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Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)

Route all-source military intelligence and applicable Defense HUMINT/CI requirements to the appropriate DIA mission sponsor. Its finance/acquisition workforce provides programming, budgeting, allocation and contracting functions. DIA-specific pathways include foreign shared-intelligence funding and narrowly authorized confidential NIP expenses.

Defense-wide foreign military intelligence producer and manager, with public acquisition vehicles and small-business capability-briefing routes.

Budget & program scale

Partially public

$12.6 billion SITE III shared ceiling; DIA's full budget is not publicly released.

  • Shared contract ceiling2021–2031 potential ordering period

    The SITE III ordering guide establishes a $12.6 billion aggregate ceiling across all vehicle contracts supporting DIA and NGA, with a five-year base from 2 March 2021 and five annual options through 1 March 2031. It is not DIA's annual budget or a separate allocation to each vendor.

    Source: DIA SITE III Ordering Guide, version 1.0, April 2021

  • Disclosure scopeAgency FAQ reviewed 4 October 2026

    DIA's official FAQ says exact agency budget figures are not publicly released for security reasons.

    Source: DIA Frequently Asked Questions — mission and budget disclosure

How to engage

Mission & responsibilities

Authority & organization

  • DoDD 5105.21 (25 January 2023) is the agency's current charter listed in the official directives register. Specific contracting authority and ordering procedures are separately documented in the vehicle guide.

    Source: DoD/DoW official directives register

Sources reviewed

Source notes
  • SITE III is a multi-agency, multi-award vehicle ceiling, not DIA's operating budget.
  • DIA advises firms to follow contract-specific clearance rules; its small-business page notes that a Top Secret facility clearance is needed in almost all cases at proposal submission.
  • No historical GDIP figure is presented as the current DIA-only budget.
Institutional limits

Mission authority, financial flexibility and collection approval are separate. NIP/MIP limits, congressional conditions and specific delegations remain; DIA participation does not establish general domestic police or unlimited records-acquisition power.

Institutional sources