The DIA Director is responsible for representing and advocating CCMD views and intelligence requirements to the Joint Staff and the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD). True or False?

• A. True
• B. False
• C. (Not Applicable)
• D. (Not Applicable)

Answer: (B)

The main idea here is understanding who advocates military intelligence needs to the Joint Staff and the Office of the Secretary of Defense. The Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency represents the Defense Intelligence Agency and, more broadly, the Intelligence Community’s defense intelligence interests to DoD leaders, Joint Staff, and OSD. CCMD views and intelligence requirements are raised and pursued by the Combatant Commands through their own intelligence staffs and liaisons, not by the DIA Director as the official representative of CCMD perspectives. In other words, the DIA Director supports IC-wide intelligence integration and coordination, while CCMDs advocate their own needs through their channels. That’s why the statement is false.