Brad Ahlskog

Intel agencies just ‘scratching the surface’ on open source initiatives

Intelligence agencies are bringing more of a top-down focus to open-source intelligence (OSINT).

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FILE- This Jan. 21, 2017, file photo shows the floor of the main lobby of the Central Intelligence Agency in Langley, Va. The FBI “exercised remarkable caution and candor” in securing search warrants that led to espionage charges against a former CIA employee, prosecutors have told a federal judge presiding over the case. Prosecutors said a court hearing is not necessary to reject Joshua Adam Schulte’s claims that evidence should be tossed out because searches of his New York City residence and various electronic accounts were illegal. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Spy agencies look to standardize use of open source intelligence

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