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
- CJCSI 3250.01GPOLICY GUIDANCE FOR INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE AND SENSITIVE RECONNAISSANCE OPERATIONSEncl D
- CJCSI 3370.01BTARGET DEVELOPMENT STANDARDSEncl C
- CJCSM 6510.01BCYBER INCIDENT HANDLING PROGRAMEncl CEncl D
- COMNAVIFORINST 1550.1BNAVAL INFORMATION FORCES LANGUAGE READINESS PROGRAM
- CRITIC HANDBOOK APPENDIX E, P, Q; SECTION 9
- CTICRYPTOLOGIC TECHNICIAN INTERPRETATION (CTI) RATE TRAINING MANUALCh 5Ch 10Ch 12
- DD-004-22GUIDANCE FOR USING COLLATERAL INFORMATION IN SERIALIZED SIGINT REPORTS
- DD-006-23(CHANGE 1)KLIEGLIGHT AND TACTICAL REPORTING MANUALAnnex A
- DD-008-19(CHANGE 5)COMPONENTS OF AN NSA PRODUCTNSANET, STUDY "GO DISSEMINATION VEHICLES"Sec 1Sec 8Sec 14Sec 19
- DD-010-19(CHANGE 3)GUIDANCE FOR REVISIONS AND RECALLS OF NSA REPORTSSec 3
- DEPLOYABLE SECURITY TRAINER CHAPTER 3, 7
- DJSIGDEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION SYSTEM (DODIIS) JOINT SECURITY IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE CHAPTER 3
- DODD 5160.41EDEFENSE LANGUAGE, REGIONAL EXPERTISE, AND CULTURE (LREC) PROGRAM
- DODM 5105.21 VOL 1 CHG 2SCI ADMINISTRATIVE SECURITY MANUAL - ADMINISTRATION OF INFORMATION AND INFORMATION SYSTEM SECURITYEncl 4
- DODM 5105.21 VOL 2 CHG 2SCI ADMINISTRATIVE SECURITY MANUAL ADMINISTRATION OF PHYSICAL SECURITY, VISITOR CONTROL, AND TECHNICAL SECURITYEncl 2
- DODM 5105.21 VOL 3 CHG 2SCI ADMINISTRATIVE SECURITY MANUAL ADMINISTRATION OF PERSONNEL SECURITY, INDUSTRIAL SECURITY, AND SPECIAL ACTIVITIESEncl 2
- DODM 5200.01 VOL 1(WITH CHANGE-3)DOD INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM: OVERVIEW,CLASSIFICATION, AND DECLASSIFICATIONEncl 4
- DODM 5200.01 VOLUME 2(WITH CHANGE-4)DOD INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM: MARKING OF INFORMATIONEncl 3
- DODM 5200.01 VOLUME 3(WITH CHANGE-4)DOD INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM: PROTECTION OF CLASSIFIED INFORMATIONEncl 3
- DRT APPENDIX GSM SECTION 3
- ILR SKILL DESCRIPTIONSURL HTTPS://GOVTILR.ORG\R\N
- INTRO TO GSMNETWORKSCh 1
- JP 3-12JOINT CYBERSPACE OPERATIONSCh I
- JP 3-60JOINT TARGETINGApp BApp CCh IICh III
- NAVEDTRA 14088 ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN VOLUME 03-COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS; CHAPTER 8
- NAVEDTRA 14168ANAVAL SPACECh 3Ch 4Ch 6Ch 7
- NAVEDTRA 14182A NEETS MOD 10WAVE PROPAGATION, TRANSMISSION LINES, AND ANTENNASCh 2
- NAVEDTRA 14184A NEETS MOD 12, CHAPTER 1
- NAVEDTRA 15028 IT MOD 3COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND NETWORKINGCh 1Ch 3
- NAVY STRATEGIC LANGUAGE LIST (SLL) MEMORANDUM SER N13F/050 07 MAR 2019
- NAVY-WIDE OPTASK CRYPTOLOGY 2022,
