The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Surely one of the most erudite and persistent scholars with a practitioner’s appreciation for nuances, his presentation to OSS ’97 was unique for addressing both the enormous fluctuations in the handling of intelligence from one president to another, and the history as well as the prospects for relations among secret and open source enterprises.
PLATINUM LIFETIME AWARD Arnold, Mr. Stephen E. Arnold For his constant demonstration of the utility of Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) in the understanding of social networks, emerging technologies, and cultural realities. As a world-renowned authority on information and communications, with a deep understanding of the public policy value of open source information, he has made …
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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 …
This is one of two seminal documents in circulation in the Spring and Summer of 1997. The financial numbers in this document were vetted and modified as necessary by Don Gessaman and Arnie Donahue–they are suitable for a President or a Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and still valid today adjusted …
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PLATINUM Jack Davis, Virtual Dean of US All-Source Analytic Corps For over three decades, Jack Davis has been the heir to Sherman Kent and the mentor to all those who would strive to be the world’s most effective all-source intelligence analysts. As a Central Intelligence Agency analyst and educator, he combines intellect, integrity, insight, and …
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Paul Roger entered mid-career working the Hong Kong Organized Crime target with a special focus on the triads. He mastered the art of working with indigenous street-level sources while leveraging back office colonial processing power. In Australia he invented “time travel” and this was the most provocative element of his OSS ’96 presentation, below. We …
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This was a very original piece of work and a major step forward in the thinking on this topic. It would lead to a publication for the U.S. Institute of Peace in 1997. It is appropriate at this juncture to credit Dr. Professor Doug Dearth, long-time course coordinator for the National Senior Intelligence Officers Course …
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