DC3 Mission

Operations Enablement Directorate

The Operations Enablement Directorate (OED) empowers Department of the Air Force–wide Law Enforcement and Counterintelligence investigations with the capabilities, expertise, and operational support that turn information into action. By integrating specialized tools and strategic resources, OED amplifies investigative impact and strengthens mission outcomes across the enterprise.

 
Operations Enablement Directorate Overview
The mission and principal focus of the OED is to amplify the effects of DoW-wide law enforcement and counterintelligence (LE/CI) investigations and operations, and by extension, the effects of the U.S. Intelligence Community at large. That charge encompasses:
 
  1. Conducting expert technical and all-source analysis focused on countering foreign intelligence threats to DoW and the U.S. government as a whole
  2. Integrating disparate and emerging technologies to enhance collaboration, interoperability, and the collective capabilities of DoW and Federal LE/CI, cybersecurity, and acquisition communities
  3. Providing focused oversight and integration with the LE/CI and intelligence communities through liaison officers and embeds with:
  • Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC)
  • Army Military Intelligence
  • U.S. Cyber Command
  • Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA)
  • FBI
  • National Cyber Investigative Task Force (NCIJTF)
OED Capabilities
Analytical Group (AG)
The mission of the AG is to conduct sharply focused technical and cyber intelligence analysis, leveraging multiple sources of data, unique analytic tools, applications, and capabilities to directly support stakeholder requirements and priorities. 
Production
The AG publishes reports that result in numerous investigational and operational leads and technical findings, and highlight trends that enable predictive analysis, including: 
• Cyber Intelligence Reports (highlights of activities/trends to enable predictive analysis)
• Cyber Profiles (summaries of entity findings with attribution supporting LE/CI cyber investigations and operations)
• Operational Lead Reports (summaries of technical findings, including identification of new operational leads)
• Cyber Intelligence products issued jointly with multiple Government Agencies and Partners. 
Collaboration
The AG partners with the DC3 Defense Industrial Base (DIB) Collaborative Information Sharing Environment and the DC3 Cyber Forensics Lab to protect critical technologies and information, and is central to the release of malware signatures and decoders which allow DIB partners to defend their networks from malicious actors.
AG Quarterly Meeting
The AG hosts attendees from DoW and federal-level law enforcement and cyber agencies to discuss relevant and emerging cyber threat items of interest.
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