Ideas
The Intelligence Community Doesn’t Warn About All Attacks Against the US Homeland. Why Not?
A simple policy change could help defend America against threats to non-military targets.
Defense Systems
The U.S. Army Is Testing A Data Platform Just For Intel Officers
It’s part of a larger effort to use commercial and cloud-based technologies to make the service more data centric.
Science & Tech
The Ukraine War Is Teaching the US How to Move Intelligence Faster
Part of it is better planning, part is new AI-assisted tools.
Threats
Are You 'Choice-Paralyzed' About Protecting Your Critical Infrastructure? NSA Wants to Help
Simplifying decisions about hardening industrial control systems is the aim of new guidance from the NSA and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
Ideas
Defense Contractors, Upgrade Your Mental-Health Policies
Companies involved in national security have a particular responsibility to remove stigma and get employees the support they need.
Defense Systems
Sharing Secrets Has Been ‘Effective’ Against Russia, But the Tactic Has Limits, CIA Chief Says
It’s just one of the new areas for a spy agency grappling with tech-driven changes.
Threats
Russia is ‘About to Run Out of Steam,’ MI6 Chief Says
Ukraine is “still a winnable campaign,” and America’s divisions are undermining its global influence, said Britain’s spy chief in a rare and sweeping public interview.
Policy
Budding Spies Might Not Get Weeded Out for Past Drug Use
Activists say this would be a practical step to help ensure all the best candidates are getting considered for intelligence jobs.
Threats
Trump's DHS Manipulated Report on Russian Election Interference, Watchdog Says
A 2020 report to state and local governments was delayed and altered, a new IG report finds.
Business
Space Symposium 2022 Conference Wire: Sky Eyes
The intelligence community is relying on commercial satellite imagery to keep tabs on Russia, and more from Day 2.
Business
Satellite Firms Are Helping Debunk Russian Claims, Intel Chief Says
Will the Pentagon protect those firms from enemy attack? It’s a “fairly sensitive conversation,” U.S. Space Command says.”
Ideas
The US Needs a Center to Counter Foreign Malign Influence at Home
National security entities coordinate their fight against disinformation abroad. They need a way to do so within our borders.
Business
OneWeb Stands Up US Board As Communications Company Eyes American Business
Sue Gordon, a former top intelligence officer, has been named the panel’s chair.
Threats
Russia’s Rocket Barrages Reveal Bad Planning, Cruelty—and the Absence of Crucial Skills
“Everybody is surprised by the lack of combined arms capability in the Russian army,” said one general-turned-analyst.
Ideas
Like the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, But for Cyber
The tasks of coordinating cybersecurity efforts and growing a cyber workforce is too big for a White House office and too fluid for a full department.
Ideas
How Technology Is Opening a Window onto Russian Military Activity Around Ukraine
Scraping Twitter is becoming as important as billion-dollar spy satellites.
Science & Tech
AI Could Match 'Fingerprints' of Texts To Their Authors, Under New Intelligence Program
The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity takes aim at a capability that might one day help fight disinformation and human trafficking.
Threats