DefDog: SASC Questions Sanity of Pentagon InfoOps

The Pentagon may have hit a speed bump in the expansion of its growing worldwide information operations………… A speed bump for Pentagon’s information ops By Walter Pincus The Pentagon may have hit a speed bump in the expansion of its growing worldwide information operations. The Senate Armed Services Committee has asked Defense Secretary Leon Panetta …

Reference: Jan Herring How Much Is Your Competitive Intelligence Worth? [Full Text Online for Google Translate] Referencia: Jan Herring ¿Cuánto vale tu Inteligencia Competitiva? [Texto completo en línea de Google Translate]

Source Phi Beta Iota:  This article, written in 2007, remains the standard in the field for both brevity and authoritativeness. Business Intelligence is data mining, not intelligence.  Competitive Intelligence focuses on competitors and does not do 360 degree holistic analytics. The modern term for a full service program is Commercial Intelligence, which uses only open …

NIGHTWATCH: Chinese Economy – Greece on Steroids

China: The Ministry of Commerce said on 16 November that China’s exports are feeling pressure from global economic uncertainties. A spokesman said the ministry cannot be optimistic about the export situation during the coming period, citing a downshift in global economic recovery, a downgrade of the US credit rating and the expansion of the European …

Marcus Aurelius: Death Notice for Counterintelligence

Combat Commanders Gain Control Of Counterintelligence Ops By Carlo Munoz AOL Defense, November 1, 2011 Washington: The Pentagon is offering field commanders control of counterintelligence operations to cope with the never-ceasing efforts by countries such as China, Iran and Israel to gain access to classified information and technology. Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence Mike Vickers …