The National
Intelligence
Strategy of theUnited Statesof America

2014The National
Intelligence
Strategy of theUnited Statesof America

Foreword
I’ve often said publicly that we are facing the most diverse set of threats I’ve seen in my 50 years
in the intelligence business. That’s true. It’s also true, however, that we are better organized to facethese threats than we were 13 years ago. We have strengthened and integrated our Intelligence
Community (IC) in the decade since 9/11, supported by the National Intelligence Strategy (NIS).
This, the third iteration of the NIS, is our guide forward for the next four years to better serve
the needs of our customers, to make informed decisions on national security issues, and ultimately,
to make our nation more secure. We face significant changes in the domestic and global
environment and must be ready to meet 21st century challenges and to recognize emerging
opportunities. This guidance is designed to propel our mission and align our objectives with national
strategies. The NIS provides an opportunity to communicate national priority objectives to our
workforce, partners, and customers­—from the policy maker, to the warfighter, to the first responder,
to our fellow citizens.
To navigate today’s turbulent and complex strategic environment, we must: (1) Execute our mission
smartly and identify ways to better leverage the substantive work of our partners and potential
partners; (2) Continue to integrate, transform, and strengthen the IC’s support to national security;(3) Protect privacy and civil liberties and adhere to the Principles of Professional Ethics for the IC;
and (4) Adapt to changing needs and resources and innovate to provide unique anticipatory andstrategic intelligence.
We have seen a great deal of success in integrating intelligence in the five years since ourmost recent NIS, with both high-profile operational achievements and significant enterprise
improvements. Together, we must build on our successes and mitigate risks, guided by thisupdated strategy. We must continue to evolve as an integrated Community, advance ourcapabilities in technology and tradecraft, and push for improvements in both mission andenterprise management, through initiatives such as the IC Information Technology Enterprise.
We have crucial work before us. Senior policymakers depend on us to enable them to make wise
national security decisions and Americans count on us to help protect the nation from attack,while increasing transparency and protecting their privacy and civil liberties. We must provide
the best intelligence possible to support these objectives; doing so is a collective responsibilityof all of our dedicated IC professionals and, together with our partners, we will realize our vision.
Thank you for your dedication to our mission and to the security of our fellow citizens as we
continue this journey together.

James R. Clapper
Director of National Intelligence1

Purpose
In support of the National Security Strategy, which sets forth national security priorities, the National
Intelligence Strategy (NIS) provides the IC with the mission direction of the Director of National Intelligence(DNI) for the next four to five years. IC activities must be consistent with, and responsive to, national
security priorities and must comply with the Constitution, applicable statutes, and Congressionaloversight requirements. The NIS should be read along with the National Intelligence Priorities
Framework and Unifying Intelligence Strategies to inform and guide mission, as well as planning,
programming, and budgeting activities.

Organizational Framework
The NIS has four main components, described as follows: (1) the Strategic Environment section
portrays the global national security milieu; (2) the Mission Objective section describes key mission
priorities and expected outcomes; (3) the Enterprise Objective section describes resource andcapability outcomes needed to enable mission success; and (4) the Implementing the Strategy
section provides broad organizational guidance to meet the NIS’s requirements.
Our success as a Community is measured as much by our defense of America’s values as it is by the
execution of our intelligence mission. What follows is a succinct depiction of the IC’s Mission and
Vision, which serves as the foundation for the Mission and Enterprise Objectives. Fundamental to allof these elements are the Principles of Professional Ethics for the IC.

IC Mission
Provide timely, insightful, objective, and relevant intelligence toinform decisions on national security issues and events.

IC Vision
A nation made more secure by a fully integrated, agile, resilient, andinnovative Intelligence Community that exemplifies America’s values.

Mission Objectives

Enterprise Objectives

Strategic Intelligence
Anticipatory Intelligence
Current Operations
Cyber Intelligence
Counterterrorism
Counterproliferation
Counterintelligence

Integrated Mission Management
Integrated Enterprise Management
Information Sharing and Safeguarding
Innovation
Our People
Our Partners

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Principles of Professional Ethics
for the Intelligence Community
As members of the intelligence profession, we conduct ourselves in accordance with certain basic
principles. These principles are stated below, and reflect the standard of ethical conduct expectedof all Intelligence Community personnel, regardless of individual role or agency affiliation. Manyof these principles are also reflected in other documents that we look to for guidance, such as
statements of core values, and the Code of Conduct: Principles of Ethical Conduct for Government
Officers and Employees; it is nonetheless important for the Intelligence Community to set forth
in a single statement the fundamental ethical principles that unite us and distinguish us asintelligence professionals.
MISSION. We serve the American people, and understand that our mission requires
selfless dedication to the security of our nation.

