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COMMITTEE SENSITIVE
August 19, 2002
Mr, Whit Cobb ~ =
‘Deputy General Counsel, Legal Counsel
Department of Defense
Washington, OC, 20201
Dear Mr. Cobb,
Mr. Powell Moore forwarded the Department of Defense's answers to our
13 questions on August 15, 2002 and advised that future requests should te
irected to you as the Department's Point of Contact
The Department's answers are appreciated and help us complete the
‘ecord ofthe U. S. Governments response to our data call. Upon reviewing the
answers provided, we do have a few additional questions to assist us in our
inquiry.
‘Attached isa list of those questions. Please ask appropriate offices of the
tment for an informed response by August 30, 2002. The Joint inquiry
‘ra who Can.be-reached at (202) 226-4008 for any
larification you right need
Sincerely,
Enclosure:
‘Additional Questions for the Record
COMMITTEE SENSITIVE
02407‘August 19, 2002
‘Additional Questions for the Record
Re: Response to DoD, August 15, 2002, Answers to 13 Questions.
Question 2. Is the “revised strategy produced by the Department during the
Spring and summer of 2001” different than the Defense Planning Guidance? if
80, please provide a copy of that revised strategy.
‘Question 4. What is the current status of DIA’s JITF-CT “negotiations with NSA,
FBI, Department of Justice, and CiA to address this lack of a central repository]
problem?" What role does DoD itself play in the process and what milestones,
plans of action, and other management steps have bean taken to oversee the
Initiative? Please provide a copy of any such management plans.
Question 5. What is the most recent Office of the Secretary of Defense “[re-
evaluation of] its Combating Terrorism and Anti-errorism programs? What
fecommendations has the Secretary's Senior Steering Group/Ant-Terrorism
Coordinating Committee made since September 11, 2001, to improve the
‘Department's abilty to combat and deter terrorism?” Please provide a copy of
responsive documents,
Question 7. Please make available for interview Mr, Bilingslea, Mr. Stenbit, Dr.
Wells, Mr. Mellon, and Mr. Ferguson,
‘Question 8. Please provide-a'copy-of NSD-77;POD 62, PDD 63, NSPD 8, DoD —
Contingency Pianning Guidance and Secretary of Defense mission statement to
the U.S. Special Operations Command,
Question 9: in your answer you state: “information below,” but itis not clear
Whether there was intended to be additional information. Piease clarify as to
What was intended; is the reference strictly to the cited pages of the DoD FY
2003 budget justiication book? The answer also states that @ separate classified
‘exhibits available. Please make arrangements with our Security Officer, John
\vicic (202 226-4120), to forward a copy ofthe exhibit and to discuss access to
the special program mentioned,
Question 10. You mention establishing the DIA Defense Waming Office. When
‘was that office established and what is its relationship to the National Intaligence
Officer (NIO) for Warning?
COMMITTEE SENSITIVEDEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
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December 2, 2002
A.R, Cinquegrana
Acting Director
Joint Inquiry Staff
Congress of the United States
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Mr. Cinquegrana:
Attached are responses to a series of Additional Questions for the Record
directed to the Deputy General Counsel (Legal Counsel) earlier this year. Attachment 1
contains unclassified responses to all of the questions except question 4. T he
response to that question is classified and is in a separate Attachment 2
Requests for documents in questions 8 and 9 remain unresolved at this time.
We are continuing to work on these requests and will contact you when we have more
information. We have asked the National Security Council staff to respond to your
requests for documents under their control,
Attachment 3 is a document requested by your staff during an interview.
We hope these answers will be helpful in your inquiry. If you have any
questions, please contact me at 703-695-6804.
Sincerely,
Siomk & My
‘Stewart F. Aly
‘Associate Deputy General Counsel
(Legal Counsel)
Atchs: As stated
This document is unclassified when separated from classified attachment.
- SECRET NFUNCLASSIFIED RESPONSES
Question 2: Is the “revised strategy produced by the Department during the spring and
summer of 2001" different than the Defense Planning Guidance? If so, please provide a
copy of that revised strategy.
‘Answer: The revised strategy described in the response to Question 2 is not the Defense
Planning Guidance. The Department drafted the revised strategy referred to in this response
during the spring and summer of 2001 as a submission to a document titled as the "National
Strategy for Combating Terrorism.” This document has been revised over time, but it remains in
draft as of the date of this response. As the "National Strategy for Combating Terrorism" has
never been adopted or promulgated, it is not available to the Committee or staff.
‘The point we made in the initial response remains valid: that in preparing this draft, we were
‘well aware of the threat and our assessments of it were very significant in the drafting process.
