Air Force ISR Changes After Afghanistan
The U.S. Air Force is emerging from almost 13 years of conflict in the Middle East with a different perspective on its intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. Lessons learned from those...
View ArticleBoston Marathon Bombing Lessons Learned
Intelligence agencies could have investigated more thoroughly and shared information more effectively, but even if they had performed perfectly, they may not have been able to prevent last year's...
View ArticleNATO Testing Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Capabilities
Representatives from the U.S. Army and Air Force, along with 17 NATO nations and three partner nations, will participate in a joint reconnaissance trial in Norway this month to test and evaluate...
View ArticleNational Security Agency Program Fills Critical Cyber Skills Gaps
The first graduates are emerging from centers of excellence for cyber operations that teach the in-depth computer science and engineering skills necessary to conduct network operations. The program...
View ArticleIntelligence Generates a Cyber Picture
The borderless world of cybersecurity now is benefitting from geospatial intelligence products. The U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has joined the fight against cybermarauders by providing...
View ArticleIt Is Time to Stop the Daily Assaults on the Intelligence Community
The world may be more dangerous today than in any period in history. Threats are widespread and diverse. It no longer is enough to watch nation-states. In this period of asymmetric warfare, with the...
View ArticleAsk the Expert: Next Steps for Intelligence After the Post-9/11 Era
Q: What are the next steps for intelligence after the post-9/11 era?A: The next steps should be a radical shift in how resources are allocated, not business as usual on tighter budgets.
View ArticleFederal Aviation Administration Approves First Unmanned Quadrotor
The Instant Eye small unmanned aerial system received approval last Thursday from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to be used by an energy company, which will conduct research, development and...
View ArticleCyber Operations Centers of Academic Excellence List Expands
The National Security Agency has added five schools to the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cyber Operations Program.
View ArticleCryptography Advisory Group Addresses NIST Ties to NSA
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) primary external advisory board today announced a report calling for the agency to increase its staff of cryptography experts and to implement...
View ArticleSoftware Programs Aid Intelligence Analysts In Hunt for the Enemy
Where human analysis might fail in the intelligence community, technological solutions are at the ready to fill the void. Companies are ginning up software programs that can prove to be key for...
View ArticleMultiple Thrusts Define Geospatial Agency Big Data Efforts
Technology innovations, new roles and expanding missions are shaping the move toward big data in the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. A mix of tradecraft and technology is ensuing as the agency...
View ArticleTackling Big Data With Small Projects
U.S. Army officials envision a future in which ground and air platforms share data and where soldiers at a remote forward-operating base easily can access information from any sensor in the area,...
View ArticleTag Teaming Big Data
Two closely related science and technology programs aim to improve image location and search capabilities, saving intelligence analysts significant time and effort.
View ArticleGame On: Businesses Use Techniques from the Gaming World to Increase Engagement
The business world is taking a cue from the gaming world, increasingly using a system of incentives and old-fashioned competition to spur engagement. Gamification, which started out on video game...
View ArticleGeospatial Agency Seeks Small Business Innovation
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is looking toward small business to provide vital technologies as the agency confronts budget constraints. Enticement efforts include targeted outreach,...
View ArticleUnited States to Combine Multiple Intelligence Missions Into Single U.K....
The United States is in the midst of preparing its largest intelligence hub outside of its own national borders. The center will accommodate operations with reach into several global areas, including...
View ArticleIntelligence Challenges Grow, Available Resources Decline
The U.S. intelligence community has suffered significant damage from a perfect storm of insider revelations and budget cutbacks. Simultaneously, the threat picture confronting the United States has...
View ArticleRemembering the Past to Plan the Future
The anniversary of 9/11 serves as a reminder of the importance of planning the national security future. In the years since, the country strengthened relationships among departments and agencies, as...
View ArticleIntelligence Community IDs Cyber Concerns
Cyber is the prime concern of the intelligence community, and going forward, every identity problem is a cyber issue.
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