IFPC TOPIC AREA 1
Espionage Act of 1917 - ANS-United States federal law passed shortly after entering World War
I, on June 15, 1917, which made it a crime for a person to convey information with intent to
interfere with the operation or success of the armed forces of the United States or to promote
the success of its enemies. The legislation was passed at the urging of President Woodrow
Wilson, who feared any widespread dissent in time of war, thinking that it constituted a real
threat to an American victory.
Executive Order 12333 - ANS-United States Intelligence Activities
Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act - ANS-To reorganize the
Department of Defense and strengthen civilian authority in the Department of Defense, to
improve the military advice provided to the President, the National Security Council, and the
Secretary of Defense, to place clear responsibility on the commanders of the unified and
specified combatant commands for the accomplishment of missions assigned to those
commands and ensure that the authority of those commanders is fully commensurate with that
responsibility, to increase attention to the formulation of strategy and to contingency planning, to
provide for more efficient use of defense resources, to improve joint officer management
policies, otherwise to enhance the effectiveness of military operations and improve the
management and administration of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.
Joint Publication 2-0 - ANS-Joint Intelligence (OCT 2013)
Joint Publication 2-01 - ANS-Joint and National Intelligence Support to Military Operations (JAN
2012)
Joint Publication 2-01.3 - ANS-Joint Intelligence Preparation of the Operational Environment
(MAY 2014)
Joint Publication 2-03 - ANS-Geospatial Intelligence in Joint Operations (OCT 2012)
National Intelligence Strategy of the United States of America - ANS-In support of the National
Security Strategy, which sets forth national security priorities, the National Intelligence Strategy
(NIS) provides the IC with the mission direction of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) for
the next four to five years. IC activities must be consistent with, and responsive to, national
security priorities and must comply with the Constitution, applicable statutes, and Congressional
oversight requirements. The NIS should be read along with the National Intelligence Priorities
Framework and Unifying Intelligence Strategies to inform and guide mission, as well as
planning, programming, and budgeting activities.
National Security Act of 1947 - ANS-The National Security Act of 1947 was a law enacting
major restructuring of the United States government's military and intelligence agencies
Espionage Act of 1917 - ANS-United States federal law passed shortly after entering World War
I, on June 15, 1917, which made it a crime for a person to convey information with intent to
interfere with the operation or success of the armed forces of the United States or to promote
the success of its enemies. The legislation was passed at the urging of President Woodrow
Wilson, who feared any widespread dissent in time of war, thinking that it constituted a real
threat to an American victory.
Executive Order 12333 - ANS-United States Intelligence Activities
Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act - ANS-To reorganize the
Department of Defense and strengthen civilian authority in the Department of Defense, to
improve the military advice provided to the President, the National Security Council, and the
Secretary of Defense, to place clear responsibility on the commanders of the unified and
specified combatant commands for the accomplishment of missions assigned to those
commands and ensure that the authority of those commanders is fully commensurate with that
responsibility, to increase attention to the formulation of strategy and to contingency planning, to
provide for more efficient use of defense resources, to improve joint officer management
policies, otherwise to enhance the effectiveness of military operations and improve the
management and administration of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.
Joint Publication 2-0 - ANS-Joint Intelligence (OCT 2013)
Joint Publication 2-01 - ANS-Joint and National Intelligence Support to Military Operations (JAN
2012)
Joint Publication 2-01.3 - ANS-Joint Intelligence Preparation of the Operational Environment
(MAY 2014)
Joint Publication 2-03 - ANS-Geospatial Intelligence in Joint Operations (OCT 2012)
National Intelligence Strategy of the United States of America - ANS-In support of the National
Security Strategy, which sets forth national security priorities, the National Intelligence Strategy
(NIS) provides the IC with the mission direction of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) for
the next four to five years. IC activities must be consistent with, and responsive to, national
security priorities and must comply with the Constitution, applicable statutes, and Congressional
oversight requirements. The NIS should be read along with the National Intelligence Priorities
Framework and Unifying Intelligence Strategies to inform and guide mission, as well as
planning, programming, and budgeting activities.
National Security Act of 1947 - ANS-The National Security Act of 1947 was a law enacting
major restructuring of the United States government's military and intelligence agencies
