CTIC · E-7 BIBLIOGRAPHY · JANUARY 2027 EXAMActive duty & FTS

CTI E-7 Bibs · January 2027

Cryptologic Technician (Interpretive) · Effective July 2026 · Revised by the Navy (revision 2) · 66 references on the Regular exam

  1. CJCSI 3250.01G
    POLICY GUIDANCE FOR INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE AND SENSITIVE RECONNAISSANCE OPERATIONS
    Encl D
  2. CJCSI 3370.01B
    TARGET DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
    Encl C
  3. CJCSM 6510.01B
    CYBER INCIDENT HANDLING PROGRAM
    Encl CEncl D
  4. COMNAVIFORINST 1550.1B
    NAVAL INFORMATION FORCES LANGUAGE READINESS PROGRAM
  5. CRITIC HANDBOOK  APPENDIX E, P, Q; SECTION 9
  6. CTI
    CRYPTOLOGIC TECHNICIAN INTERPRETATION (CTI) RATE TRAINING MANUAL
    Ch 5Ch 10Ch 12
  7. DD-004-22
    GUIDANCE FOR USING COLLATERAL INFORMATION IN SERIALIZED SIGINT REPORTS
  8. DD-006-23(CHANGE 1)
    KLIEGLIGHT AND TACTICAL REPORTING MANUAL
    Annex A
  9. DD-008-19(CHANGE 5)
    COMPONENTS OF AN NSA PRODUCT
    NSANET, STUDY "GO DISSEMINATION VEHICLES"Sec 1Sec 8Sec 14Sec 19
  10. DD-010-19(CHANGE 3)
    GUIDANCE FOR REVISIONS AND RECALLS OF NSA REPORTS
    Sec 3
  11. DEPLOYABLE SECURITY TRAINER  CHAPTER 3, 7
  12. DJSIG
    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION SYSTEM (DODIIS) JOINT SECURITY IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE CHAPTER 3
  13. DODD 5160.41E
    DEFENSE LANGUAGE, REGIONAL EXPERTISE, AND CULTURE (LREC) PROGRAM
  14. DODM 5105.21 VOL 1 CHG 2
    SCI ADMINISTRATIVE SECURITY MANUAL - ADMINISTRATION OF INFORMATION AND INFORMATION SYSTEM SECURITY
    Encl 4
  15. DODM 5105.21 VOL 2 CHG 2
    SCI ADMINISTRATIVE SECURITY MANUAL ADMINISTRATION OF PHYSICAL SECURITY, VISITOR CONTROL, AND TECHNICAL SECURITY
    Encl 2
  16. DODM 5105.21 VOL 3 CHG 2
    SCI ADMINISTRATIVE SECURITY MANUAL ADMINISTRATION OF PERSONNEL SECURITY, INDUSTRIAL SECURITY, AND SPECIAL ACTIVITIES
    Encl 2
  17. DODM 5200.01 VOL 1(WITH CHANGE-3)
    DOD INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM: OVERVIEW,CLASSIFICATION, AND DECLASSIFICATION
    Encl 4
  18. DODM 5200.01 VOLUME 2(WITH CHANGE-4)
    DOD INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM: MARKING OF INFORMATION
    Encl 3
  19. DODM 5200.01 VOLUME 3(WITH CHANGE-4)
    DOD INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM: PROTECTION OF CLASSIFIED INFORMATION
    Encl 3
  20. DRT APPENDIX GSM  SECTION 3
  21. ILR SKILL DESCRIPTIONS
    URL HTTPS://GOVTILR.ORG\R\N
  22. INTRO TO GSM
    NETWORKS
    Ch 1
  23. JP 3-12
    JOINT CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS
    Ch I
  24. JP 3-60
    JOINT TARGETING
    App BApp CCh IICh III
  25. NAVEDTRA 14088  ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN VOLUME 03-COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS; CHAPTER 8
  26. NAVEDTRA 14168A
    NAVAL SPACE
    Ch 3Ch 4Ch 6Ch 7
  27. NAVEDTRA 14182A NEETS MOD 10
    WAVE PROPAGATION, TRANSMISSION LINES, AND ANTENNAS
    Ch 2
  28. NAVEDTRA 14184A NEETS MOD 12,  CHAPTER 1
  29. NAVEDTRA 15028 IT MOD 3
    COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND NETWORKING
    Ch 1Ch 3
  30. NAVY STRATEGIC LANGUAGE LIST (SLL) MEMORANDUM SER N13F/050 07 MAR 2019
  31. NAVY-WIDE OPTASK CRYPTOLOGY 2022,
  32. NSA SLOTS  NSANET "GO TOOLS"
  33. NTTP 2-02.2
    DISTRIBUTED SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS (U)
    Ch 2
  34. NTTP 3-13.1
    THEATER AND CAMPAIGN INFORMATION OPERATIONS PLANNING (U)
    App ECh 2Ch 3
  35. NTTP 3-13.2
    NAVY INFORMATION OPERATION WARFARE COMMANDERS MANUAL
    Ch 3
  36. NWP 2-01 INTEL SUPPORT  TO NAVAL OPERATIONS; CHAPTER 3
  37. OPNAV 1650.32 CTI LING OF YEAR
    OPNAV 1650.32
  38. OPNAVINST 5400.46
    COMMAND LANGUAGE PROGRAM
  39. RPG-004-16(CHANGE 2)
    GUIDANCE FOR NSA REPORT PRECEDENCE
  40. SECNAVINST 5510.30C
    DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY PERSONNEL SECURITY PROGRAM (U)
    Encl 2Encl 4Encl 5Encl 6Encl 9Encl 10
  41. SECNAVINST 5510.36B
    DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM
    Encl 2Encl 4
  42. SPM HANDBOOK
    THE SIGINT PROTECTIVE MEASURES HANDBOOK
    Annex AAnnex C
  43. TEXTA MANUAL ANNEX A,  SECTION 1
  44. TEXTA MANUAL
    MAIN DOCUMENT
    Encl 3STUDY NSANET "GO REPORTING"
  45. USSID 100
  46. USSID 101  ANNEX A, B
  47. USSID 105
  48. USSID 109  SECTION 1
  49. USSID 116
  50. USSID 121
  51. USSID 122
    STUDY HIGH FREQUENCY DIRECTION FINDING
    SECTION TASKING AND MANAGEMENT REPORT/PROCEDURES
  52. USSID 18 ANNEX, STUDY:  SUPPLEMENTAL PROCEDURES FOR THE COLLECTION, PROCESSING, RETENTION, AND DISSEMINATION OF SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION AND DATA CONTAINING PERSONAL INFORMATION OF NON-UNITED STATES PERSONS; SECTION 6, 7
  53. USSID 200  ; ANNEX B
  54. USSID 201,  SECTION 30, 32
  55. USSID 203,  SECTION 1, 4
  56. USSID 204, ; SECTION 10
  57. USSID 212,  SECTION 3, 5
  58. USSID 213, ; ANNEX A, F
  59. USSID 217
  60. USSID 307
  61. USSID 314  ANNEX B
  62. USSID 316
  63. USSID 324
  64. USSID 327
  65. USSID 400
  66. USSID 401

