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Authorities, Roles, and Responsibilities
the overall responsibility for the operation of Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications
System (JWICS), a strategic secure, high capacity telecommunications network serving the
IC with voice, data, and video services. DIA establishes defense-wide intelligence priorities
for attaining interoperability between tactical, theater, and national intelligence related
systems and between intelligence related systems and tactical, theater, and national elements
of the DODIN. The DIA exercises operational management of JWICS via the JWICS
network operations center.
l. Other DOD Agencies. Similar to other DOD component responsibilities, DOD
agencies are responsible for ensuring that their information systems environment is
developed and maintained in a manner that is consistent with and reflective of the DODIN
architecture and that agency-specific programs are planned, resourced, acquired, and
implemented IAW the DOD IM support plan and defense resource priorities. Those DOD
agencies which are also part of the IC are also subject to the policies and guidance of the IC
CIO. DOD Cyber Crime Center’s responsibilities include:
(1) Provides digital and multimedia forensics, cyber investigative training;
research, development, test and evaluation; and cyberspace analysis to DODIN defense, LE,
IC, CI, and counterterrorism agencies;
(2) Serves as the DOD center of excellence and establishes DOD standards for
digital and multimedia forensics; and
(3) Serves as the operational focal point for the DIB Cybersecurity and Information
Assurance Program’s information sharing activities performed to protect unclassified DOD
information that transits or resides on unclassified DIB information systems and networks.
m. Department of Homeland Security
(1) DHS has the responsibility to secure cyberspace, at the national level, by
protecting non-DOD USG networks against cyberspace intrusions and attacks. The DOD
ensures secure operation of the DOD portion of cyberspace and depends on other USG
departments and agencies to secure the portions of cyberspace under their authority.
(2) Within DHS, the National Cyber Security Division (NCSD) is tasked to protect
the USG network systems from cyberspace threats. NCSD partners with government,
industry, and academia, as well as the international community, to make cybersecurity a
national priority and to reinforce that cybersecurity is a shared responsibility.
(3) The National Security Presidential Directive 54/Homeland Security Presidential
Directive 23, issued on 2 January 2008, established the Comprehensive National
Cybersecurity Initiative (CNCI). The CNCI formalizes a series of continuous efforts to
further safeguard Federal systems from cyberspace threats. Under the CNCI, DHS has the
lead in a number of areas, to include:
intrusions.
(a) Establish a frontline defense to reduce current vulnerabilities and prevent
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