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|Mission=DTRA's mission is to safeguard the United States and its allies from weapons of mass destruction (WMD) by providing capabilities to reduce, eliminate, and counter the threat, and mitigate its effects. It focuses on deterrence, prevention, and countering WMD threats through technology, operations, and international cooperation. | |Mission=DTRA's mission is to safeguard the United States and its allies from weapons of mass destruction (WMD) by providing capabilities to reduce, eliminate, and counter the threat, and mitigate its effects. It focuses on deterrence, prevention, and countering WMD threats through technology, operations, and international cooperation. | ||
|ParentOrganization= | |ParentOrganization=Department of Defense | ||
|TopOrganization=Department of Defense | |||
|CreationLegislation=Department of Defense Directive 5105.62 | |CreationLegislation=Department of Defense Directive 5105.62 | ||
|Employees=1400 | |Employees=1400 | ||
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On 30 September 2016, the Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Agency (JIDA) became part of DTRA and was renamed the [[Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Organization]] (JIDO) in accordance with the 2016 [[National Defense Authorization Act]] (NDAA). In Section 1532 of the NDAA, Congress directed the DoD to move JIDA to a military department or under an existing defense agency.<ref name="Sightline Media Group">{{cite news|last1=Judson|first1=Jen|title=JIDA To Become JIDO Under Defense Threat Reduction Agency|url=http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/land/2016/02/02/jida-become-jido-under-defense-threat-reduction-agency/79707958/|access-date=26 August 2016|work=Defense News|publisher=Sightline Media Group|date=2 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Pellerin|first1=Cheryl|title=Improvised Threats Organization Becomes Part of Defense Threat Reduction Agency|url=http://www.defense.gov/News/Article/Article/961926/improvised-threats-organization-becomes-part-of-defense-threat-reduction-agency|access-date=5 October 2016|work=DoD News|agency=Defense Media Activity|date=3 October 2016}}</ref> | On 30 September 2016, the Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Agency (JIDA) became part of DTRA and was renamed the [[Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Organization]] (JIDO) in accordance with the 2016 [[National Defense Authorization Act]] (NDAA). In Section 1532 of the NDAA, Congress directed the DoD to move JIDA to a military department or under an existing defense agency.<ref name="Sightline Media Group">{{cite news|last1=Judson|first1=Jen|title=JIDA To Become JIDO Under Defense Threat Reduction Agency|url=http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/land/2016/02/02/jida-become-jido-under-defense-threat-reduction-agency/79707958/|access-date=26 August 2016|work=Defense News|publisher=Sightline Media Group|date=2 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Pellerin|first1=Cheryl|title=Improvised Threats Organization Becomes Part of Defense Threat Reduction Agency|url=http://www.defense.gov/News/Article/Article/961926/improvised-threats-organization-becomes-part-of-defense-threat-reduction-agency|access-date=5 October 2016|work=DoD News|agency=Defense Media Activity|date=3 October 2016}}</ref> | ||
DTRA requested a base budget of $2.0 billion for | DTRA requested a base budget of $2.0 billion for fiscal year 2023 (FY23), including $998 million for Operation and Maintenance, $654 million for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, $342 million for Cooperative Threat Reduction, and $14 million for Procurement.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
In her February 2024 Director’s Strategic Intent 2022-2027, DTRA Director Rebecca Hersman noted that DTRA would transition its intelligence resources and authorities to the [[Defense Intelligence Agency]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.dtra.mil/Portals/125/Documents/DirInitiative/DIRStrategic-Initiatives-2024-FINAL.pdf |title= Director's Strategic Intent 2022-2027}}</ref> | In her February 2024 Director’s Strategic Intent 2022-2027, DTRA Director Rebecca Hersman noted that DTRA would transition its intelligence resources and authorities to the [[Defense Intelligence Agency]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.dtra.mil/Portals/125/Documents/DirInitiative/DIRStrategic-Initiatives-2024-FINAL.pdf |title= Director's Strategic Intent 2022-2027}}</ref> | ||