# Presentation: 866784

## Defensive Travel Briefing

- Carroll R. Ward
- Eastern Regional Security Officer
- (757) 441-3431

## Purpose

-   Acknowledge commerce employee’s have access to critical government information
-   Ensure you understand your responsibilities to protect that information

## Purpose

-   Defensive travel briefing is required by DAO 207-1
-   Make you aware of the vulnerabilities of foreign travel

## Purpose

-   Pres. Dir. & NSC-12 “Security Awareness and Reporting Foreign Contacts”
-  Establish and maintain security awareness programs
-  Focus on intelligence gathering threats

## Areas Of Interest

- Export administration act
- Trade issues
- Economic indicators
- Industrial resources

## Areas Of Interest

- Production capabilities
- Manufacturing
- Critical technologies

## Areas Of Interest

- Satellite data
- Telecommunications and computer sciences information
- Access to facilities
- Access to information

## Areas Of Interest

-     You

## National Security Threat List

- A threat to our national security is foreign intelligence activity regardless of the country which is:
- Targeting US intelligence & foreign affairs information & US government officials

## Threat List

- Directed at critical technologies
- Collection of US industrial proprietary economic information
- Collection of information relating to defense establishments & national preparedness
- Proliferation of special weapons of mass destruction

## Prior To Departure

- Contact your security office for travel advisories or the department of state for recorded messages at 202-647-5225
- Carefully complete your visa application
- Do not carry any item which may be viewed a controversial or is prohibited
- Political material
- Pornographic material

## Prior To Departure

- Prescription drugs should be clearly marked.
- Avoid carrying letters or packages with you.  You may be viewed as a courier.
- Do not take classified material with you,
-    send through proper channels.

## Prior To Departure

- Limit the amount of ID you take with you.  Keep records of what you do take and record serial numbers.
- You are discouraged from taking a lap top computer with you.

## Upon Arrival

- Declare all money and valuables.
- Retain declaration slips.
- Keep receipts of all money exchanges.
- Undeclared items are subject to confiscation upon departure.
- Declare cameras, radios, etc.

## Upon Arrival

- Contact local embassy and provide your local address and anticipated length of stay.
- Use of public transportation is recommended.  Taxis’ are the preferred method.

## Your Activities And Behavior

- Maintain low profile:
-        - Never engage in illegal activities.
-        - Avoid excessive drinking.
-        - Use caution if gambling.

## Activities And Behaviors

- Never discuss classified or sensitive information in:
-         - Hotel rooms or lobbies
-         - Vehicles
-         - Restaurants or other public places

## Activities And Behavior

- If you locate possible surveillance equipment:
-   		- Do not try to neutralize or  			  dismantle it.
-   		- Contact the local embassy or   		  consulate.
-   		- Contact the security office upon  		  your return and report the incident.

## Activities And Behavior

- Never leave your briefcase unattended in rooms or hotel safes.
- Physical surveillance is better ignored than evaded.
- Never photograph military personnel or facilities.
- Beware of overly friendly individuals.

## Activities And Behavior

- Do not transport packages back to the US.
- Avoid areas of unrest, demonstrations or protests.
- If arrested or detained:
-        Contact embassy or consulate
-        Make no statements, sign nothing.

## Upon Your Return

- Notify security of any unusual incident.
- Receive debriefing if assigned 90 days or more.
- You must report all contact with a person of any nationality when unauthorized access to material is sought.
- or
- If you are concerned that you are the target of an actual or attempted exploitation by a foreign entity

## Emergency Notification

- Provide family members or close friends of your anticipated address and phone number and return date.
- 24 HR state department operations center 202-647-1512.  They may be able to assist others in reaching you in case of an emergency

## DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEOFFICE OF SECURITYEASTERN REGION

- Carroll Ward, SA					 Eastern Regional Security Officer		(757) 441-3431
- Patricia Keith						Eastern Regional Asst. Security Officer
-    (757) 441-3428/3620
- Fax (757) 441-3422