Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 5240.05
April 3, 2014
USD(I)
SUBJECT: Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM)
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) 5240.05 (Reference (b)) to establish policy and assign
responsibilities for TSCM.
b. Implements procedures for DoD TSCM in accordance with DoDD O-5240.02 (Reference
(c)).
c. Refines organizational relationships in accordance with DoDI 5240.10 (Reference (d)).
d. Defines the role of TSCM as one of the counterintelligence (CI) functional services in
accordance with DoDI 5240.16 (Reference (e)).
2. APPLICABILITY. This instruction applies to OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands
(CCMDs), 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”).
3. POLICY. It is DoD policy that:
a. TSCM will be conducted to detect, neutralize, and exploit technical surveillance and
associated devices, technologies, and hazards that facilitate the unauthorized or inadvertent
access to or removal of DoD information in accordance with Reference (c).
b. Only DoD personnel who have successfully completed approved TSCM training will
conduct TSCM.
