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Counterintelligence: National Nuclear Security Administration

Counterintelligence can be described as activities designed to prevent or thwart spying, intelligence gathering, and sabotage by an enemy or other foreign entity. This guide provides books, articles, reports, websites, and videos on the subject.

National Nuclear Security Administration-- Office of Defense Nuclear Security

The Office of Defense Nuclear Security develops and implements NNSA security programs to protect, control, and account for materials, information, and facilities across the nuclear security enterprise.

The Office of the Chief, Defense Nuclear Security (CDNS) executes responsibility for the overall direction and management of security programs employed across the nuclear security enterprise comprised of NNSA’s operations and facilities. The CDNS is charged with the development and implementation of all security programs employed at NNSA facilities, policy implementation and the continuous improvement of program integration and standardization. The Office of the CDNS serves as the responsible organization for providing engineering, technical, operational, and administrative security as well as Headquarters oversight to NNSA federal line organizations and mission partners in order to assure effective security program execution throughout the NNSA. This responsibility includes the physical, materials control and accounting, classified and sensitive information protection, personnel, technical, and cyber security programs.

(From: https://nnsa.energy.gov/aboutus/ourprograms/nuclearsecurity) 

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