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The uproar over the National Security Agency's wide-ranging cell phone and Internet surveillance has revived a national debate about the necessity of intelligence gathering and what the federal government does with what it learns. Actionable intelligence is simply that: information gleaned from a range of sources that enables decision makers – from political leaders to field commanders – Read on... Read more -
In the following interview, Guy Roberts, Weapons of Mass Destructions Policy Specialist, explores the range of threats to NATO with regards to transnational organized crime (TOC). Mr. Roberts plots specific geographic areas of concern, and highlights what’s being done to mitigate this threat. Read on… Read more -
Abstract: In the days since the March 5 death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, security analysts have speculated on whether regime change will have any effect on transnational narcotics cartels operating in that Latin American country. Read on... Read more -
When directed by the proper authorities in support of the mission and in the protection of the American people, the United States of America must be capable of conducting Offensive Cyberspace Operations (OCO) to cause effects against its adversaries. Read more -
Max M. Houck from the Department of Forensic Sciences is working to re-define 'forensic intelligence' in a way that makes it more useful to the end-users but also makes sense to the IC. The following interview examines the state of the art forensic 'crime lab' managed by Mr. Houck in Washington D.C. and also highlights the need for a national strategy for forensic science. Read on... Read more -
A flight of Israeli warplanes swoop in over northern Syria and destroy a suspected nuclear weapon manufacturing site without being noticed until their bombs are dropping on the facility. How? The Israelis have never admitted it, but news accounts revealed that Israeli technicians jammed Syria anti-aircraft radar and brought down the computer system that operated it...Read on... Read more -
It’s a true 21st Century expression, but information overload is now a global phenomenon with government agencies, corporations and even small businesses coming to terms with data of Herculean proportions. Read more -
Footage reportedly taken from a CIA spy drone that was captured in 2011 has been broadcast on Iran’s state TV. The RQ-170 Sentinel was seized when it entered Iranian airspace from the border with Afghanistan. Iranian authorities say they are now capable of producing its own version of the unmanned aircraft. Read more -
The issue of veterans’ mental health was brought sharply into focus at the weekend with the shooting death of former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle. Mr. Kyle, who became known as America’s No. 1 sniper, was killed at a gun range on Saturday in Texas. Read more -
President Obama will have wide-ranging powers to order a pre-emptive cyber strike if the U.S. believes it will be the target of a digital attack from abroad. The rule is among those being drawn up by the government on how the military can defend against, or hit back at, a major cyberattack. Read more -
The White House has condemned a suicide bomb attack at the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, on Friday as “an act of terror.” A Turkish security guard was killed when the attacker detonated explosives strapped to his body after entering a gate at the embassy. Read more
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