TRUTH. We seek the truth; speak truth to power; and obtain, analyze, and provide
intelligence objectively.

LAWFULNESS. We support and defend the Constitution, and comply with the laws of theUnited States, ensuring that we carry out our mission in a manner that respects privacy,
civil liberties, and human rights obligations.

INTEGRITY. We demonstrate integrity in our conduct, mindful that all our actions, whether
public or not, should reflect positively on the Intelligence Community at large.

STEWARDSHIP. We are responsible stewards of the public trust; we use intelligenceauthorities and resources prudently, protect intelligence sources and methods diligently,
report wrongdoing through appropriate channels; and remain accountable to ourselves,
our oversight institutions, and through those institutions, ultimately to the American people.

EXCELLENCE. We seek to improve our performance and our craft continuously, share
information responsibly, collaborate with our colleagues, and demonstrate innovation andagility when meeting new challenges.

DIVERSITY. We embrace the diversity of our nation, promote diversity and inclusion in our
workforce, and encourage diversity in our thinking.

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Strategic Environment
The United States faces a complex andevolving security environment with extremely
dangerous, pervasive, and elusive threats.
The IC remains focused on the missionsof cyber intelligence, counterterrorism,
counterproliferation, counterintelligence, andon the threats posed by state and non-state
actors challenging U.S. national security andinterests worldwide.

governments, markets, and entire geographic
regions. The IC will increasingly serve
homeland security as well as military andforeign policy objectives.
Domestic Environment. The IC faces fiscal
challenges as the U.S. Government operates
under tightened budgets. We must meet our
mission needs in innovative ways and sustain
our core competencies with fewer resources.
Likewise, our customers and partners will also
grapple with resource challenges. While such
constraints will require the IC to accept andbalance risks, addressing these challenges
presents additional opportunities to enhance
partnerships, information sharing, andoutreach.

Key nation states continue to pursue agendas
that challenge U.S. interests. China has aninterest in a stable East Asia, but remains
opaque about its strategic intentions and isof concern due to its military modernization.
Russia is likely to continue to reassert power
and influence in ways that undermine U.S.
interests, but may be willing to work with
the United States on important high priority
security issues, when interests converge. The
IC spotlight remains on North Korea’s pursuitof nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities andits international intransigence. Iran’s nuclear
efforts remain a key concern, in addition to its
missile programs, support for terrorism, regime
dynamics, and other developing militarycapabilities. The potential for greater instability
in the Middle East and North Africa will requirecontinued IC vigilance. Finally, continued
IC vigilance will be required to maintainglobal coverage of conflicts as they arise andpotentially threaten U.S. interests.

The U.S. will continue to face threats ofunauthorized disclosures from insiders andothers that compromise intelligence sources,
methods, capabilities, and activities, and may
impact international and domestic political
dynamics. These disclosures can degrade ourability to conduct intelligence missions anddamage our national security.
Global Environment. Global power isbecoming more diffuse. New alignments andinformal networks—outside of traditional
power blocs and national governments—
will increasingly have significant impact ineconomic, social, and political affairs. Resolving
complex security challenges will require theIC’s attention to a broader array of actors.
Private, public, governmental, commercial, andideological players will become increasingly
influential, both regionally and virtually. The
projected rise of a global middle class and its
growing expectations will fuel economic andpolitical change. Some states and international
institutions will be challenged to govern or
operate effectively.

Violent extremist groups and transnational
criminal networks threaten U.S. security andchallenge the U.S. both in the homeland
and abroad. Al-Qa‘ida, its affiliates, andadherents, continue to plot against U.S. andWestern interests, and seek to use weaponsof mass destruction if possible. The actions oftransnational criminal organizations have thepotential to corrupt and destabilize

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Many governments will face challenges tomeet even the basic needs of their people as
they confront demographic change, resource
constraints, effects of climate change, and risksof global infectious disease outbreaks. These
effects are threat multipliers that will aggravatestressors abroad such as poverty, environmental
degradation, political instability, and social
tensions—conditions that can enable terrorist
activity and other forms of violence. The risk of
conflict and mass atrocities may increase.

productivity, global communications,and investment.
Technology will continue to be a catalyst for
the rapid emergence of changes difficult
to anticipate or prepare for; these forces
can test the strength of governments andpotentially jeopardize U.S. citizens andinterests overseas. Technological advances
also create the potential for increased systemicfragility as foreign governments and non-state
actors attempt to leverage new and evolving
technologies to press their interests.

