Human Intelligence (HUMINT) & Source Operations Unit
Developing human intelligence sources and conducting HUMINT operations to collect intelligence unavailable through technical means.
Unit Mission
The Human Intelligence & Source Operations Unit develops human intelligence sources and conducts HUMINT operations — recruiting, developing, and managing human sources to collect the intelligence on adversary intentions, capabilities, and plans that technical collection cannot provide. The unit applies HUMINT tradecraft, source operations methodology, and counterintelligence to develop the human networks needed for effective intelligence collection in denied and denied-access environments.
Key Functions
Source Development
Developing HUMINT sources — identifying, assessing, and recruiting human sources with access to intelligence targets, building the human networks needed for effective intelligence collection.
Operations Management
Managing source operations — directing source collection activities, ensuring source security, and managing the operational security measures needed to protect sources and methods.
HUMINT Production
Producing HUMINT intelligence — processing and analyzing human source reporting to develop the intelligence assessments that reveal adversary intentions and capabilities.
Operational Capabilities
Governance, Intelligence & Global Policy Directorate
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