>I will try and profile Q.
Not one guy, a group.
Associate Directorate for Security and Counterintelligence
What is No Such Agency - Q group?
Who has clearance to full picture?
Important.
is good.
+++Adm R+++
What agency is at war w/ Clowns In America?
In 2013, when Snowden leaked NSA documents, an article from the Daily Beast leaked that (“according to former U.S. intelligence officers who spoke on condition of anonymity”) the people responsible for hunting Snowden were those working for the ‘Associate Directorate for Security and Counterintelligence’, which they said is sometimes known as ‘the Q group’ (picture 5):
“The people who began chasing Snowden work for the Associate Directorate for Security and Counterintelligence, according to former U.S. intelligence officers who spoke on condition of anonymity. The directorate, sometimes known as “the Q Group,” is continuing to track Snowden now that he’s outed himself as The Guardian’s source, according to the intelligence officers.”
“The security and counterintelligence directorate serves as the NSA’s internal police force, in effect watching the agency’s watchers for behavior that could pose an intelligence risk. It has the authority to interview an NSA contractor or employee’s known associates, and even to activate a digital dragnet capable of finding out where a target travels, what the target has purchased, and the target’s online activity.”
source:
https://www.thedailybeast.com/inside-the-q-group-the-directorate-hunting-down-edward-snowden
https://archive.vn/H8zyn
It turns out that this can be confirmed by official documents:
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In an NSA document that “sets forth the policy, procedures, and responsibilities governing the
prepublication review of official NSA/CSS information intended for public release by current and
former NSA/CSS affiliates in either an official capacity or a private capacity”, abbreviations for various terms are given every time they are employed, among which, that of Q:
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Associate Director for Policy and Records (ADPR)
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Multimedia Solutions (DN2)
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Staff Security Officer (SSO)
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Chief, Cover, Control, and Special Access Programs (S024)
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Classification Advisory Officer (CAO)
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Associate Directorate for Strategic Communications (DN)
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Office of the General Counsel (OGC)
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Office of Information Security Policy (DJ2)
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Defense Office of Prepublication and Security Review (DOPSR)
- Associate Directorate for Security and Counterintelligence (Q) (page – picture 2)
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Directorate of Acquisition (BA)
source:
https://www.nsa.gov/Portals/70/documents/news-features/declassified-documents/nsa-css-policies/Policy1-30.pdf
https://web.archive.org/web/20190919201129/https://www.nsa.gov/Portals/70/documents/news-features/declassified-documents/nsa-css-policies/Policy1-30.pdf
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In a report from the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Defense, the role of this Q group is defined on page 4 (picture 3):
“The NSA Associate Directorate for Security and Counterintelligence protects worldwide NSA/CSS information, personnel, activities, and facilities through its internal counterintelligence programs. The NSA Associate Director for Security and Counterintelligence appoints security personnel to provide guidance and assist NSA personnel in making security-related decisions.”
Furthermore, on page 48 (picture 4), one can get an official confirmation that the Q group was involved with the Snowden investigation:
“(U) NSA Associate Directorate for Security and Counterintelligence, "Snowden Investigative Overview:" (Document classified SECRET/ /REL TO USA, FVEY)
Declassification Date: March 1, 2041
Generated Date: February 9, 2016”
source:
https://media.defense.gov/2018/Sep/07/2001962926/-1/-1/1/208_(U)%20DODIG-2016-129%20(REDACTED).PDF
https://web.archive.org/web/20201118074340/https://media.defense.gov/2018/Sep/07/2001962926/-1/-1/1/208_%28U%29%20DODIG-2016-129%20%28REDACTED%29.PDF
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