EconDefense
Goal pathway

Protect technology and industry

Distinguish industrial security, counterintelligence, scoped intelligence support and civilian-agency dependencies.

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From security concern to lawful economic protection

  1. USD(I&S), relevant defense intelligence/security organizations and the program owner identify a supportable risk.
  2. Use the authorized security, procurement and industrial-base processes applicable to the firm or transaction.
  3. Identify whether the required action is DoD contractual/administrative, intelligence, civilian investigation, investment screening or economic restriction.
  4. Route partner-owned decisions to the lawful authority; preserve information-handling and oversight requirements.
  5. Return mitigation requirements to the acquisition and resource owners.
A shared security objective does not merge the powers of DoD, Treasury, Commerce, State and law enforcement.

Five independent checks

Legal powerSource and conditions recorded
EligibilityProject-specific check needed
Available fundsBalances not verified
DelegationValid signature authority must be checked
ExecutionOffice capacity and approvals must be checked

These are questions to resolve, not a sequence of approvals or an automatic readiness score.