Department of Defense
DIRECTIVE
NUMBER 5240.06
May 17, 2011
Incorporating Change 2, July 21, 2017
USD(I)
SUBJECT: Counterintelligence Awareness and Reporting (CIAR)
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This Directive:
a. Reissues DoD Instruction (DoDI) 5240.6 (Reference (a)) in accordance with the authority
in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5143.01 (Reference (b)).
b. Establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides procedures for CIAR in
accordance with DoDD O-5240.02 (Reference (c)).
c. Lists reportable contacts, activities, indicators, and behaviors associated with foreign
intelligence entities (FIEs), a term that includes international terrorists.
d. Establishes that persons subject to chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code, hereinafter
referred to as the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) (Reference (d)) who violate specific
provisions of this issuance may be subject to punitive action under Article 92, UCMJ.
e. Establishes that civilian employees under their respective jurisdictions who violate
specific provisions of this issuance may be subject to appropriate disciplinary action under
regulations governing civilian employees.
f. Includes reportable FIE-associated cyberspace contacts, activities, indicators, and
behaviors.
g. Establishes the CIAR Council (CIARC) in accordance with DoDI 5105.18 (Reference
(e)).
2. APPLICABILITY. This Directive applies to:
a. OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
