How defense intelligence networks are evolving in a ‘chaotic’ time

How defense intelligence networks are evolving in a ‘chaotic’ time
How defense intelligence networks are evolving in a ‘chaotic’ time

Breaking Defense reporting about what the Defense Department wants out of its next generation cloud capability, DIA artificial intelligence strategy, NGA’s Project Maven updates and more can be found in our latest eBook.

Zero trust is breaking things at the DIA, and ‘that’s good’: CIO

Zero trust is breaking things at the DIA, and ‘that’s good’: CIO
Zero trust is breaking things at the DIA, and ‘that’s good’: CIO

The Defense Intelligence Agency’s CIO says “comply-to-connect” protocols can mean “things just stop working,” pulling troublesome “shadow IT” into the light.

Al-Qaida Fears In Afghanistan, But China Takes Spotlight For IC Leaders

Al-Qaida Fears In Afghanistan, But China Takes Spotlight For IC Leaders
Al-Qaida Fears In Afghanistan, But China Takes Spotlight For IC Leaders

One senior official said he wants his agency to have the urgency about China the way the US had urgency about counterterrorism after 9/11.

AI’s Data Hunger Will Drive Intelligence Collection

AI’s Data Hunger Will Drive Intelligence Collection
AI’s Data Hunger Will Drive Intelligence Collection

The Pentagon’s new Chief Data Officer says real-world surveillance missions must be redesigned to capture high-quality data to train machine-learning algorithms.

Are Russia & China Violating Nuke Test Ban Treaty?

Are Russia & China Violating Nuke Test Ban Treaty?
Are Russia & China Violating Nuke Test Ban Treaty?

Officials from the National Security Council, Defense Intelligence Agency, and the State Department all hinted Moscow and Beijing are violating the treaty — only to retreat into vague statements when pressed.

North Korea STILL Not Going To Give Up Nukes, Says ODNI; Sen. McConnell Rises Against Isolationism

North Korea STILL Not Going To Give Up Nukes, Says ODNI; Sen. McConnell Rises Against Isolationism
North Korea STILL Not Going To Give Up Nukes, Says ODNI; Sen. McConnell Rises Against Isolationism

WASHINGTON: The Intelligence Community does not agree with President Trump that North Korea is “no longer a nuclear threat.” We know that because Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats told the Senate Intelligence Community today that Kim Il Sung’s country is “not likely to give up” all its nuclear weapons. Here’s our story two years…

‘A Chinese Military That is Active Everywhere:’ DIA China Military Power Report

‘A Chinese Military That is Active Everywhere:’ DIA China Military Power Report
‘A Chinese Military That is Active Everywhere:’ DIA China Military Power Report

WASHINGTON: China is not ready to wage war far beyond the shores of Taiwan, but it is pressing hard to develop some advanced weapons and increasingly wants to project power beyond its shores with an increasingly capable military. Those are the fundamental conclusions of the Defense Intelligence Agency in a unique report with its roots…

A Blueprint To Stop Chinese Espionage, IP Theft: Nick Eftimiades, Top Intel Expert

A Blueprint To Stop Chinese Espionage, IP Theft: Nick Eftimiades, Top Intel Expert
A Blueprint To Stop Chinese Espionage, IP Theft: Nick Eftimiades, Top Intel Expert

  Few espionage experts speak publicly. Even fewer experts in Chinese espionage do. I first met Nick Eftimiades at the airport when he was a top space intelligence expert. I was en route to my first Space Symposium and knew very little. Nick taught me a bit and was very tolerant of this new space puppy who didn’t know…

Space Mystery: Are Russian Doll Sats a Threat?

Space Mystery: Are Russian Doll Sats a Threat?
Space Mystery: Are Russian Doll Sats a Threat?

The State Department and Pentagon are expressing concern over new Russian and Chinese activities in space, while the White House is pushing for the creation of a Space Force.

Hard Lessons from America’s Longest Wars

Hard Lessons from America’s Longest Wars
Hard Lessons from America’s Longest Wars

This is one of two pieces by our contributor James Kitfield, who’s won more Gerald Ford Defense Reporting awards than anyone else (3), on the challenges and mistakes America has made in grappling with the complex threat of global terrorism. As James puts it in his summary sentence: U.S. counterterrorism forces continue to learn and adapt…

US Must Boost War Games, Data Sharing With Allies: DIA

US Must Boost War Games, Data Sharing With Allies: DIA
US Must Boost War Games, Data Sharing With Allies: DIA

GEOINT: In a stark speech clearly intended to get people off their complacent butts, the Marine general who leads the Defense Intelligence Agency told an approving audience here that the Intelligence Community risks becoming as irrelevant as the Kodak film company became with the advent of digital photography. “Let me ask you one final question.…

Trump Taps Former Rep. Heather Wilson As Likely Air Force Secretary;

Trump Taps Former Rep. Heather Wilson As Likely Air Force Secretary;
Trump Taps Former Rep. Heather Wilson As Likely Air Force Secretary;

WASHINGTON: The nation’s spy satellite agency, the NRO, is likely to get closer scrutiny under the presumptive Air Force Secretary, Heather Wilson, a disciplined former National Security Council staffer and member of Congress. I interviewed Wilson a number of times while she was on the Hill and was always impressed with her command of the…

Trump’s Generals, Part 3: Mike Flynn vs. Al-Qaeda

Trump’s Generals, Part 3: Mike Flynn vs. Al-Qaeda
Trump’s Generals, Part 3: Mike Flynn vs. Al-Qaeda

Who are Trump’s generals? Earlier this week, James Kitfield showed us the common crucible that shaped as a group and then profiled James Mattis, the prospective Secretary of Defense. Today, Kitfield tackles Trump’s most controversial general, intelligence officer turned political firebrand Michael Flynn. “Know your enemy and know yourself, and you will not be defeated in…

911: Do We Need A Director of National Intelligence?

911: Do We Need A Director of National Intelligence?
911: Do We Need A Director of National Intelligence?

One of the major shifts in American intelligence after the terror attacks of 911 was the creation of the Director of National Intelligence and a whole new agency to serve him in his task of ensuring America’s 17 intelligence agencies (including the DNI) played well together, effectively shared information and didn’t waste too much in…