Small, local actions can have disproportionate
and enduring effects. Groups can form,
advocate, and achieve goals—for political,
social, and economic change—all without
central leadership. Identifying, understanding,and evaluating such movements will be botha continuing challenge and an opportunity
for the IC.

Natural Resources. Competition for scarce
resources, such as food, water, or energy, will
likely increase tensions within and between
states and could lead to more localized or
regional conflicts, or exacerbate government
instability. In contrast, prospective resource
opportunities beyond U.S. borders and thepotential for the U.S. to meet anticipated fossil
fuel requirements through domestic production
are likely to alter dramatically the global energy
market and change the dynamics between the
U.S. and other oil producing nations.

Technology. Technology is constantly
advancing, bringing benefits and challenges.
Technological developments hold enormous
potential for dramatic improvements inindividual health, employment, labor5Introduction to Mission Objectives
The seven Mission Objectives broadly describe
the priority outputs needed to deliver timely,
insightful, objective, and relevant intelligenceto our customers. Intelligence includes foreign
intelligence and counterintelligence. The
Mission Objectives are designed to address thetotality of regional and functional issues facing
the IC; their prioritization is communicatedto the IC through the National Intelligence
Priorities Framework.

Three Mission Objectives refer to foundational
intelligence missions the IC must accomplish,
regardless of threat or topic:• Strategic Intelligence—inform andenrich understanding of enduring national
security issues;• Anticipatory Intelligence—detect,
identify, and warn of emerging issues
and discontinuities;• Current Operations—support ongoingactions and sensitive intelligence operations.

IC Customers

Four Mission Objectives identify the primary
topical missions the IC must accomplish:• The President• National Security Council• Heads of Departments and Agencies of
the Executive Branch• Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff andsenior military commanders• Congress• Others as the DNI determines
appropriate• Cyber Intelligence—provide intelligenceon cyber threats;• Counterterrorism—understand andcounter those involved in terrorism
and related activities;• Counterproliferation—counter the
threat and proliferation of weaponsof mass destruction;

Source: National Security Act of 1947, as amended• Counterintelligence—thwart efforts
of foreign intelligence entities.

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12Strategic Intelligence: Provide

Anticipatory Intelligence:

Sense, anticipate, and warn of emerging
conditions, trends, threats, and opportunities
that may require a rapid shift in national
security posture, priorities, or emphasis.

strategic intelligence on enduring issues toenrich understanding and enable decision
advantage.

Strategic intelligence is the process and productof developing deep context, knowledge, andunderstanding to support national security
decision-making.

Anticipatory intelligence is the product ofintelligence collection and analysis focusedon trends, events, and changing conditions to
identify and characterize potential or imminent
discontinuities, significant events, substantial
opportunities, or threats to U.S. national
interests.

The foundation for strategic intelligence is inunderstanding the histories, languages, andcultures of nations and non-state entities, their
key leaders and opponents, their objectives
and concerns, as well as natural resources,
technology, and transnational issues. The IC
masters vital national intelligence issues
through research, knowledge development,outreach, and tradecraft in order to provide
deep context for a wide variety of policy andstrategy communities.

The complexity, scale, and pace of changes inthe strategic environment will test the IC’sability to deliver insightful and actionable
intelligence with the fidelity, scope, and speed
required to mitigate threats and exploit
opportunities. The IC will expand its use ofquantitative analytic methods, while reinforcing
long-standing qualitative methods, especiallythose that encourage new perspectives andchallenge long-standing assumptions. With
evolving intelligence requirements, anticipatory
intelligence is critical for efficient IC resource
allocation. The IC will improve its ability toforesee, forecast, and alert the analytic
community of potential issues of concern andconvey early warning to national security
customers to provide them with the best
possible opportunity for action.

To meet this objective, the IC will:• Deepen understanding of the strategic
environment to enable IC customers to
pursue national security, mission- andissue-specific goals;• Access and assess foreign capabilities,
activities, and intentions to provide IC
customers with greater insight and certainty;• Provide in-depth and contextual objective
analysis and expertise to support U.S.
national security policy and strategy.

