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BLUF = Bottom Line Up Front - is a paragraph where the conclusions and recommendations are placed at the beginning of the text, rather than the end, in order to facilitate rapid decision making. Traditionally, conclusions and recommendations are included at the end, following the arguments and considerations of facts. LINK
CENTCOM = US Central Command (Middle East HQ) - LINK
CI = Counterintelligence LINK
CIA = Central Intelligence Agency LINK
COMSEC = Communications Security LINK
COS = Chief of Station (CIA) LINK
CYBERCOM = US Cyber Command LINK
DEVGRU = US Naval Special Warfare Development Group (known as SEAL Team SIX) LINK
DIA = Defense Intelligence Agency LINK
DIRNSA = Director, NSA LINK
DNI = Director of National Intelligence (USA) LINK
DoD = Department of Defense LINK
DoS = Department of State LINK
EUCOM = US European Command LINK
FBI = Federal Bureau of Investigation LINK
FCI = Foreign Counterintelligence - The Counterintelligence Division (CD) is a division of the National Security Branch of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Division protects the United States against foreign intelligence operations and espionage. LINK
FVEY = Five Eyes (includes US, UK, CAN, AUS, NZ SIGINT Alliance) LINK
HUMINT = Human Intelligence
IMINT = Imagery Intelligence
INFOSEC = Information Security
INR = Bureau of Intelligence & Research (DoS)
JSOC = Joint Special Operations Command
MFA = Ministry of Foreign Affairs
MI = Military Intelligence
MoD = Ministry of Defense (not from Harry Potter) LINK
NATO = North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NGA = National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
NIC = National Intelligence Council
NIO = National Intelligence Officer (the folks who mostly staff the NIC) LINK
NOC = Non-Official Cover LINK
NODISSEM = Not for Dissemination
NOFORN = Not for Dissemination to Foreigners
NRO = National Reconnaissance Office
NSA = National Security Agency (AKA No Such Agency)
NSOC = National Security Operations Center (NSA)
OCONUS = Outside CONUS - CONUS = The 48 CONtiguous States and the District of Columbia or "the lower 48, as they're affectionately known to the Alaskans." OCONUS = Outside Continental United States. Overseas = Any country or place beyond the CONUS. Alaska, Hawaii and the U.S. territories are considered overseas under the Space-A Regulation. LINK
OFCO = Offensive Counterintelligence LINK
PACOM = US Pacific Command LINK
PSYOPS -psychological operations LINK
POTUS = President of the United States
RUMINT = Rumor Intelligence (not reliable at all.)
SAD = CIA Special Activities Division (paramilitary ops) - LINK, LINK
SAP = Special Access Program - The Special Access Program (SAP) is a high state of enforced need-to-know, and only a minimum number of cleared employees are given access to SAP information. It is established to control access, distribution, and provide protection for sensitive classified information beyond that normally required. LINK
SCI = Sensitive Compartmented Information - LINK
SCIF = Sensitive Compartmented Information facility - LINK
SIGINT = Signals Intelligence - LINK
SITREP = Situation Report
SOCOM = US Special Operations Command - LINK
SOF = Special Operations Forces LINK
SOUTHCOM = US Southern Command LINK
SSBI = Single Scope Background Investigation - LINK
SSO = Staff Security Officer LINK
TAO = NSA Tailored Access Operations (NSA’s hacking org) LINK
USG = United States Government
An interesting post and good information for writers. Thanks for sharing. :) --- Suzanne
ReplyDeleteI knew/remembered all but a couple of them. DOD used some crazy multi-level acronyms (acronyms embedded with acronyms - 2nd and even 3rd order). It got confusing at times as some Agencies used the same acronym lettering with different objects/meanings. :)
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