1999 Allen (US) Requirements, Collection, and Current Awareness: The Human Dimension (The Role of Open Sources as the Foundation for Successful All-Source Collection Strategies)

Charlie Allen, at the time Assistant Director of Central Intelligence for Collection, is one of the longest-serving professionals in the US Intelligence Community, and went on to become the Undersecretary for Intelligence at the Department of Homeland Security before finally retiring.  This contribution was drafted by Dr. Joseph Markowitz at the direction of and with …

1999 Edwards (UK) Scotland Yard SO11 Open Source Unit Presentation

PLATINUM Edwards, Detective Steve Edwards, MBE, UK Detective Steve Edwards, Member of the British Empire, has been the foremost law enforcement pioneer in the field of Open Source Intelligence (OSINT), and it is with heartfelt admiration that we applaud his recent recognition by the Queen of England.  His gentle, self-effacing, sober appreciation of the nuances …