To meet this objective, the IC will:• Create capabilities for dynamic horizonscanning and discovery to assess changing
and emerging conditions and issues that
can affect U.S. national security;• Deepen understanding of conditions,issues, and trends to detect subtle shifts
and assess their potential trajectories,
and forecast the impact on U.S. national
security thus generating opportunities toalert or warn;• Develop integrated capabilities to create
alerts within the IC and to provide timely
and relevant warning to our customers.

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Current Operations: Provide

timely intelligence support to achieve
operational and national security goals.

Cyber Intelligence: Detect

and understand cyber threats to informand enable national security decision making,cybersecurity, and cyber effects operations.

Intelligence support to current operations,
whether collection, analysis, counterintelligence,or intelligence operations, occurs in almost all
IC organizations and cuts across almost every
topic addressed by the IC. Intelligence support
to current operations is characterized by theimmediacy of the support provided. In addition
to being responsive, this support also shapes
future operations and investigations.

Cyber intelligence is the collection, processing,analysis, and dissemination of informationfrom all sources of intelligence on foreign
actors’ cyber programs, intentions, capabilities,
research and development, tactics, andoperational activities and indicators; theirimpact or potential effects on national security,
information systems, infrastructure, and data;and network characterization, or insight into thecomponents, structures, use, and vulnerabilities
of foreign information systems.

The IC will adapt to evolving operational
requirements, maintain the robust support
customers expect, and further enhancecapabilities. As the IC facilitates whole-ofgovernment efforts to take action against
terrorists and transnational organized crime,
address cyber threats, and respond to
emerging crises—from geo-political tohumanitarian—it will also need to support
policy imperatives such as the rebalance to theAsia-Pacific region and transition of the allied
mission in Afghanistan. Faced with a wide
spectrum of operations in support of military,
diplomatic, and homeland security activities,
the IC will prioritize its efforts and mitigate risk,
operate in denied areas, balance forward
presence with robust reach-back, and provide
operational resiliency to more fully integrate
intelligence with operations.

State and non-state actors use digitaltechnologies to achieve economic and militaryadvantage, foment instability, increase control
over content in cyberspace, and achieve otherstrategic goals—often faster than our ability tounderstand the security implications andmitigate potential risks. To advance national
objectives, customers increasingly rely upon
the IC to provide timely, actionable intelligenceand deeper insights into current and potential
cyber threats and intentions. The IC also
provides needed expertise to defend U.S.
Government networks along with other criticalcommunications networks and national
infrastructure. To be more effective, the IC will
evolve its cyber capabilities, including ourability to attribute attacks. The IC will focus on
identifying trends and providing the context toimprove our customers’ understanding of
threats, vulnerabilities, and impact.

To meet this objective, the IC will:• Provide actionable, timely, and agile
intelligence support to achieve andmaintain operational decision advantage;

To meet this objective, the IC will:• Integrate and collaborate with diverse
partners to maximize the effectiveness andreach of intelligence capabilities in supportof operations;• Increase our awareness and understandingof key foreign cyber threat actors—
including their intentions, capabilities,
and operations—to meet the growing
number and complexity of cyber-related
requirements;• Conduct sensitive intelligence operations
to support effective national security
action.

• Expand tailored production anddissemination of actionable cyber

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intelligence to support the defense ofvital information networks and criticalinfrastructure;

Counter the threat and proliferation of
weapons of mass destruction and their meansof delivery by state and non-state actors.

• Expand our ability to enable cyber effects
operations to protect the nation andsupport U.S. national interests.

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Counterproliferation:

The intelligence requirements and challenges
related to countering the proliferation of
weapons of mass destruction (WMD) are
increasing. The IC will support objectives
for countering the threat and proliferationof WMD and their means of delivery as wellas WMD-related materials, technology, andexpertise. The IC will work with partners insideand outside the U.S. Government to better
understand, detect, and warn on foreign WMD
capabilities, plans, and intentions; thwart WMD
acquisition and employment; and inform U.S.
policies and initiatives.

Counterterrorism: Identify,

understand, monitor, and disrupt stateand non-state actors engaged in terrorismrelated activities that may harm the UnitedStates, its people, interests, and allies.
The dynamic and diverse nature of theterrorist threat will continue to challenge
the U.S. and our interests and will requirecontinued emphasis on targeting, collection,
and analysis. The IC supports the national
whole-of-government effort to protect thehomeland from terrorist attack, disrupt anddegrade terrorists who threaten U.S. interestsabroad, counter the spread of violent extremist
ideology that influences terrorist action, disrupt
illicit financial and other support networks, andbuild counterterrorism capacity at home andoverseas. Our government and our partners
must anticipate, detect, deny, and disrupt
terrorism wherever and however it manifests
against U.S. interests. The IC will continue
to monitor this threat to protect our nation,
provide warning and assess the strategic
factors that may enable future terror plots.