Question 5: What is the most recent Office of the Secretary of Defense “[re-evaluation of]
its Combating Terrorism and Anti-terrorism programs? What recommendations has the
Secretary’s Senior Steering Group/Anti-Terrorism Coordinating Committee made since
September 11, 2001, to improve the Department’s ability to combat and deter terrorism?
Please provide a copy of any responsive documents.
Answer: After the attacks of September 11", the Department of Defense moved beyond the
previous scope of combating terrorism. In addition to counterterrorism, anti-terrorism,
consequence management, and terrorism related intelligence, we are now engaged in (1) a
worldwide war on terrorism, (2) expanding our posture to detect, deter, defend against, and
respond to terrorist employment of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High
Explosive attacks, and (3) enhancing activities to protect and defend our nation from a terrorist
attack.
‘The Department's counterterrorism program has expanded from the limited use of special
mission capabilities to an active war on terrorism using all of the resources we have available.
Our efforts are part of the total U.S. effort to root out terrorist cells, disrupting their plans, and
capturing or eliminating terrorists.
‘The Department is continuing to improve its anti-terrorism protective posture, to include a
comprehensive approach to identifying and correcting vulnerabilities and reducing the risk to
personnel and resources, We have implemented most of the recommendations from the USS
COLE Commission Report that recommended closing the seams and gaps and improving
protection for transiting forces. The Department has implemented new physical protection
‘measures, an improved threat methodology, standards, policy, and procedures. We are engaged
ina process of continual assessment and are bringing new technology on line to enhance ourantiterrorism/force protection posture in order to reduce manpower and enhance perimeter and
water/ ship side security. The Department recently approved minimum enforceable force
protection standards for high-occupancy military construction pfojects, such as barracks, dining
halls, and recreation facilities. Additionally, there is an ongoing effort to enhance the
preparedness of installations to detect and provide emergency response to a terrorist attack using
CBRNE. We are implementing a pilot program to assess plans, training and equipment needed
at nine installations for detection and emergency response. The Deputy Secretary of Defense has
also directed components to develop concepts of operation for Chemical, Biological,
Radiological, Nuclear and High Explosive protection for all personnel assigned to and living on
our military installations. .
‘The Department is improving its ability to target, collect, process, analyze and disseminate
terrorist threat data and intelligence. The Joint Intelligence Task Force-Combating Terrorism
GITF-CT) was formed to direct, conduct, and disseminate all-source intelligence analysis to
include providing terrorist information to support tactical elements and transiting units. The
Counterintelligence Field Activity was established to provide analysis, training and integration
of counterintelligence within the Department. All of these initiatives are aimed at improving
timely terrorist threat information sharing in DoD and among the intelligence community and
federal, state, and local law enforcement officials,
Domestically, the Department of Defense created Norther Command, a new combatant
command, effective 1 October 2002 with the assigned mission of conducting military operations
in defense of the United States (including aerospace, land and maritime defense) and providing
support to civil authorities. The Department is actively involved and represented on all the policy
coordinating committees of the newly formed Office of Homeland Security. We are working
closely with the interagency to better secure our borders, airspace, territorial waters, and critical
infrastructure.
Question 7: Please make available for interview Mr. Billingslea, Mr. Stenbit, Dr. Wells,
Mr. Mellon and Mr. Ferguson.
Answer: Dr. Wells was interviewed by the Committee Staff on September 27, 2002.
Other interviewees will be available for interviews on request of the staff at a mutually
convenient time.
During the interview with Dr. Wells, the staff requested a copy of a document he
mentioned. This document is included in this response as Attachment 3.
Question 8: We have asked the National Security Council staff to respond to your requests for
NSD 77, PDD 62, PDD 63, and NSPD 8. We are still working on the other portions of this
request.
Question 9: We are still working on this request.Questions 10: (U) You mention establishing the DIA Defense Warning Office.
When was the office established and what is its relationship to the National
Intelligence Office (NIO) for Warning?
Answer: (U) As directed by the Defense Planning Guidance (FY2004-2009), the
Defense Warning Office (DWO) was established on 1 October, 2002. The DWO
‘examines key trends in the mid-to-long term horizon to characterize them and identify
potential points of U.S. leverage or influence. It also provides a capability for strategic
looks at selected issues critical to defense planning and identifies challenges and
‘opportunities for defense transformation. The DWO interfaces with various
organizations, including the NIO for Warning, and does not duplicate the warning
functions already performed within the community.|
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Question: Please provide a copy of any such management plans.
Answer: (U) To date, no formal management plans related to data sharing have been
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