- NSA SLOTS NSANET "GO TOOLS"
- NTTP 2-02.2DISTRIBUTED SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS (U)Ch 2
- NTTP 3-13.1THEATER AND CAMPAIGN INFORMATION OPERATIONS PLANNING (U)App ECh 2Ch 3
- NTTP 3-13.2NAVY INFORMATION OPERATION WARFARE COMMANDERS MANUALCh 3
- NWP 2-01 INTEL SUPPORT TO NAVAL OPERATIONS; CHAPTER 3
- OPNAV 1650.32 CTI LING OF YEAROPNAV 1650.32
- OPNAVINST 5400.46COMMAND LANGUAGE PROGRAM
- RPG-004-16(CHANGE 2)GUIDANCE FOR NSA REPORT PRECEDENCE
- SECNAVINST 5510.30CDEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY PERSONNEL SECURITY PROGRAM (U)Encl 2Encl 4Encl 5Encl 6Encl 9Encl 10
- SECNAVINST 5510.36BDEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAMEncl 2Encl 4
- SPM HANDBOOKTHE SIGINT PROTECTIVE MEASURES HANDBOOKAnnex AAnnex C
- TEXTA MANUAL ANNEX A, SECTION 1
- TEXTA MANUALMAIN DOCUMENTEncl 3STUDY NSANET "GO REPORTING"
- USSID 100
- USSID 101 ANNEX A, B
- USSID 105
- USSID 109 SECTION 1
- USSID 116
- USSID 121
- USSID 122STUDY HIGH FREQUENCY DIRECTION FINDINGSECTION TASKING AND MANAGEMENT REPORT/PROCEDURES
- 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
- USSID 200 ; ANNEX B
- USSID 201, SECTION 30, 32
- USSID 203, SECTION 1, 4
- USSID 204, ; SECTION 10
- USSID 212, SECTION 3, 5
- USSID 213, ; ANNEX A, F
- USSID 217
- USSID 307
- USSID 314 ANNEX B
- USSID 316
- USSID 324
- USSID 327
- USSID 400
- USSID 401
Exam topics
5 topics · 17 subtopicsWhat 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
Substitute exams are given after the Regular exam to sailors who couldn't take it as scheduled. Study this list only if you're taking the substitute.
- CJCSI 3370.01BTARGET DEVELOPMENT STANDARDSEncl AEncl B
- CJCSM 6510.01.BCYBER INCIDENT HANDLING PROGRAMAnnex CEncl F
- COMBINED SIGINT OPERATING REGULATION 217REPORTING OF THREAT WARNING INFORMATION
- COMNAVIFORINST 1550.1ANAVAL INFORMATION FORCES LANGUAGE READINESS PROGRAM
- CRITIC HANDBOOKCRITIC HANDBOOKApp FApp IApp MSTUDY PHASE 1, PHASE 3
- CTI RTMCRYPTOLOGIC TECHNICIAN INTERPRETATION (CTI) RATE TRAINING MANUALCh 5Ch 6Ch 10Ch 11Ch 12
- DD-004-16(CHANGE 2)GUIDANCE FOR NSA REPORT PRECEDENCESec 3
- DD-006-23(CHANGE 1)KLIEGLIGHT AND TACTICAL REPORTING MANUALAnnex A
- DD-008-19(CHANGE 5)COMPONENTS OF AN NSA PRODUCTSec 4Sec 14
- DEPLOYABLE SECURITY TRAINERDEPLOYABLE SECURITY TRAINERCh 1Ch 2Ch 5Ch 7Ch 11Ch 12
- DODIIS DJSIGDEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION SYSTEM (DODIIS) JOINT SECURITY IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE (DJSIG)STUDY 2 RISK MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK, 3 POLICY AND PROCEDURES
- DODM 5105.21 VOL 2 CHG 2SCI ADMINISTRATIVE SECURITY MANUAL ADMINISTRATION OF PHYSICAL SECURITY, VISITOR CONTROL, AND TECHNICAL SECURITYEncl 2
