PURPOSE. The purpose of the Agreement is to set forth terms by which DHS and DoD
will provide personnel, equipment, and facilities in order to increase interdepartmental
collaboration in strategic planning for the Nation's cybersecurity, mutual support for
cybersecurity capabilities development, and synchronization of current operational
cybersecurity mission activities. Implementing this Agreement will focus national
cybersecurity efforts, increasing the overalI capacity and capability of both DHS' s
homeland security and DoD's national security missions, while providing integral
protection for privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties.

SCOPE. DoD and DHS agree to collaborate to improve the synchronization and mutual
support of their respective efforts in support of U. S. cybersecurity. Departmental
relationships identified in this Agreement are intended to improve the efficiency and
effectiveness of requirements formulation, and requests for products, services, technical
assistance, coordination,and performance assessment for cybersecurity missions
executed across a variety of DoD and DHS elements. They do not alter existing DoD and
DHS authorities, command relationships, or privacy, civil liberties, and other oversight
relationships. In establishing a framework to provide mutually beneficial logistical and
operational support, this Agreement is not intended to replicate or aggregate
unnecessarily the diverse line organizations across technology development, operations,
and customer support that collectively execute cybersecurity missions.