Reference: Defense Intelligence Strategy 2008
Comments forthcoming.
Comments forthcoming.
Phi Beta Iota: New version. Platitudes without substance. Completely unfamiliar with what the ten high-level threats to humanity actually are, and completely inadequate with respect to actually producing strategic, operational, tactical, or technical intelligence. DIA’s contribution to defense acquisition, whole of government harmonization for stabilization & reconstruction, and on and on and on is ZERO. …
Over the years we have gone through perhaps ten different Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) “coordinators” for Open Source Intelligence (DIA), always with the same result–a flurry of motion, push-back (or passive aggressive refusal to provide thoughtful responses)–and then they move on. OSINT has consistently failed to attract the attention of the Director of DIA. Below …
As read by Condi Rice through the professional channel of Kevin Scheid, then on the Transition Team. Link Fixed 29 Sep 2011 1230
DOC: Creating a Bare Bones OSINT Capability When Paul Wallner, on rotation from DIA to CIA, first attempted to establiksh an Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) concept of operations, this was the first paper delivered to him. At the same time, he gave OSS a fair shot at business with ten trial weekly reports spanning everything …
PDF (317 Pages): JMITC OSINT Handbook UPDATE: This published endeavor that I organized is what allowed me to write 100% of the NATO OSINT Handbook (85% after SACLANT staff made some excellent deletions and additions). The SOF OSINT Handbook was a completely new product.