Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security
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The Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security is the senior civilian official in the U.S. Department of Defense responsible for overseeing and integrating defense intelligence, counterintelligence, and security activities across the military and defense agencies.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security canonical | 5 |
| Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T496422 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security Context triple: [Military Intelligence Program, overseenBy, Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security]
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A.
United States Deputy Secretary of Defense
The United States Deputy Secretary of Defense is the second-highest-ranking official in the U.S. Department of Defense, responsible for overseeing its day-to-day operations and acting as the principal deputy to the Secretary of Defense.
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B.
Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
The Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency is the second-highest-ranking official in the CIA, responsible for assisting the Director in overseeing intelligence operations, management, and strategic direction of the agency.
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C.
Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence
The Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence is the second-highest-ranking official in the U.S. intelligence community, responsible for assisting the Director of National Intelligence in overseeing and coordinating all national intelligence activities.
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D.
Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman
The Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman is the highest-ranking enlisted service member in the U.S. Armed Forces, serving as the principal military advisor on enlisted affairs to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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E.
Inspector General of the Intelligence Community
The Inspector General of the Intelligence Community is the independent watchdog responsible for overseeing, auditing, and investigating programs and activities across the U.S. intelligence community to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security Target entity description: The Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security is the senior civilian official in the U.S. Department of Defense responsible for overseeing and integrating defense intelligence, counterintelligence, and security activities across the military and defense agencies.
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A.
United States Deputy Secretary of Defense
The United States Deputy Secretary of Defense is the second-highest-ranking official in the U.S. Department of Defense, responsible for overseeing its day-to-day operations and acting as the principal deputy to the Secretary of Defense.
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B.
Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
The Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency is the second-highest-ranking official in the CIA, responsible for assisting the Director in overseeing intelligence operations, management, and strategic direction of the agency.
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C.
Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence
The Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence is the second-highest-ranking official in the U.S. intelligence community, responsible for assisting the Director of National Intelligence in overseeing and coordinating all national intelligence activities.
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Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman
The Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman is the highest-ranking enlisted service member in the U.S. Armed Forces, serving as the principal military advisor on enlisted affairs to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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E.
Inspector General of the Intelligence Community
The Inspector General of the Intelligence Community is the independent watchdog responsible for overseeing, auditing, and investigating programs and activities across the U.S. intelligence community to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Department of Defense position
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civilian office ⓘ under secretary position ⓘ |
| appointedBy | President of the United States ⓘ |
| appointmentRequires | advice and consent of the United States Senate ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
Director of National Intelligence
ⓘ
Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| jurisdiction |
United States Department of Defense
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linked to:
Department of Defense
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| legalBasis | United States federal law establishing the office within the Department of Defense ⓘ |
| memberOf | Office of the Secretary of Defense ⓘ |
| nominatedBy | President of the United States ⓘ |
| officeType | senior civilian official ⓘ |
| oversees |
defense counterintelligence organizations
ⓘ
defense intelligence budget planning ⓘ defense intelligence policy ⓘ defense security programs ⓘ military intelligence components of the Department of Defense ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States Department of Defense
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linked to:
Department of Defense
United States Intelligence Community leadership ⓘ
linked to:
Director of National Intelligence
|
| predecessorOffice | Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence ⓘ |
| rank | Level III of the Executive Schedule ⓘ |
| renamedFrom | Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence ⓘ |
| reportsTo | United States Secretary of Defense ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
coordination of defense intelligence with national intelligence priorities
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counterintelligence support to force protection ⓘ defense counterintelligence ⓘ defense intelligence ⓘ defense security policy ⓘ ensuring integration of intelligence support to military operations ⓘ integration of defense counterintelligence activities ⓘ integration of defense intelligence activities ⓘ integration of defense security activities ⓘ oversight of defense intelligence collection and analysis ⓘ oversight of defense intelligence components ⓘ oversight of sensitive activities within the Department of Defense ⓘ policy guidance for defense counterintelligence ⓘ policy guidance for defense intelligence ⓘ policy guidance for defense security ⓘ protection of defense information and assets ⓘ security policy for classified information in the Department of Defense ⓘ |
| scope | Department of Defense-wide ⓘ |
| seat |
The Pentagon
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linked to:
Pentagon
|
| style | The Honorable ⓘ |
| termLength | no fixed term ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security Description of subject: The Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security is the senior civilian official in the U.S. Department of Defense responsible for overseeing and integrating defense intelligence, counterintelligence, and security activities across the military and defense agencies.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Military Intelligence Program
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overseenBy
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Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security
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National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
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overseenBy
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Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security
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Defense Intelligence Agency
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reportsTo
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Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security
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subject linked to:
DIA
linked to: Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security
Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security
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predecessorOffice
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Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence
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linked to: Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security
Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security
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renamedFrom
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Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence
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linked to: Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security
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headOfGovernmentBody
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Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security
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Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence
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successorPosition
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Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence
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subject linked to:
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence (historical)
linked to: Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security
subject linked to:
CSAs