Department of Defense
DIRECTIVE
NUMBER 5148.11
April 24, 2013
DA&M
SUBJECT: Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Intelligence Oversight (ATSD(IO))
References: See Enclosure
1. PURPOSE. This directive:
a. Reissues DoD Directive (DoDD) 5148.11 (Reference (a)) to update the responsibilities
and functions, relationships, and authorities of the ATSD(IO) under the authority vested in the
Secretary of Defense by Title 10 and Title 50, United States Code (References (b) and (c)).
b. Authorizes the ATSD(IO), as a Principal Staff Assistant (PSA) reporting directly to the
Secretary of Defense, to establish DoD policy in DoD issuances within the responsibilities,
functions, and authorities assigned in this directive, and in accordance with DoD Instruction
(DoDI) 5025.01 (Reference (d)).
2. APPLICABILITY. This directive applies to OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the
Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense (IG DoD), the Defense Agencies,
the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the DoD (referred to
collectively in this directive as the “DoD Components”).
3. RESPONSIBILITIES AND FUNCTIONS. The ATSD(IO) is the PSA and advisor to the
Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense for Intelligence Oversight – the independent
oversight of all intelligence, counterintelligence, and intelligence-related activities (referred to
collectively in this directive as “intelligence activities”) – in the DoD. In this capacity, the
ATSD(IO) inspects all intelligence or intelligence-related activities conducted by any of the DoD
Components to ensure that these activities comply with federal law, Executive orders (E.O.s),
Presidential Directives, Intelligence Community (IC) Directives, and DoD issuances. In the
exercise of assigned responsibilities, the ATSD(IO):
a. Develops Intelligence Oversight policy and, in coordination with the General Counsel of
the Department of Defense (GC DoD), issues Intelligence Oversight guidance to the DoD
