Secretariats for the National Disclosure Policy Committee
(NDPC) and the Arms Transfer and Technology Release Senior
Steering Group (ATTR SSG)
National Disclosure Policy Committee (NDPC)
Defense Technology Security Administration (DTSA) is
designated by the
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy to serve as the
Secretariat for the interagency National Disclosure Policy
Committee (NDPC). In this capacity, DTSA is responsible
for the formulation, issuance, and implementation of the
National Disclosure Policy for the disclosure of Classified
Military Information to Foreign Governments and International
Organizations. The Director, DTSA serves as the Chairman
of the Committee responsible for the executive direction of the
National Disclosure Policy, and represents
the Secretary of Defense on matters brought before the
Committee by the Members. The Secretariat also serves as
lead for both the evaluation of foreign government information
security programs and in the negotiation of required bilateral
security agreements governing the use, transfer and protection
of classified military information and equipment to support a
variety of international programs and initiatives.
Arms Transfer and Technology Release Senior Steering Group
(ATTR SSG)
DTSA's
Technology Security & Foreign Disclosure Office (TSFDO) is
the Executive Secretariat to the Department's Arms Transfer
and Technology Release Senior Steering Group (ATTR SSG) and
facilitates the coordination and synchronization of release
requests of high importance to the Office of the Secretary of
Defense (OSD). The TSFDO facilitates Priority TSFD Review
(PTR) requests through the Department's TSFD processes to
ensure transparency and timely, well-informed, guidance and
decisions on technology and/or information transfers. In
order to develop, obtain ATTR SSG approval of, and maintain all
ATTR SSG policies and procedures, the TSFDO consults with all
relevant DoD TSFD authorities to ensure their existing processes
inform and facilitate release requests. As required, the
TSFDO coordinates and develops Release In Principle (RIP)
documentation for TSFD release requests, which incorporate
assessments of technical and programmatic issues and analyses of
opportunities to build partner capacity as they relate to DoD
policies. As well, in continued support of OSD's efforts to
continue to streamline and harmonize TSFD processes, the TSFDO
assesses and recommends changes to existing DoD TSFD policies
and processes for ATTR SSG consideration.