§ 378.6 - Authorities.

The ATSD(IO) is hereby delegated authority to:

(a) Obtain reports, information, advice, and assistance, consistent with DoD Directive 8910.1 8, as necessary, in carrying out assigned functions.

(b) Communicate directly with the heads of the DoD Components and, with notification to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to the Commanders of the Unified Combatant Commands, as necessary, in carrying out assigned functions.

(c) Request such temporary assistance from the DoD Components as may be required for the conduct of inspections or investigations, to include personnel, facilities, and other services. Requests for needed support shall be made in accordance with established procedures.

(d) Communicate directly with the Intelligence Oversight Board of the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, the Director of Central Intelligence, other Federal officials, representatives of the legislative branch, members of the public, and representatives of foreign governments, as appropriate, in carrying out assigned functions.

(e) Have complete and unrestricted access to all available intelligence-related information, regardless of classification or compartmentation, from all DoD Components and personnel, as required, in carrying out assigned functions. This includes specifically the authority to:

(1) Require an Inspector General or other cognizant investigative official of a DoD Component to report allegations of improprieties or illegalities of intelligence activities by, or within, a DoD Component; and

(2) Obtain information on the status, proceedings, and findings or to obtain copies of reports of investigations of such allegations.

(f) Deal directly with the head of the element inspected or investigated, conduct interviews, take depositions, and examine records incident to an inspection or investigation of any DoD Component, as required, in carrying out assigned functions.