References: NATO Transformation Process Documents — and Gaps + Peace from Above RECAP

Connected Forces Initiative (latest NATO HQ initiative, should prioritize future ACT work, currently under initial study) After 2014, NATO is expected to shift its emphasis from operational engagement to operational preparedness. This means NATO will need to remain capable of performing its core tasks – described in its Strategic Concept¹ – and of maintaining its …

Review (Guest): Classified Woman-The Sibel Edmonds Story: A Memoir

Sibel Edmonds 5.0 out of 5 stars Sibel Edmonds Finally Wins, April 30, 2012 By David Swanson (Charlottesville, VA) – See all my reviews   This review is from: Classified Woman-The Sibel Edmonds Story: A Memoir (Paperback) Sibel Edmonds’ new book, “Classified Woman,” is like an FBI file on the FBI, only without the incompetence. …

1976-2015: Analytic, Methodological, & Technical Models 2.2

SHORT URL: http://tinyurl.com/2014-Intel-Models Updated 5 September 2015 1976 PREDICTING REVOLUTION Conditions existing in USA today are in red. 1976 Thesis: Theory, Risk Assessment, and Internal War: A Framework for the Observation of Revolutionary Potential 2011 Thinking About Revolution in the USA and Elsewhere (Full Text Online for Google Translate) Graphic: Pre-Conditions of Revolution Graphic: Preconditions …

Secrecy News: DoD Inspector General Has Unrestricted Access to Classified Information — Excellent Baby Step

DOD INSPECTOR GENERAL HAS UNRESTRICTED ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFO A Department of Defense instruction issued on Friday reinforces the policy that the DoD Office of Inspector General (OIG) is to have full access to all records, including classified records, that it needs to perform its function, and that no DoD official other than the Secretary …

CIA’s CTO Gus Hunt On Big Data: We ‘Try To Collect Everything And Hang Onto It Forever’ — And a Few Things Most CTOs Do Not Compute

CIA’s Gus Hunt On Big Data: We ‘Try To Collect Everything And Hang Onto It Forever’ NEW YORK — The CIA’s chief technology officer outlined the agency’s endless appetite for data in a far-ranging speech on Wednesday. VIDEO 28:30 Speaking before a crowd of tech geeks at GigaOM’s Structure:Data conference in New York City, CTO …

Open Power: Democracy Lost & Found Essay, Book Review Blurbs and Links [Updated 3 MAR 2015]

NEW: Kindle Book Open Power ($2.99) OLD: Core Documents for Both Initiatives (Free) OLD: the foundation book The Open Source Everything Manifesto ROBERT STEELE: There are two schools of thought on effecting political (and hence economic and social) reform. One school is the school of love — this school emphasizes trust building and doing no …

Winslow Wheelers: Morally Bankrupt Flag Officers Need to Go + Pentagon Corruption RECAP

The Joint Chiefs of Staff testified to the House and Senate Armed Services Committees this week arguing that unless their budgets are augmented with still more money they will hollow out the armed forces. Most in the press and Congress didn’t read their assertions that way, but two near simultaneous reports that provide some meaningful …