Exam topics

5 topics · 17 subtopics

What this exam covers, from the official topics list published with the bib.

COLLECTIONS OPERATIONSDATAFLOW · EQUIPMENT · MISSION MANAGEMENT
CRYPTOLOGIC FUNDAMENTALSCELLULAR FUNDAMENTALS · COMPUTER NETWORK FUNDAMENTALS · OPERATIONS · RF FUNDAMENTALS
DISSEMINATIONCUSTOMER & PARTNER RELATIONS · INTELLIGENCE REPORTING · TIMELINES
POLICY & ADMINISTRATIONCLASSIFICATION · LREC · ORGANIZATION & STRUCTURE · SECURITY
PROCESSING & EXPLOITATIONOPERATIONS · TIMELINES · TOOLS & DATABASES
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  2. This BIBLIOGRAPHY is provided by NAC to document the REFERENCES used by a subject matter expert (a Navy Chief in the rating) as the basis for writing the questions on the REGULAR Navy Advancement exam that will be given to ACTIVE DUTY PERSONNEL in January 2027. All exam questions are developed by rating subject matter experts utilizing the latest Occupational Standards provided by NAVMAC.
  3. The questions for your exam are based on the references listed in this bibliography. If a reference has been updated since the exam was created and differs from the reference listed here, the information in the updated reference will be considered when the exam is scored.
  4. The Professional Military Knowledge (PMK) references are no longer listed as part of this document, since PMK questions are no longer part of the Navy-Wide Advancement Exam (NWAE). PMK knowledge will be measured through the separate Professional Military Knowledge Eligibility Exam (PMK-EE) and details on administration of this exam can be found in the current cycle NAVADMIN.
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Source: the official January 2027 E-7 bibliography on Navy COOL (effective July 2026).