§430b Executive Agent for Open-source Intelligence Tools

Summary

The Secretary of Defense must pick a senior DoD official by April 1, 2016 to serve as the executive agent for open-source intelligence tools. By July 1, 2016, the Secretary must set that person's roles, responsibilities, and authority under Directive 5101.1. The executive agent must keep a master list of tools and technical standards; set priorities for developing, buying, and plugging those tools into intelligence and command systems; certify that tools meet required enterprise IT and information-environment standards; review privacy protections for collecting, analyzing, and sharing public information worldwide; and carry out other assessments the Secretary wants. The military departments, Defense Agencies, and other DoD parts must give the executive agent the support and resources needed. Defined terms (one line each): Directive 5101.1 — the DoD directive about executive agents (or its successor). Executive agent — the DoD Executive Agent as defined in that directive. Open-source intelligence tools — tools to systematically collect, process, and analyze publicly available information for known or expected intelligence needs.