Journal ISSN 1078-1935 – Page 3066 – Public Intelligence Blog

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2009/03/212010/12/25

Graphic: Multinational IO + OSINT = IO2

Advanced Cyber/IO, ICT-IT, Innovation, Multinational Plus, Policies-Harmonization, Reform, Strategy-Holistic Coherence

2009/03/212013/03/29

Graphic: Participatory Budget Outreach

Advanced Cyber/IO, Analysis, Balance, Citizen-Centered, Geospatial, ICT-IT, Innovation, Multinational Plus, Policies-Harmonization, Political, Processing, Reform, Strategy-Holistic Coherence, Tribes

2009/03/172011/12/10

Reference: Security in a world in Which ‘There is No More Normal'”

05 Energy, 10 Security, Briefings (Core), Earth Intelligence, Government

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2009/03/152009/08/05

2009 Defense Science Board Report on Creating an Assured Joint DoD and Interagency Interoperable Net-Centric Enterprise

Defense Science Board

See the General Accountability Office (GAO) report on the DoD “grid” of the future as being unaffordable, unachievable, unrealistic in its aspirations, and generally a waste of the taxpayer's money. This is a great report, especially for the techno-inclined, and it has exactly one phrase that sums it all up but is not fully appreciated: “We are no longer network-enabled, we are network dependent.” So this report begs the question, why are we persisting in trying to fund, build, and maintain unilateral secret systems that do not allow multinational and interagency information-sharing and sense-making? Why are we not addressing the complexity, congestion, and easily disrupted global commerce grid upon which we rely so heavily? [See Stephen Carmel's brilliant presentation on this point.}

2009/03/152009/08/05

2009 Defense Science Board Report on Understanding Human Dynamics

Defense Science Board, Military

This report is so out-of-character for the Defense Science Board (DSB), and yet so vital to the emerging concept of “full-spectrum” Human Intelligence (HUMINT), that we consider it a “must read.” It may well be one of the most important DSB reports of the decade. It inventories the mish-mash of endeavors that presume to collect, process, analyze, and exploit intelligence about humans and their social networks. Reading between the lines, it is clear that a) DoD has no idea what it is doing in this area; and b) DoD has no bench, anywhere. The report is beautifully put together and provides a fine high-level review of the importance of leadership, inter-agency sharing and understanding, internal education, the importance of recovering lessons learned from the past and not lsing the hard-earned lessons re-learned. We've had this report printed, it will be read more than once. Of greatest interest from a Public Intelligence point of view as well as a HUMINT point of view (see our draft paper HUMAN INTELLIGENCE (HUMINT): All Humans, All Minds, All the Time), is the repeat–that's important–they are repeating prior recommendation in prior repor(s) of the need for a Center for Global Engagement. The downside is that this will become another Human Terrain Team (HTT) turd in the punchbowl. However, if it were handled properly, as a sister element to the emerging Defense Intelligence Open Source Program (DIOSPO), and it were fully multinational as briefing to the Coalition Coordination Center (CCC) in Tampa, then it might be a huge help to the Secretary across all fronts including acquisition and Whole of Government Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Campaigning (PPBC).