Reference: Congressional Research Service (CRS) Report on The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Intelligence Enterprise–Operational Overview and Oversight Challenges for Congress

In our view the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) went down the wrong road, trying to create a “mini-me” secret enterprise.  The Joint Fusion Centers have all collapsed because–as we anticipated and articulated–there is nothing really valuable that can be done with a one-way saline drip from the top to the bottom.  Instead, DHS needs …

Reference: Congressional Research Service Report on Congress as a Consumer of Intelligence Information

Below is a very important report that focuses primarily on Congress as a consumer of SECRET information.  The report has yet to be written on Congressional needs for decision-support (intelligence) that is unclassified and can be shared with constituents, the press, and the private sector being regulated and taxed. Click on the Frog to see …

Worth a Look: Book Reviews on Research & Development

Research & Development Review: Normal Accidents–Living with High-Risk Technologies Review: R & D Collaboration on Trial–The Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation Review: The Digital Economy–Promise and Peril in the Age of Networked Intelligence Review: The Future of the Internet–And How to Stop It Review: The Politics of Information Management–Policy Guidelines

Reference: Congressional Research Service Report Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) Issues for Congress

Below is the 2007 report on Open Source Intellience (OSINT).  It was a hugely mediocre effort through no fault of the junior author, Al Cumming, who is now the senior author for intelligence at the Congressional Research Service (CRS).  A former Staff Director of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI), Mr. Cumming is a …

Reference: Congressional Research Service (CRS) Report on Information Operations (IO), Electronic Warfare (EW), and Cyberwar: Capabilities and Related Policy Issues

Information Operations (IO) is improperly defined by most as being technical in nature.  It is not.  Properly understood, IO should cover the totality of information in all its forms, and Human Intelligence (HUMINT) is the primary player.  Below is a fine CRS report on this topic from an electronic point of view. The Special Operations …