- DODM 5200.01 VOLUME 2(WITH CHANGE-4)DOD INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM: MARKING OF INFORMATIONEncl 3
- DODM S-5240.01-APROCEDURES GOVERNING THE CONDUCT OF DOD INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES: ANNEX GOVERNING SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION AND DATA COLLECTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 1.7 OF E.O. 12333Sec 4
- GEONET GEOLOCATION THEORY VER. 4.3.2GEONET GEOLOCATION THEORY VER 4.3.2Sec 1Sec 4
- IC TECH SPEC FOR ICD/ICS 705 VER 1.5.1TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND MANAGEMENT OF SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION FACILITIES, VERSION 1.5.1Ch 4
- ILR SKILL DESCRIPTIONSILR SKILL DESCRIPTIONSURL HTTPS://GOVTILR.ORG
- INTRO TO GSMINTRODUCTION TO GSM NETWORKS
- JP 3-0JOINT CAMPAIGNS AND OPERATIONSApp A
- JP 3-12JOINT CYBERSPACE OPERATIONSCh IICh IV
- JP 3-60JOINT TARGETINGApp AApp DCh II
- NAVEDTRA 14168ANAVAL SPACECh 3Ch 4Ch 7
- NAVEDTRA 14182A NEETS MOD 10NEETS MODULE 10-WAVE PROPAGATION, TRANSMISSION LINES, AND ANTENNASCh 2Ch 4
- NAVEDTRA 14184A NEETS MOD 12NEETS MODULE 12- MODULATIONCh 2
- NAVEDTRA 14189A NEETS MOD 17NEETS MODULE 17-RADIO-FREQUENCY COMMUNICATIONS PRINCIPLESCh 1Ch 4
- NAVEDTRA 14190A NEETS MOD 18NEETS MODULE 18-RADAR PRINCIPLESCh 1
- NAVY STRATEGIC LANGUAGE LIST (SLL) MEMORANDUM SER N13F/050 07 MAR 2019NAVY STRATEGIC LANGUAGE LIST (SLL)
- NAVY-WIDE OPTASK CRYPTOLOGY 2022NAVY-WIDE OPTASK CRYPTOLOGY 2022
- NETA 1400 MODULE 3NETWORK IDENTIFIERS
- NETA 2401 MODULE 1TARGET TRIAGE
- NETA 2401 MODULE 2GEOLOCATION ANALYSIS
- NETA 2401 MODULE 3SOCIAL NETWORK
- NETA 2401 MODULE 6PATTERN OF LIFE
- NSA SLOTSNSA SLOTSNSANET GO "SLOTS"
- NSA/CSS POLICY 12-2NSA/CSS MISSION COMPLIANCE AND INTELLIGENCE OVERSIGHT
- NTTP 2-02.2DISTRIBUTED SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS (U)Ch 3
- NTTP 3-13.1THEATER AND CAMPAIGN INFORMATION OPERATIONS PLANNING (U)Ch 5
- NTTP 3-13.2NAVY INFORMATION OPERATION WARFARE COMMANDERS MANUALCh 7
- NWP 2-01 INTEL SUPPORT NAVY OPSNWP 2-01 JOINT AND NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT TO NAVAL OPERATIONSCh 3
- NWP 3-12CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS EDITION FEBRUARY 2018Ch 1Ch 2
- NWP 3-56 COMPOSITE WARFARECOMPOSITE WARFARE: MARITIME OPERATIONS AT THE TACTICAL LEVEL OF WARCh 1
- NWP 3-63 VOL 1 COMPUTER NET OPSNWP 3-63 VOL 1 - COMPUTER NETWORK OPERATIONSCh 2Ch 4Ch 6
- OPNAVINST 5200.37ANAVY LANGUAGE TESTING PROGRAM
- OPNAVINST 5400.46COMMAND LANGUAGE PROGRAM
- OPNAVINST 7220.7HFOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY BONUS PROGRAM
- RPG-004-16(CHANGE 2)GUIDANCE FOR NSA REPORT PRECEDENCE
