§ 385.4 - Organization and administration.

(a) The Director, DIA, will be a commissioned officer of suitable general of flag rank appointed by the Secretary of Defense from officers of the Armed Forces on active duty. The DIA shall be authorized such personnel, facilities, funds, and other administrative support as the Secretary of Defense deems necessary.

(b) The Director, DIA, shall report to the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff. The Director, DIA, shall be under the operational control of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for the purposes of:

(1) Obtaining the intelligence support required to perform the statutory and assigned responsibilities of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and

(2) Ensuring that adequate, timely and reliable intelligence support is available to the Unified and Specified Commands.

(c) Staff supervision of the DIA for the Secretary of Defense will be exercised by the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Communications, Command, Control, and Intelligence) with respect to resources, and by the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Policy Review) with respect to policy.

(d) The performance of the Director, DIA, will be evaluated by the Secretary of Defense. The Chairman, JCS, shall report on performance of the Director, DIA, concurrently with the Secretary of Defense's report.