COUNTERINTELLIGENCE/SECURITY COUNTERMEASURES

The COUNTERINTELLIGENCE/SECURITY COUNTERMEASURES program, as detailed in Army budget line item 9996BL5283, is a procurement initiative under the Army's Other Procurement, Communications and Electronics Equipment, specifically within the Electronic Warfare (EW) subactivity. The primary objective of this program is to provide the Army with advanced counterintelligence and security countermeasure capabilities to detect, deter, and neutralize threats posed by foreign intelligence services, insider threats, and other hostile actors targeting Army personnel, operations, and information systems.

The program aims to procure and sustain equipment and technologies that support Army counterintelligence (CI) operations. This includes tools for electronic surveillance, threat detection, and the protection of sensitive communications and data. The focus is on enhancing the Army's ability to identify and mitigate espionage, sabotage, and subversion activities that could compromise mission effectiveness or endanger personnel and resources.

For Fiscal Year (FY) 2026, the budget allocates base funding to support these counterintelligence requirements. This reflects either the completion of major procurement phases, a shift in priorities, or efficiencies gained in previous years. The justification for this funding is to ensure that Army CI units remain equipped with up-to-date and effective countermeasure systems, particularly as adversaries continue to evolve their tactics and technologies.

The Counterintelligence/Security Countermeasures line item encompasses recurring costs associated with the acquisition and fielding of CI equipment. While specific details regarding the systems and technologies procured are classified and provided in the Congressional Justification Book, the general scope includes hardware and software solutions for threat detection, secure communications, and operational security enhancements. These investments are critical for maintaining the Army's ability to operate securely in contested and dynamic environments.

This line item also supports the Army's broader electronic warfare and information assurance objectives. By integrating counterintelligence capabilities with electronic warfare assets, the Army seeks to create a layered defense against both physical and cyber-enabled threats. This approach is intended to protect critical infrastructure, command and control networks, and sensitive operational information from exploitation or disruption by adversaries.

Overseas Operations Costs (OOC) are also used to fund this requirement in FY 2026, indicating that a portion of the resources is dedicated to supporting deployed forces and operations in forward environments. This ensures that counterintelligence and security countermeasure capabilities are available where the threat is most acute, and where the operational tempo demands rapid and effective response to emerging intelligence threats.