Department of Homeland Security (DHS) KONA BLUE Information Release

All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office · 56 pages · text by OCR

This All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office release makes public Department of Homeland Security records on KONA BLUE, a DHS prospective special access program that was ended on February 10, 2012. DHS declassified the records on July 18, 2023. The briefing slides and program proposal describe an Advanced Technology Threat program. It would collect reports on advanced aerospace vehicles, inventory recovered technology, gather oral histories and fund consciousness studies. The release also contains Senator Harry Reid's 2009 letter asking for a restricted SAP for AATIP and a 2010 DIA memo on the program.

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p. 17 …contained in Appendix 1 of DHS Instruction 140-04-001, Special Access Program Implementation, 08/13…
p. 36 …Joel Wall, Director, Special Projects Office SUBJECT: Establishment of a DHS Science & Technology "Prospective: Special Access…
p. 41 …investigate, identify and potentially exploit sensitive advanced aerospace-related technology and to prevent disclosure of scientific…
p. 43 …Management Director, Special Access Programs Control Office, inviting DHS to expand the depth of research involving…
p. 46 …Chief, Special Access Programs Control Office (SAPCO), inviting DHS to expand the depth of research involving…
p. 47 …the security of the U.S. homeland. The S&T Special Projects office will provide program…

## Pending Issues for KONA BLUE (S//KB//NF)

- Funding

- Classified Line Item in CSO budget

- USM has concurred in the need to establish a Business/Administrative SAP to handle primarily "unacknowledged" monies (e.g., KONA BLUE)

## Issues After Funding & Approval

- Stand-up of an "off-site" program office

- Personnel

- Additional FTEs required. SAPCO expects to assign two security professionals (PSO-GS14 & APSO-GS9/12) full time to support this program

- SAPCO has two personnel losses in the month of December

- One additional FTE to support OSA/Cyber

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