- SECNAVINST 5510.30CDEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY PERSONNEL SECURITY PROGRAM (U)Encl 4Encl 7Encl 10
- SECNAVINST 5510.36BDEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAMSTUDY POLICY
- SPM HANDBOOKTHE SIGINT PROTECTIVE MEASURES HANDBOOKAnnex C
- USSID 10SUPPLEMENTAL PROCEDURES GOVERNING COMMUNICATIONS METADATA ANALYSIS
- USSID 100COLLECTION MANAGEMENT PROCEDURESSTUDY COLLECTION ACCESSES, CORPORATE CM PROCESS AND CM FUNCTIONAL AUTHORITIES, PRIORITIES, PROCESSES
- USSID 101COLLECTION MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES FOR TACTICAL SIGINT RESOURCESAnnex BAnnex C
- USSID 104COMPUTER NETWORK EXPLOITATION OPERATIONS AND ACTIVITIESSTUDY PROCEDURES FOR USSS ELEMENTS
- USSID 105UNITED STATES SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE DIRECTIVE 105STUDY USSS ELEMENTS
- USSID 109USSID 109Annex ASTUDY PURPOSE, SCOPE, AND POLICY
- USSID 116CORRELATED SELECTORS
- USSID 117 ANNEX D(U//FOUO) OVERHEAD COLLECTION MANAGEMENT PROCEDURESAnnex D
- USSID 121COLLECTION MANAGEMENT FOR MID-POINT NARROWBAND AND WIDEBAND TERRESTRIAL RADIO COMMUNICATIONS
- USSID 122HIGH FREQUENCY DIRECTION FINDINGSTUDY COLLECTION MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY, HFDF MANAGEMENT REPOTS
- USSID 13TARGETING, REPORTING, AND DISSEMINATING SECOND PARTY COMMUNICATIONSSTUDY GENERAL GUIDLINES
- USSID 200TECHNICAL SIGINT REPORTINGAnnex 8STUDY GENERAL
- USSID 203TOPIC AND AREA GUIDESSTUDY PROCEDURES
- USSID 2100SIGINTMISSION OF UNITED STATES NAVY SHORE ACTIVITIESSECTION SIGINT PRODUCTION
- USSID 213REPORTING OF DISTRESS SIGNALS IN SUPPORT OF PERSONNEL RECOVERY OPERATIONSSTUDY PURPOSE, SCOPE, POLICY, AND PROCEDURES
- USSID 217REPORTING OF THREAT WARNING INFORMATIONSTUDY TIME REQUIREMENTS, TS LEVEL IRC
- USSID 302SIGINT IN EXERCISES, TESTING, TRAINING, AND DEMONSTRATIONSSTUDY REQUESTS AND PLANNING FOR EXERCISE SIGINT SUPPORT
- USSID 303SIGINT SUPPORT TO WORLDWIDE HOSTAGE AND DETAINEE SITUATIONSSTUDY SECOND PARTY HOSTAGES, U.S. PERSON HOSTAGES
- USSID 307DEVELOPMENTAL SIGNALS COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS PROGRAMAnnex ASTUDY COLLECTION PRIORITIES, OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES, TASKING PRIORITIES
- USSID 308SIGINT THREAT WARNING TO SUPPORT RECONNAISSANCE OPERATIONSAnnex A
- USSID 324MANAGING THE STANDARDS FOR THE CRYPTOLOGIC LANGUAGE MISSION
- USSID 328SIGINT PROTECTIVE MEASURES
- USSID 6000US CYBER COMMAND AND CYBER MISSION FORCE SIGINT ACTIVITIESSTUDY ALL USSS ELEMENTS GOVERNED BY THIS USSID
Exam topics
5 topics · 17 subtopicsWhat 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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Source: the official January 2027 E-7 bibliography on Navy COOL (effective July 2026).