To meet this objective, the IC will:• Develop capabilities and inform U.S.
policies and efforts to dissuade or prevent
states from acquiring WMD-related
technologies, materials, or expertise orfrom reconstituting former programs;• Advance our understanding of
established state WMD programs to
inform U.S. counterproliferation decisions,policies, and efforts to disrupt, roll back,and deter use;
• Support interagency efforts to secure
global stockpiles of weapons of mass
destruction and warn of and preventthe transfer of WMD-related materials,
technology, and expertise to terrorists,
extremists, or other non-state actors;

To meet this objective, the IC will:• Conduct innovative analysis that supports
disruption of terrorist actors posing threats
to the U.S. and our interests;• Improve U.S. capabilities to anticipate
and manage crises and support integrated
U.S. Government responses to mitigate
the consequences of WMD use or loss ofstate control.

• Provide insight to mitigate the spread of
violent extremist ideology;• Anticipate new and developing terrorist
threats and explore opportunities tocounter them;• Bolster resiliency and build adaptive
capability to counter terrorism at home
and abroad.

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to gain economic, diplomatic, military, or
technological advantage.

Identify, understand, and mitigate
the efforts of foreign intelligence entities
to compromise U.S. economic andnational security.

IC elements will identify emerging technologies
that can be leveraged by our adversaries tocompromise classified information and assets,
and develop and adopt robust mitigation
strategies. Counterintelligence activities must
be integrated into all steps of the intelligenceprocess.

A foreign intelligence entity is any known orsuspected foreign organization, person, orgroup (public, private, or government) that
conducts intelligence activities to acquire U.S.
information, block or impair U.S. intelligencecollection, unlawfully influence U.S. policy,
or disrupt U.S. systems and programs. The
term includes foreign intelligence and security
services and international terrorists.

To meet this objective, the IC will:• Understand, anticipate, and penetrateincreasingly sophisticated foreign
intelligence entity capabilities;• Develop and implement capabilities todetect, deter, and mitigate insider threats;

The U.S. faces persistent and substantial
challenges to its security and prosperity
from the intelligence activities of traditionaland non-traditional adversaries. Foreign
intelligence entities relentlessly target the U.S.
Government, the private sector, and academia
to acquire national security information and• Stem the theft and exploitation of critical
U.S. technologies, data, and information;• Neutralize and/or mitigate adversarial
attempts to exploit U.S. supply chain andacquisition vulnerabilities.

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Introduction to Enterprise Objectives
Accomplishing the seven NIS Mission
Objectives depends on achieving six Enterprise
Objectives, which describe the resources andcapabilities that are essential to fulfilling theMission Objectives.

Four Enterprise Objectives describe ourstrategy to build a solid foundation of key
capabilities and capacity:• Information Sharing and Safeguarding—
improve collaboration while protecting
information;

Two Enterprise Objectives focus on enterprise
integration while optimizing resource
management and decision making:• Innovation—improve research anddevelopment, tradecraft, and processes;• Integrated Mission Management—optimize
capabilities to achieve unity of effort;• Our People—build a more agile, diverse,
inclusive, and expert workforce;• Integrated Enterprise Management—
improve IC integration and interoperability.

• Our Partners—improve intelligence throughpartnership.
The Enterprise Objectives address bothmission and enterprise integration and rest on
the Principles of Professional Ethics for the IC.

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Integrated Mission
Management: Optimize collection,

for action, and understand tradeoffs for
implementing solutions;analysis, and counterintelligence capabilities
and activities across the IC to achieve unity ofeffort and effect.

• Strengthen and integrate governance bodies
to optimize resources and manage risk;• Foster joint IC planning, targeting, tasking,and assessment processes to coordinate
intelligence activities and promote
continuous improvement;

Integrated mission management is thestrategic prioritization, coordination, anddeconfliction of intelligence activities to alignthe interdependent disciplines of collection,
analysis, and counterintelligence.
• Collection activities are responsive to andinform analytic requirements.
• Analytic activities produce intelligencejudgments, identify intelligence gaps, andprovide the basis for guidance to collectors.
• Counterintelligence activities complement
collection and analytic activities and identify
vulnerabilities of intelligence sources,
methods, and activities.

• Drive integrated investment decisions andthe delivery of multi-disciplinary, integrated
capabilities to provide optimal solutions formission success.

