actionable intelligence
Actionable Intelligence: How U.S. Forces can Stay One Step Ahead
July 19 by Mike O'BrienThe scaling back of operations in Afghanistan continues at a steady pace, but the risk of life-threatening attacks on U.S. forces remains a very real one. Reducing the number of surprise encounter...
Actionable Intelligence: Getting Accurate Info to Decision Makers – Quickly
June 11 by John M. DoyleJohn M. Doyle, Contributor 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 gather...
Mobile Training Teams & COIN Shura: Helping to Minimize Civilian Casualties
March 28 by Col. Bradley WeiszIn December of 2009, President Barack Obama ordered the build-up of an additional 30,000 U.S. forces to Afghanistan in support of the 8-year-old war officially known as Operation Enduring Freedom....
Memo Sets Out Legality of Killing U.S. Citizens in Drone Strikes
February 06 by Mike O'BrienAn internal Justice Department document has spelled out why it is lawful for the government to kill U.S. citizens abroad if it thinks they are terrorists plotting to kill fellow Americans. The 16...
'It is not surprising actionable intelligence is an elusive thing', says Shircliffe (FBI)
July 02 by IDGA EditorJames Shircliffe Jr. of the Counter Intelligence Division at the FBI admits the intelligence community faces various challenges with regards to shifting asymmetric threats. In this IDGA exclusive Sh...
What can 'industry' do to improve intelligence capabilities?
June 14 by Timothy SmithWhat we really need more than anything else are simple, empirically validated computational simulation models. This interview examines 21st century intelligence battlefields and the issues unique to...
What Intelligence Can Be Gathered From Open Source Networks?
May 31 by IDGA EditorHow open is the internet as a source of intelligence information and where is this information being gathered? Paige Rassmusen, Communications Expert speaks with IDGA on how how intelligence gathere...