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(S//REL) New SID Directive: Providing SIGINT Technology to NonSIGINT Elements
FROM:
SIGINT Policy (S02L1)
Run Date: 05/31/2006
(S//REL) United States SIGINT System elements and Electronic Warfare* elements both need to
locate targets. Have you ever wondered what the process is for passing SIGINT technology to
EW and other non-SIGINT elements to help them do so?
(S//REL) SID Management Directive 418 , " The Use of SIGINT Technology to Locate Targets
Under Other Than Intelligence/SIGINT Authorities ," was signed by the SIGINT Director on 19
May 2006. Along with providing direction on the provision of SIGINT technology to non-SIGINT
elements for locating targets, Directive 418 also defines the minimum essential coordination and
deconfliction required between the USSS and non-SIGINT units when using such technology
operationally and in exercises. It lists responsibilities for various Agency personnel, including
NSA/CSS Representatives, the SID Deputy Director for Data Acquisition (S3), and SID's Deputy
Director for Customer Relationships (S1).
(S//REL) The provision of appropriate SIGINT-developed locational technology to operational
forces is in the best interests of not only NSA but also the Department of Defense, the
Intelligence Community, and overall U.S. national security.
(U//FOUO) SID Management Directive 418, and other SID policies, can be reached via the
SIGINT Policy home page.
*(U) Notes:
(U) Electronic Warfare Operations are defined as any military action involving the use of
electromagnetic energy and directed energy to control the electromagnetic spectrum or attack
the adversary. (For further details, see Directive 418.)
"(U//FOUO) SIDtoday articles may not be republished or reposted outside NSANet
without the consent of S0121 (DL sid comms)."
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