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Integrated EnterpriseManagement: Develop,

implement, and manage IC-oriented
approaches to improve integration andinteroperability of IC enabling capabilities.
Integrated enterprise management is thestrategic coordination of IC business practices tooptimize resource management and enterprisebusiness process decision making.

Effective mission execution requires flexible,
responsive, and resilient efforts to appropriately
share knowledge, information, and capabilities
across organizational boundaries. The IC will
increase integration and collaboration acrossthe Community to meet customer needs
efficiently and effectively. In doing so, the IC
will strike a balance between unity of effort andspecialization within each discipline andfunction, using the best of each to meet
mission requirements. Intelligence products will
be appropriately tailored and classified at thelowest possible level.

Effectively managing enterprise resources
enables the IC to fully execute its mission
efficiently. Specifically, the IC will seek
solutions that increase efficiencies in areas
such as continuity, security, acquisitionand procurement, finance, facilities, andlogistics. IC-wide performance evaluationand data-driven reviews—aligned to strategy
and budgets—will strengthen performance,enhance oversight and compliance,and lead to unmodified audit opinions,improved results, and lower costs. The IC
will promote information security, share timely
intelligence with our partners, and educate
customers on proper use and handling ofclassified information.

Analytic, collection, and counterintelligenceprofessionals, supported by coordinatedgovernance, joint processes, and improved
capabilities, will collaboratively work together
to define and solve problems.
To meet this objective, the IC will:

To meet this objective, the IC will:• Leverage cross-IC, multi-disciplinary
expertise and the full range of IC
capabilities to jointly define and anticipate
intelligence problems, develop options• Advance a personnel security infrastructurethat supports a one-Community approachthrough continuous evaluation and

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common practices and standards accepted
across the IC;

reinforcing priorities, requires strengthening
our people, processes, and technologies.
The IC will continue to identify and address
information sharing gaps and coordinate efforts
to reduce duplication across the IC Information
Technology Enterprise to yield better results
more efficiently.

• Pursue acquisition and procurement
strategies and processes across the
IC that enhance the cost-effectivenessand efficiency of procuring common-use
products and services;• Implement IC enterprise financial
standards, processes, tools, and services
that leverage both government andindustry best practices;

In addition to recognizing the responsibility toprovide intelligence and the growing demand
to make information available across the IC,
the IC will enhance safeguards to protect
information and build trust among partners.
An integrated information sharing environment,
dedicated to protecting privacy and civil
liberties, allows the IC to carry out the mission,
protect against external and insider threats,
and maintain the public trust.

• Mature strategy-based performanceand evaluation across the IC to support
proactive, balanced, and informed IC
decision making;• Leverage existing and future IC facilities
and physical infrastructure to support
joint-use functionality and improveenergy efficiency;

To meet this objective, the IC will:• Consolidate existing and future information
technology requirements into an effective
and efficient IC information technology
infrastructure to enable greater IC
integration, information sharing,and safeguarding;• Adopt a risk management approachto continuity of operations efforts toprovide an uninterrupted flow of national
intelligence in all circumstances;• Continue to implement approaches toprovide appropriate transparency, protect
privacy and civil liberties, and enhanceoversight and compliance.

3• Provide the IC workforce with discovery
and access to information based on
mission need to deliver timely, tailored,
and actionable information;

Information Sharing
and Safeguarding: Enhance,• Integrate enterprise-wide information, as
appropriate, to enhance discovery, improvecorrelation, and enable advanced analytics
consistent with protection of privacy andcivil liberties;

integrate, and leverage IC capabilities toimprove collaboration and the discovery,
access, retrieval, retention, and safeguardingof information.

• Strengthen and synchronize security anddata protection standards for new andexisting intelligence information systems
based on policy-driven interoperable
approaches and attribute-based accessto provide a trusted and secure IC-wide
information environment;

The Intelligence Community Information
Technology Enterprise (IC ITE) transforms
agency-centric information technology to acommon enterprise platform where the IC caneasily and securely share technology, information,and capabilities across the Community.

• Promote a culture that embodies,supports, and furthers responsible
information sharing respectful of privacy
and civil liberties.

Mission success depends on the right people
getting the right information at the righttime. Improving our information sharing
and safeguarding capabilities, as mutually

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Innovation: Find and deploy

new scientific discoveries andtechnologies, nurture innovative thought,
and improve tradecraft and processes toachieve mission advantage.

Our People: Build a more agile,
diverse, inclusive, and expert workforce.

