CDASA Review 2025 Questions and
Answers
ODNI - --CORRECT ANSWER--Shall ensure deconfliction, coordination, and
integration of activities conducted by an IC element or funded by the NIP
FBI - --CORRECT ANSWER--clan collection and CI inside the US
CIA - --CORRECT ANSWER--clan collection and CI outside USA
Attorney General - --CORRECT ANSWER--CI activities and clann collection
inside the US is approved by AG, and shall be coordinated with the heads of
affected departments and IC elements
ODNI creates what budget? - --CORRECT ANSWER--develops & determines
the annual budget for the NIP
SecDef Responsibilities - --CORRECT ANSWER--Collect, Conduct CI act,
conduct administrative & technical support activities within and outside the US, act
in coord with DirectorNSA as executive agent for the USG for SIGINT
USD(I) principal staff assistant & advisor to? - --CORRECT ANSWER--Principal
staff assistant & advisor to SecDef on all intell CI and security
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,How does USD(I) exercise SecDef's authority? - --CORRECT ANSWER--
direction and control over the DoD agencies and their field activities
USD(I) coordinates with CJCS why? - --CORRECT ANSWER--to ensure defense
intell, CI, and security within services and CCMDs are resourced to support DOD
missions and are responsive to DNI requirements
USD(I) provides oversight and guidance for what budget? - --CORRECT
ANSWER--annual MIP budget
DIA director provides defense and defense related intel for? - --CORRECT
ANSWER--SECDEF, Chairman of JCS, combatant commanders, USD(I) and
other DOD agencies and field activities
Who is the principal DoD intell rep for the national foreign intell process? - --
CORRECT ANSWER--DIA Director
What four "hats" does the director of DIA wear? - --CORRECT ANSWER--1.
Commander of JFCC-ISR
2. Program manager for Joint Reserve Intel Program
3. Defense CI Manager
4. Defense HUMINT manager
Who does the Joint Staff Director for Intell (J-2) receive direction from? - --
CORRECT ANSWER--CJCS aka Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
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, Who does the J-2 provide continuous intell support to? - --CORRECT ANSWER-
-CJCS, Joint Staff, National Military Command Center (NMCC) and CCMDs
What is the J-2 responsible for advocating to the Joint Staff and OSD - --
CORRECT ANSWER--CCMDs views and intel requirements
What does the Joint Force J-2s assist the Joint Force Command (JFC) with? - --
CORRECT ANSWER--developing strategy, planning ops & campaigns, and
tasking intel assets, for joint & multinational ops
What does the JFC J-2s provide higher echelons and subordinate commands with?
- --CORRECT ANSWER--a single, coordinated intell picture by fusing national
and theater intel into all source estimates/assessments
Who do the JFC J-2s rely on for support? - --CORRECT ANSWER--National &
Theater intel organizations
Who is the functional manager for SIGINT? - --CORRECT ANSWER--NSA
National Manager for National Security Systems - --CORRECT ANSWER--
NSA/CSS
Who collects geospatial intell info? - --CORRECT ANSWER--NGA
Functional Manager for GEOINT? - --CORRECT ANSWER--NGA
Collects all things related to overhead systems and related data processing facilities:
R&D, Acquisition, Launch, Deployment and Operations....aka responsible for
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Answers
ODNI - --CORRECT ANSWER--Shall ensure deconfliction, coordination, and
integration of activities conducted by an IC element or funded by the NIP
FBI - --CORRECT ANSWER--clan collection and CI inside the US
CIA - --CORRECT ANSWER--clan collection and CI outside USA
Attorney General - --CORRECT ANSWER--CI activities and clann collection
inside the US is approved by AG, and shall be coordinated with the heads of
affected departments and IC elements
ODNI creates what budget? - --CORRECT ANSWER--develops & determines
the annual budget for the NIP
SecDef Responsibilities - --CORRECT ANSWER--Collect, Conduct CI act,
conduct administrative & technical support activities within and outside the US, act
in coord with DirectorNSA as executive agent for the USG for SIGINT
USD(I) principal staff assistant & advisor to? - --CORRECT ANSWER--Principal
staff assistant & advisor to SecDef on all intell CI and security
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,How does USD(I) exercise SecDef's authority? - --CORRECT ANSWER--
direction and control over the DoD agencies and their field activities
USD(I) coordinates with CJCS why? - --CORRECT ANSWER--to ensure defense
intell, CI, and security within services and CCMDs are resourced to support DOD
missions and are responsive to DNI requirements
USD(I) provides oversight and guidance for what budget? - --CORRECT
ANSWER--annual MIP budget
DIA director provides defense and defense related intel for? - --CORRECT
ANSWER--SECDEF, Chairman of JCS, combatant commanders, USD(I) and
other DOD agencies and field activities
Who is the principal DoD intell rep for the national foreign intell process? - --
CORRECT ANSWER--DIA Director
What four "hats" does the director of DIA wear? - --CORRECT ANSWER--1.
Commander of JFCC-ISR
2. Program manager for Joint Reserve Intel Program
3. Defense CI Manager
4. Defense HUMINT manager
Who does the Joint Staff Director for Intell (J-2) receive direction from? - --
CORRECT ANSWER--CJCS aka Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
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, Who does the J-2 provide continuous intell support to? - --CORRECT ANSWER-
-CJCS, Joint Staff, National Military Command Center (NMCC) and CCMDs
What is the J-2 responsible for advocating to the Joint Staff and OSD - --
CORRECT ANSWER--CCMDs views and intel requirements
What does the Joint Force J-2s assist the Joint Force Command (JFC) with? - --
CORRECT ANSWER--developing strategy, planning ops & campaigns, and
tasking intel assets, for joint & multinational ops
What does the JFC J-2s provide higher echelons and subordinate commands with?
- --CORRECT ANSWER--a single, coordinated intell picture by fusing national
and theater intel into all source estimates/assessments
Who do the JFC J-2s rely on for support? - --CORRECT ANSWER--National &
Theater intel organizations
Who is the functional manager for SIGINT? - --CORRECT ANSWER--NSA
National Manager for National Security Systems - --CORRECT ANSWER--
NSA/CSS
Who collects geospatial intell info? - --CORRECT ANSWER--NGA
Functional Manager for GEOINT? - --CORRECT ANSWER--NGA
Collects all things related to overhead systems and related data processing facilities:
R&D, Acquisition, Launch, Deployment and Operations....aka responsible for
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