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The future of OSINT is M4IS2.

The future of Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) is Multinational, Multifunctional, Multidisciplinary, Multidomain Information-Sharing & Sense-Making (M4IS2).

The following, subject to the approval of Executive and Congressional leadership, are suggested hueristics (rules of thumb):

Rule 1: All Open Source Information (OSIF) goes directly to the high side (multinational top secret) the instant it is received at any level by any civilian or military element responsive to global OSINT grid.  This includes all of the contextual agency and mission specific information from the civilian elements previously stove-piped or disgarded, not only within the US, but ultimately within all 90+ participating nations.

Rule 2: In return for Rule 1, the US IC agrees that the Department of State (and within DoD, Civil Affairs) is the proponent outside the wire, and the sharing of all OSIF originating outside the US IC is at the discretion of State/Civil Affairs without secret world caveat or constraint.  OSIF collected by US IC elements is NOT included in this warrant.

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Military Archives on Public Intelligence (1992-2006)

Military
Archives 1992-2006
Archives 1992-2006

2005

US

Military Steele US Army Conference: E3i: Making the Revolution

2005

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Military USA Army Modernization Briefing

2004

US

Military Simmons Foreword to the Draft SOF OSINT Handbook

2004

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Military Wiebes SIGINT in Bosnia

2003

US

Military Hardee OSINT in Support of Special Operations

2003

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Military Harrison OSINT Requirements, Collection, & Production Management

2003

US

Military Steele SOUTHCOM: Strategic Threat Assessment

2003

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Military Steele AFCEA Texas: C4I Revolution and National Security

2003?

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Military Steele To SecDef: Force Structure Trade-Offs and the Real World

2002

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Military Hardee Growing an Open Source Intelligence Program

2001

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Military Steele AUSA: Intelligence Support to a Transforming Army

2001

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Military Steele AWC: Welcome to the Real World: Force Structure Trade-Offs

2000

CA

Military Cox OSINT at SHAPE…Some Musings

2000

FR

Military Debat The Challenge of Informing European Defence Decisions

2000

US

Military Hughes Open Sources and Intelligent Solutions

2000

Austria

Military Mueller Austrian Military Intelligence Thoughts on OSINT

2000

UK

Military Regan The UK Ministry of Defence OSINT Program

2000

US

Military Reynolds U.S. Transportation Command OSINT

2000

US

Military Steele Briefing to NATO/PfP: One World Ready or Not

1999

US

Military Clark EAGLE VISION: USAF Initiative for Tactical Receipt of Imagery

1999

US

Military Connors PACOM Additional Slides on VIC

1999

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Military Connors U.S. Pacific Command’s Virtual Information Center (VIC)

1999

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Military Dearth Intelligence in the 21st Century

1999

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Military Lee Summary of Military Map Availabililty for Iran

1999

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Military Myers & Madison Virtual Information Center Concept Refinement

1999

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Military Prinslow & Bond Information Sharing in Humanitarian Emergencies

1999

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Military Steele Overview of OSINT Issues & OSINT Utility to DoD

1999

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Military Steele Setting the Stage for Information Sharing in the 21st Century: 3 Issues

1999

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Military Steele What Do We Need to Know and Where Do We Get It? (Slides)

1999

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Military Steele Expeditionary Environment in the 21st Century

1999

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Military Wirtz Bridging the Culture Gap: OSINT and the Tet Offensive

1998

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Military Beavers & Shanahan Operationalizing IO in Bosnia-Herzegovina (Book Chapter)

1998

SE

Military Bjore Open Sources and Methods for the Military

1998

SE

Military Bjore OSINT Lessons Learned

1998

UK

Military Rathmell Assessing the IW Threat from Sub-State Groups

1998

US

Military Steele INFORMATION PEACEKEEPING: Purest Form of War (Outline)

1998

US

Military Steele Skeptical Assessment of USN-USMC Based on Real-World OSINT

1998

US

Military Steele TAKEDOWN: The Asymmetric Threat to the Nation

1998

UK

Military Tyrrell OSINT: The Challenge for NATO

1997

US

Military Alger IATAC: Building a Knowledge Base of Emerging IAT

1997

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Military Clark EAGLE VISION: Tactical Downlink Station for Imagery

1997

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Military Clinton Managing Complex Contingency Operations

1997

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Military Molholm DTIC: Building a Virtual Knowledge Warehouse

1997

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Military Necoba The Marines and OSINT

1997

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Military Pedtke National Air Intelligence Center Science & Technology OSINT

1997

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Military Steele CINC Brief: The One that Got CINCSOC (Now CSA) to Buy In

1997

US

Military Steele Creating a Bare Bones OSINT  Capability (Slides)

1997

US

Military Steele Creating a Bare Bones OSINT Unit for DIA

1997

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Military Steele CINCSOC 10 Minute Brief on OSINT

1997

US

Military Vesely Striking A Balance: National, Operational, & Tactical Acquisition

1996

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Military Smith Defense Mapping Agency and the Commercial Sector

1996

US

Military Steele Open Source Intelligence Handbook, Chapter 5, OSINT and Military

1996

US

Military Steele DIA/JMITC: National Knowledge Strategy & Revolution in Intelligence

1996

US

Military Stein Mapping, Charting, and Geodetic Needs for Remote Sensing Data

1995

SE

Military Bjore Six Years of Open Source Information (OSI): Lessons Learned

1995

US

Military Dandar Army Intelligence XXI, Open Source Status Report

1995

US

Military Dandar OSIF Exploitation for Army Intelligence XXI: Summary

1995

UK

Military Garfield Update on the UK MoD OSINT Programme (Slides)

1995

UK

Military Garfield Update on the UK MoD OSINT Programme (Text)

1995

US

Military Ricardeli OSINT in Support of Haiti Invasion (Slides)

1995

US

Military Ricardeli OSINT in Support of Haiti Invasion (Text)

1995

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Military Steele The Military Perspective on Information Warfare: Apocalypse Now

1995

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Military Steele AWC: Open Source Intelligence for the Military

1994

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Military Brooks & McKeeyer Split-Based Ops in DESERT STORM: Glimpse of the Future Digital Army

1994

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Military Munro INFORMATION WARFARE: Snake Eaters Meet Net-Heads

1994

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Military Pedtke NAIC & The Intelligence Community Open Source Architecture

1994

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Military Steele DIA/JMITC: NS via the Reinvention of National & Defense Intelligence

1992

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Military Clift Military OSINT Requirements, Capabilities, and Contracting Directions

1992

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Military Pedtke et al NAIC S&T Open Source Intelligence Requirements & Capabilities

1992

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Military Petersen New Roles for the U.S. Military

1992

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Military Schwartau Introduction to Information Warfare

1992

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Military Steele Intelligence Lessons Learned from Recent Expeditionary Operations

1992

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Military Steele Comments Prepared for Future War Roundtable

1992

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Military Strassmann Forcing Innovation, Cutting Costs, and Increasing Defense Productivity

1991

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Military Steele Defense Intelligence Productivity in the 1990's

1990

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Military USMC & Steele Expeditionary Environment Research & Analysis Model

1990

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Military USMC & Steele Expeditionary Mission Area Factors Summaries

2000 Mueller (AT) Some Thoughts on Open Source

Historic Contributions, Military

Austrian military intelligence is concerned with central Asia as well as former elements of the USSR, and it has been a great benefit to the multinational participants to have Austian field grade officers in regular attendance.  At OSS 2000 Brigadier General Wolfgang Mueller brought back to the group his own service's experience and concerns.

Wolfgang Mueller
Wolfgang Mueller
Wolfgang Mueller
Wolfgang Mueller