GovCon Reacts: Open Source Intelligence Strategy Encourages IC to Embrace New Tech
In a move analysts say will make data more accessible to investigators and empower the intelligence community to stay ahead of threats, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the CIA released the Intelligence Community Open Source Intelligence Strategy for 2024-2026. “In the past when it came to open source data, each agency
EverWatch’s John Hillen Leads National Review Discussion on Strategy, Foreign Policy
The idea that the U.S. can promote global peace through a system of “integrated deterrents” may be a policy yet without real teeth, Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) said in a recent discussion with EverWatch CEO and retired Army Capt. John Hillen. The two spoke at the National Review Institute’s Forum on Foreign Policy earlier this
National Security Execs Talk Election Security
The FBI released a video Oct. 6 featuring multiple national security agency leaders discussing their shared commitment to fight any meddling with the 2020 election, including foreign interference and the spread of propaganda on social media. Starting off, FBI Director Christopher Wray said election integrity remains a top priority, and the bureau is working to identify and
Pentagon Needs to Adopt Space-as-a-Service, Says Report
While the U.S. has a thriving commercial space industry and relies on space for national security and economic strength, Russia and China are upping their counterspace capabilities and space assets — and now U.S. policymakers must act, a new report concludes. Titled “Securing the Highest Ground,” the new report from the Center for the Study
Missile Defense Agency Launches Raytheon’s Ballistic Missile Destroyers in Back-to-Back Test
The Missile Defense Agency launched two of Raytheon’s Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicles, which are built to destroy long-range ballistic missiles in space, in back-to-back tests as part of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense system. The agency worked with a Boeing-led team to pull off what is called a “two-shot salvo” engagement from the Vandenberg Air Force Base
How to Continue Serving Your Country: Work with Meaning and Purpose
Harry Gatanas is vice president of the National Security Sector at Clear Creek Group, which recently acquired DataSync. Businesses today operate in mixed environments of increased opportunities generated, in large part, through technology. Within those opportunities come increased vulnerabilities — for private industry, and the public sector. Threats to the international order from near-peer competitors
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