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TARP — Threat Awareness & Reporting

Threat Awareness and Reporting Program — counterintelligence reporting requirements (AR 381-12 / CI116)

44 questions and answers — updated 2025/2026
01

What does TARP stand for?

02

What Army regulation governs TARP?

03

What is the purpose of TARP?

04

Who is required to complete annual TARP training?

05

What is the CDSE course that satisfies the TARP annual training requirement?

06

What is an insider threat?

07

What are the five threat categories that must be reported under TARP?

08

What is espionage?

09

What is elicitation?

10

What are common elicitation techniques?

11

What is a honeypot or honey trap?

12

How quickly must suspicious activity be reported?

13

Who should you report suspicious contacts or activities to?

14

What is the iSalute reporting system?

15

What types of suspicious contacts must be reported?

16

What foreign travel must be reported under TARP?

17

What are indicators that you may be a target of foreign intelligence?

18

How do foreign intelligence services use social media for targeting?

19

What is the difference between a 'foreign intelligence entity' and a 'foreign intelligence service'?

20

What should you do if you are approached by someone you suspect is a foreign intelligence officer?

21

What is subversion?

22

What is sabotage in the TARP context?

23

What is the significance of 'need to know' in counterintelligence?

24

What are indicators of a potential insider threat?

25

What is the Army CI hotline?

26

What are the consequences of failing to report under TARP?

27

What is 'technology transfer' in the TARP context?

28

What methods do foreign intelligence entities use to collect information?

29

What is a 'false flag' recruitment approach?

30

What should you report about contacts at international conferences?

31

What is the role of counterintelligence (CI) in the Army?

32

What is Operations Security (OPSEC) and how does it relate to TARP?

33

What are 'indicators' in counterintelligence?

34

Can a foreign intelligence entity target unclassified information?

35

What is the 'mosaic effect' in intelligence?

36

What are cyber threats relevant to TARP?

37

What should you do if you receive a suspicious email that may be a phishing attempt?

38

What is the relationship between TARP and the Insider Threat Program?

39

What personal vulnerabilities do foreign intelligence services exploit?

40

The acronym MICE describes motivations for espionage. What does it stand for?

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What is the penalty for espionage under U.S. law?

42

When did TARP replace the SAEDA program?

43

What is the authorized CBT alternative when live TARP training is not possible?

44

How often must TARP training be completed?

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