like to be listed in the SIG Would you like to be listed in the SIG directory?directory?

Academic AllianceAcademic Alliance

• Foster spirit of Foster spirit of cooperationcooperation

• Establish a Establish a dialoguedialogue

• Share informationShare information

• Increase Increase awarenessawareness

Academic AllianceAcademic Alliance

• National Security Higher Education National Security Higher Education Advisory Board (NSHEAB)Advisory Board (NSHEAB)

• College and University Security Effort College and University Security Effort (CAUSE)(CAUSE)

National Security Higher National Security Higher Education Advisory Board Education Advisory Board

(NSHEAB)(NSHEAB)

• Members include 16 university presidents Members include 16 university presidents and chancellorsand chancellors

• Chaired by Graham Spanier, President of Chaired by Graham Spanier, President of The Pennsylvania State UniversityThe Pennsylvania State University

• Three meetings a yearThree meetings a year• Other participants include:Other participants include:

– National Science FoundationNational Science Foundation– Department of CommerceDepartment of Commerce– Central Intelligence AgencyCentral Intelligence Agency– Department of DefenseDepartment of Defense

NSHEAB MembersNSHEAB Members• The Johns Hopkins The Johns Hopkins

UniversityUniversity• UCLAUCLA• Carnegie MellonCarnegie Mellon• University of University of

WashingtonWashington• Texas A&MTexas A&M• Iowa State UniversityIowa State University• University of University of

PennsylvaniaPennsylvania

• MITMIT• PurduePurdue• West Virginia West Virginia

UniversityUniversity• University of FloridaUniversity of Florida• UNC – Chapel HillUNC – Chapel Hill• University of MarylandUniversity of Maryland• The Pennsylvania The Pennsylvania

State UniversityState University• University of University of

WisconsinWisconsin

Mission of the NSHEABMission of the NSHEAB

• Promote understandingPromote understanding• Create a forum for mutual issuesCreate a forum for mutual issues• Provide advice on the culture of Provide advice on the culture of

higher educationhigher education• Build on traditions of openness, Build on traditions of openness,

academic freedom and international academic freedom and international collaborationcollaboration

• Discuss matters pertaining to Discuss matters pertaining to national security.national security.

CI Working GroupsCI Working Groups

• Develop joint operations/initiativesDevelop joint operations/initiatives

• Share and develop threat assessmentsShare and develop threat assessments

• Coordinate and with partner Coordinate and with partner OGAs/business/academia as appropriateOGAs/business/academia as appropriate

• Push knowledge up from Field to Push knowledge up from Field to National level as foundation for policy National level as foundation for policy developmentdevelopment

CI Program Review CI Program Review ProcessProcess

• Qualify and quantify successful Qualify and quantify successful implementation of the National CI implementation of the National CI StrategyStrategy– Program Reviews use specific metricsProgram Reviews use specific metrics

• Inform FBI management, Congress, Inform FBI management, Congress, OMB, DOJ and the DNI of our progress OMB, DOJ and the DNI of our progress in reaching goals and objectivesin reaching goals and objectives

• Identifying resources needed for Identifying resources needed for successsuccess

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