Operations Enablement Directorate (OED) The mission and principal focus of the OED is to amplify the effects of DoD-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 (resulting in more than 493 products released in FY21) focused on countering foreign intelligence threats to DoD and the U.S. government as a whole
2) Integrating disparate and emerging technologies to enhance collaboration, interoperability, and the collective capabilities of DoD 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)
2020-2022 National Counterintelligence Strategy Objectives:
- Protect the nation’s critical infrastructure
- Reduce threats to key U.S. supply chains
- Counter the exploitation of the U.S. economy
- Defend American democracy against foreign influence threats
- Counter foreign intelligence cyber and technical operations