Inclusion describes a culture that connects each
employee to the organization; encourages
collaboration, flexibility, and fairness; andleverages diversity of thought throughout theorganization so all individuals can excel in theircontributions to the IC mission.

Innovation begins with a commitment toresearch and development as the seed forbreakthroughs in science and technology. In
order for innovation to provide results, theIC will further develop, support, and foster
intellectual curiosity and creative problem
solving. The IC must accept that initial failures
may lead to successes and be willing to takecalculated risks for high-value results whena rational basis for the risk is demonstrated.
The IC will leverage innovation wherever it isfound, incorporating scientific breakthroughs
and cutting-edge technologies for mission
excellence. The IC will extend innovation to ourdaily work by embracing new processes andautomation to streamline the business aspects
of intelligence.

Workforce planning is a framework addressing
the total workforce balance (civilian, military, andcore contract personnel) to ensure the IC has theright people with the right skills in the right placeat the right time to accomplish the mission in
high-performing teams and organizations.
Diversity considers, in a broad context and in
relation to the mission, all aspects that makeindividuals unique and America strong—
including race, color, ethnicity, national origin,gender, age, religion, language, disability, sexual
orientation, gender identity, and heritage.

The IC workforce is united in protecting andpreserving national security, which could
not be accomplished without a talented
workforce that embraces the IC’s core values
and Principles of Professional Ethics for the IC.
To this end, the IC will continue to attract,develop, engage, and retain a workforce thatpossesses both the capabilities necessary toaddress current and evolving threats and astrong sense of integrity. Even with constrained
budgets, the IC will make long-term strategic
investments in the workforce to promote agility
and mobility throughout employees’ careers.
Special emphasis is needed to recruit, retain,
develop, and motivate employees with skills
fundamental to the success of the intelligencemission, including foreign language, science,technology, engineering, and mathematics.

To meet this objective, the IC will:• Conduct and leverage basic research andmaintain core independent research in themost sensitive applied and social sciences,
technologies, and mathematics arenas toachieve breakthrough results;• Transition creative ideas and promising
innovations to improve intelligence
services and processes across the IC;• Strengthen and unleash the innovative
talents of the workforce to accept risk,
improve tradecraft, and embrace newtechnologies and processes.

The IC needs effective tools for workforce
planning, transformational learning programs,
skills assessment and knowledge sharing,
joint duty and other experiential assignment

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opportunities, and the resources to encourageand facilitate work-life balance.

Our approach to strengthening partnerships
will align with broader national policy guidanceand harmonize partner initiatives across the
IC through policies, procedures, and practices
that clearly delineate roles, responsibilities,
and authorities. In working with the array of
government, foreign, military, and private
sector partners, the IC will remain cognizant
of, and dedicated to, protecting privacy andcivil liberties and maintaining the public trust.

All employees are accountable for cultivatinga performance-driven culture that encourages
collaboration, flexibility, and fairness without
the fear of reprisal.
To meet this objective, the IC will:• Shape a diverse and inclusive workforce
with the skills and capabilities needed now
and in the future;

To meet this objective, the IC will:• Increase shared responsibility with andamong, and incorporate insights from,all partners to advance intelligence;• Provide continuous learning anddevelopment programs based on amutual commitment between managers
and employees to promote workforce
competency, relevance, and agility;• Develop an enterprise approach topartnership engagement to facilitate
coordinated, integrated outreach;• Nurture a culture of innovation and agility
that advocates the sharing of ideas andresources adaptable to the changing
environment, and promotes best practices
across the IC;• Deepen collaboration to enhance
understanding of our partners andto effectively inform decisions andenable action.

• Provide a workplace free of discrimination,harassment, and the fear of reprisal, where
all are treated with dignity and respect andafforded equal opportunity to contributeto their full potential.

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Our Partners: Strengthen
partnerships to enrich intelligence.

Partners consist of elements working to protect
U.S. security interests, including U.S. military, ourallies, foreign intelligence and security services,other federal departments and agencies, as well
as state, local, tribal governments, and private
sector entities.

The Community’s partnerships are fundamental
to our national security. Our partners areforce multipliers, offering access, expertise,capabilities, and perspectives that enrich ourintelligence capacity and help all of us succeed
in our shared mission. The IC will deepen
existing partnerships and forge new relationships
to enhance intelligence and inform decisions.

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Implementing the Strategy
Set Strategic Priorities for the IC. The NIS,
in concert with the National Security Strategy
and the National Intelligence Priorities
Framework, represents the IC’s mission priorities.
The DNI informs Congress of significant priority
realignment and activities.

