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The Defense Counterintelligence and Human Intelligence Center (DCHC) is a component of the United States Defense Intelligence Agency. It is mandated to manage, develop and execute U.S. Department of Defense counterintelligence and human intelligence activities worldwide; it's also responsible for oversight for training, doctrine, policy, information technology architecture, planning and career management.

The DCHC absorbed many functions and authorities of the Counterintelligence Field Activity and the Strategic Support Branch, which were disestablished simultaneously with the DCHC's establishment. Despite the counterintelligence component of its work, the center has no law enforcement authority.

In 2012, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper announced the creation of the Defense Clandestine Service. This has been seen as an upgrading and rebranding of DIA's current HUMINT capabilities.

References

1. "A Reorganization of Defense Intelligence".
2. "News Archive".
3. "Defense.gov News Release: DoD Activates Defense Counterintelligence and Human Intelligence Center". Archived from the original on 2012-01-15. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
4. "Defense.gov News Release: DoD Activates Defense Counterintelligence and Human Intelligence Center". Archived from the original on 2012-01-15. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
5. Sims, Jennifer (29 May 2012). "More Military Spies". Foreign Affairs.

External links

• Official DIA official site
• Memorandum establishing the DCHC

v t e Defense Intelligence Agency
Subordinate organizations	Defense Clandestine Service Defense Attaché System Defense Cover Office Missile and Space Intelligence Center National Center for Medical Intelligence National Media Exploitation Center Joint Intelligence Operations Center Europe Analytic Center/Joint Intelligence Center National Intelligence University Joint Functional Component Command for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance
Projects, operations, and programs	Project Socrates Stargate Project Able Danger Iraq Survey Group Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System Soviet Military Power
Oversight	United States Secretary of Defense Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence Military Intelligence Board Director of National Intelligence United States Intelligence Community United States Department of Defense SSCI HPSCI
People	Robert McNamara Directors
Facilities	Defense Intelligence Agency Headquarters The Pentagon DIA Memorial Wall

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