Department of Defense
DIRECTIVE
NUMBER 5240.01
August 27, 2007
Incorporating Change 1 and
Certified Current Through August 27, 2014
USD(I)
SUBJECT: DoD Intelligence Activities
References: (a) DoD Directive 5240.1, “DoD Intelligence Activities,” April 25, 1988
(hereby canceled)
(b) DoD Directive 5143.01, “Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence
(USD(I)),” November 23, 2005
(c) Executive Order 12333, “United States Intelligence Activities,”
December 4, 1981, as amended
(d) Executive Order 13388, “Further Strengthening the Sharing of Terrorism
Information to Protect Americans,” October 25, 2005
(e) through (k), see Enclosure l
1. REISSUANCE AND PURPOSE
This Directive:
1.1. Reissues Reference (a) and implements References (b), (c), and (d); Public Law 108-
458 (Reference (e)); Executive Order 12863 (Reference (f)); and chapter 36 of title 50, United
States Code (Reference (g)).
1.2. Updates policy and provides direction for DoD intelligence activities.
1.3. Shall be the primary authority used as guidance by the Defense Intelligence
Components and those performing an intelligence or counterintelligence (CI) function to collect,
process, retain, or disseminate information concerning U.S. persons.
1.4. Continues to authorize the publication of DoD 5240.1-R (Reference (h)).
2. APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE
This Directive:
