2025 TARP Briefings 
Briefings will be conducted at Range Operations, 4638 Wilson Road, Building 9308, Room 109.  

  • Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025 - 1 p.m.

Annual Training Requirements
Threat Awareness and Reporting Program (TARP) is now Counterintelligence Awareness and Reporting (CIAR)

  • DA personnel will complete CIAR training within 30 days of assignment or employment to an organization, and every 12 months thereafter pursuant to DoDD 5240.06.
  • DA personnel will complete “Counterintelligence Awareness and Reporting for DoD Employees” – CI116.16, located at https://www.cdse.edu/, to satisfy Army annual training requirements.
  • How to access online training – requirement effective beginning FY26.
  1. Go to:  https://www.cdse.edu/
  2. Navigate: Take Training < I’m in need of… < Annual Mandatory Training < Security Awareness Hub Counterintelligence < Counterintelligence Awareness and Reporting for DoD
  3. Take course: Launch Course < Follow prompts < track certification through Training Coordinator
 

In person CIAR briefings, IAW AR 381-12 chapter 5–1. 

In addition to the online training, any personnel that fit within one of the identified categories listed below will also require a tailored CIAR briefing from an ACIC agent. RAFO assesses that many Redstone Arsenal personnel will meet at least one of these requirements, necessitating an in-person briefing.

  • Special CIAR briefings and debriefings will be conducted either one-on-one with the individual concerned, or in small groups.
  •  Briefings will be conducted by ACI Special Agents or a CI-experienced person.
  • The briefer will tailor the briefing to the particular risk or threat involved, including methods the person may use to minimize the risk, and will place special emphasis on reporting responsibilities.
  • Debriefings will be conducted as soon as feasible following completion of travel, duty, or visit to a foreign country, or attendance at a conference with foreign personnel by an ACI Special Agent.

5–2. Foreign travel
5–3. Foreign visitors, personnel, and personal connections
5–4. Army modernization
5–5. Critical program information
5–6. Personnel with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information and Special Access Programs
5–7. Defense critical infrastructure
5–8. Foreign government employment
5–9. Information technology professionals
5–10. Professional and educational exchange programs with foreign governments

Knox Resident Agency will provide Quarterly CIAR Briefing:  Briefings will be conducted at Range Operations, 4638 Wilson Road, Building 9308, Room 109. 

  • Jan. 8, 2026, 10 a.m.
  • March 12, 2026, 10 a.m.
  • May 14, 2026, 10 a.m.
  • July 16, 2026, 10 a.m.