The IC is an integrated intelligence enterpriseworking toward the common vision of amore secure nation. The NIS provides theoverarching framework to accomplish themission and achieve the vision. The IC will
implement the NIS consistent with its statutory
authorities under Congressional oversight.

Align the National Intelligence Program.
The NIS serves as the DNI’s mechanism to alignthe National Intelligence Program and guidethe reporting of resource expenditures andperformance to Congress. Additionally, theNational Intelligence Program is coordinatedwith the Military Intelligence Program and the
DNI’s joint annual planning and programming
guidance for the IC.

The DNI and IC elements work together in
an integrated fashion to execute the NIS.
Functional managers monitor the health ofimportant intelligence capabilities. Mission
managers examine all facets of collection,
analysis, and counterintelligence against
specific areas of concern across missions.
Program managers scrutinize how funds
are executed. IC enterprise managers alignsupport functions to enable each mission. The
IC elements recruit, train, equip, and conduct
intelligence missions. Inspectors General, legal
counsel, and privacy and civil liberties officers
ensure proper compliance and oversight.

IC Elements
Align Strategies, Plans, and Actions. The
mission and enterprise objectives in the NIS shallbe incorporated and cascaded into IC element
strategies and plans. IC elements and functional
managers will facilitate an integrated approachto these objectives to achieve the IC’s mission.

The Office of the Director of National
Intelligence provides the IC with overarchingguidance and coordination. IC elements
execute their missions consistent with
their statutory authorities. Finally, it is the
responsibility of all members of the IC
workforce to understand how they contributeto the IC mission and execute their specific roleto the best of their ability and consistent withthe protection of privacy and civil liberties.

Inform Resource Allocation. The NIS will
inform decisions about programs, budgets,policies, and acquisitions to develop and sustain
capabilities. IC elements and program managers
will reflect NIS objectives in their annual
strategic program briefs and will articulate
their intentions to mitigate risks in their annual
planning and programming activities.

DNI

Measure Outcomes. The execution of the NIS
objectives requires constant and consistentevaluation. IC elements will provide information
through existing processes to clearly illustrate
how they have performed against NIS objectives
and the IC Priority Goals, which measureprogress against enduring national security
issues. Measuring progress against the NIS is
crucial to improving overall IC performance.

Serve as Principal Intelligence Advisor.
As principal intelligence advisor to the
President, the DNI must ensure intelligenceaddresses threats to national security. The DNI
establishes the IC’s strategic priorities andsets forth the enabling capabilities needed for
mission success in the NIS.

The 2014 National Intelligence Strategy
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Conclusion
The NIS supports intelligence integration and the IC’s mission to provide timely, insightful, objective,
and relevant intelligence to inform decisions on national security issues and events. The IC must fullyreflect the NIS in agency strategic plans, annual budget requests, and justifications for the National
Intelligence Program. The DNI will assess IC element proposals, projects, and programs against theobjectives of the NIS to realize the IC’s vision of a nation made more secure by a fully integrated,agile, resilient, and innovative Intelligence Community that exemplifies America’s values.

“The Intelligence Community exists toprovide political and military leaderswith the greatest possible decision advantage.
We understand, now more than ever,that the best way to accomplish our goal is thoroughintegration of all national intelligence capabilities.”
James R. Clapper, Director of National Intelligence

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OUR CUSTOMERSThePresident

National
SecurityCouncil

Department
and Agency
Heads

Chairmanof theJoint Chiefsof Staff

Senior MilitaryCommanders

Congress

Othersas the DNI
determines
appropriate

STRATEGICINTELLIGENCECURRENTOPERATIONSANTICIPATORYINTELLIGENCE(Inform and Enrich Understanding)(Support Ongoing Actions)(Anticipate, Identify, and Warn)

MISSION OBJECTIVES(Support Customer Success)

CUSTOMER
SUCCESS2014 National Intelligence Strategy
RoadmapCYBER INTELLIGENCE
COUNTERTERRORISM
COUNTERPROLIFERATIONCOUNTERINTELLIGENCE
ENDURING
URING

EMER
EMERGING

CURRENTREGIONAL AND FUNCTIONAL ISSUESENTERPRISE OBJECTIVES(Enable Mission Success)

INTEGRATED MISSION
MANAGEMENTINTEGRATED ENTERPRISEMANAGEMENTINFORMATION SHARING AND SAFEGUARDINGINNOVATIONOUR PEOPLE
OUR PARTNERS

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