Direct Liaison Authorized DIRLAUTH enables direct consultation or coordination with which entities?

• A. Command or agency within or outside the command
• B. Two other commands
• C. External political bodies only
• D. Subordinate non-government organizations

Answer: (A)

DIRLAUTH is about enabling direct consultation or coordination with other commands or agencies to speed up decisions and align efforts. When this authority is in place, you can reach the right stakeholders quickly, whether they are part of your own command or entirely outside it, without going through multiple layers of bureaucratic channels. That broader reach—internal or external to your command—is what DIRLAUTH is designed to enable, so you can coordinate effectively with the appropriate command authorities or agencies involved in the issue at hand.

The idea is not limited to just a couple of other commands, nor restricted to external political bodies or to subordinate non-government organizations. Those options are too narrow because they would exclude many legitimate interagency or cross-command collaborations that DIRLAUTH supports.