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Director, National Counterintelligence and Security Center

Director, National Counterintelligence and Security Center, Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Responsibility
Management Scope

The director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center oversees a deputy director and an executive director. The NCSC is funded through the National Intelligence Program, which in fiscal 2023 received $71.7 billion in appropriations.3

Primary Responsibilities
  • Produces a strategic planning assessment of the counterintelligence requirements of the United States to be known as the National Threat Identification and Prioritization Assessment.
  • Produces a strategy for the counterintelligence programs and activities of the U. S. government to be known as the national counterintelligence strategy.
  • Evaluates on an ongoing basis the implementation of the national counterintelligence strategy and to submit to the president periodic reports on such evaluation, including a discussion of any shortfalls in the implementation of the strategy and recommendations for remedies for such shortfalls.
  • Oversees and coordinates the production of strategic analyses of counterintelligence matters, including the production of counterintelligence damage assessments and assessments of lessons learned from counterintelligence activities.
  • Coordinates the development of budgets and resource allocation plans for the counterintelligence programs and activities of the Department of Defense, the FBI, the CIA and other appropriate elements of the United States government
  • Develops priorities for counterintelligence investigations and operations, and for collection of counterintelligence, for purposes of the national counterintelligence strategy.
  • Carries out and coordinates surveys of the vulnerability of the U. S. government and the private sector regarding intelligence threats in order to identify the areas, programs and activities that require protection from such threats.
  • Consults with the private sector and reputable third-party researchers to identify vulnerabilities from foreign commercial spyware and maintain effective security measures for such devices (50 USC § 3383).
Strategic Goals and Priorities
Depends on the policy priorities of the administration.
Requirements
  • TS/SCI Clearance.
Competencies
  • Experience in the intelligence community preferred.
  • High degree of discretion to handle sensitive materials.
Past Appointments
  • Michael C. Casey (2023 to present): Staff director, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence; professional staff member, House Armed Services Committee4; legislative director, Office of Rep. Vic Snyder, House of Representatives.5
  • William Evanina (2020 to 2021): National counterintelligence executive, director of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence; chief, Central Intelligence Agency’s Counterespionage Group; assistant special agent, FBI.6
AGENCY

Office of the Director of National Intelligence

Mission: The National Counterintelligence and Security Center leads and support the U.S. government’s counterintelligence and security activities critical to protecting our nation. NCSC provides counterintelligence outreach to U.S. private sector entities at risk of foreign intelligence penetration and issues public warnings regarding intelligence threats to the U.S.

COMPENSATION

Level IV $176,300 (5 U.S. Code § 5315)2

REPORTS TO

Director of National Intelligence

SENATE COMMITTEE

Intelligence

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Footnote
  1. https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF11006
  2. https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/salary-tables/22Tables/exec/html/EX.aspx
  3. https://www.dni.gov/index.php/what-we-do/ic-budget
  4. https://www.dni.gov/index.php/ncsc-who-we-are/ncsc-leadership
  5. Leadership Directories.
  6. Leadership Directories.
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