Intelligence Community

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Intel community seeks to centralize OSINT under new strategy

The intelligence community’s new OSINT strategy puts a premium on using open-source data, as opposed to highly secretive sources and and methods.

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New DCSA director sees a data-driven future for security clearances and more

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Multimodal geospatial data – Shrinking time from acquisition to actionable insights

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Report card shows shortcomings in how DoD oversees intelligence

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FISA amendments must acknowledge critical role OSINT plays in preserving national security

As we approach the April 2024 expiration of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), it is heartening to see a robust debate in…

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Goodbye SF-86? OMB approves new ‘Personnel Vetting Questionnaire’

The PVQ takes a new approach compared to the SF-86 on screening questions around marijuana use, mental health, foreign connections and other areas.

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Intelligence community gets another new leader

Senate confirms Kurt Campbell as next deputy secretary of state. OMB looks to add a chief customer experience officer. And there is a new leader in the Intelligence Community.

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