Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 3305.11
August 13, 2015
USD(I)
SUBJECT: DoD Counterintelligence (CI) Training and Certification
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5143.01 (Reference
(a)), this instruction:
a. Reissues DoD Instruction (DoDI) 3305.11 (Reference (b)) to establish policy and
procedures and assign responsibilities for the conduct of DoD CI training and certification of
DoD personnel in accordance with DoDD O-5240.02, DoDI O-5100.93, DoDI 3115.11, and
DoDD 1322.18 (References (c), (d), (e), and (f)).
b. Assigns the Director, Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) as the DoD functional manager
for CI training and certification.
c. Authorizes the establishment of DoD CI training and certification governance bodies.
These bodies report through the Director, DIA, to the DoD Intelligence Training and Education
Board in accordance with Reference (e).
2. APPLICABILITY
a. This instruction applies to OSD, the Military Departments (including the Coast Guard at
all times, including when it is a Service in the Department of Homeland Security by agreement
with that Department), 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, the
Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the DoD
(referred to collectively in this instruction as the “DoD Components”).
b. This instruction does not apply to the issuing of badges and credentials to Military
Department counterintelligence organization personnel or U.S. Marine Corps CI personnel.
3. POLICY. It is DoD policy that:
