ODNI, Pentagon reveal FY23 intelligence budget at nearly $100 billion

ODNI, Pentagon reveal FY23 intelligence budget at nearly $100 billion
ODNI, Pentagon reveal FY23 intelligence budget at nearly $100 billion

The National Intelligence Program was budgeted for $71.7 billion while the Military Intelligence Program was funded at some $26.6 billion in fiscal 2023.

‘All systems need to be hardened’: Officials, industry sound the alarm on quantum threat to encryption

‘All systems need to be hardened’: Officials, industry sound the alarm on quantum threat to encryption
‘All systems need to be hardened’: Officials, industry sound the alarm on quantum threat to encryption

New “quantum resistant” encryption standards won’t be finalized until next year, but officials and experts say agencies and industry should start hunting vulnerabilities hidden in their software and hardware, including embedded chips critical to US weapons.

From information war to emerging tech: new IC strategy centers ‘competition’ with China, Russia

From information war to emerging tech: new IC strategy centers ‘competition’ with China, Russia
From information war to emerging tech: new IC strategy centers ‘competition’ with China, Russia

“In addition, shared global challenges, including climate change, human and health security, as well as emerging and disruptive technological advances, are converging in ways that produce significant consequences that are often difficult to predict,” DNI Avril Haines writes in the 2023 National Intelligence Strategy.

Space Force’s INDOPACOM unit to embed allies to help deter China

Space Force’s INDOPACOM unit to embed allies to help deter China
Space Force’s INDOPACOM unit to embed allies to help deter China

China’s growing number of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance satellites are “designed to find, fix, track and target US forces and allied forces. They’re designed to help kill sailors, airmen, soldiers, and Marines,” said Brig. Gen. Anthony Mastalir, head of the Space Force’s Indo-Pacific component command.

Intel Assessment: ‘High’ Chance Of International Conflict Over Water By 2040

Intel Assessment: ‘High’ Chance Of International Conflict Over Water By 2040
Intel Assessment: ‘High’ Chance Of International Conflict Over Water By 2040

From Asia to the Middle East, worries rise like flood waters over the future of water security.

IC, Biden Admin Aim To Reform Commercial Remote Sensing Rules

IC, Biden Admin Aim To Reform Commercial Remote Sensing Rules
IC, Biden Admin Aim To Reform Commercial Remote Sensing Rules

“If we don’t adapt, others will set the rules and challenge our new leadership. We should set the rules,” said Stacey Dixon, deputy director of national intelligence.

To Advance GEOINT Research, Intel Community Seeks Help Outside Government

To Advance GEOINT Research, Intel Community Seeks Help Outside Government
To Advance GEOINT Research, Intel Community Seeks Help Outside Government

ODNI is working on providing outside partners with declassified explanations of the office’s science and technology priorities, said John Beieler, director of science and technology.

Afghanistan Has Been ‘Gut-Wrenching,’ ‘Deeply Personal’ For IC: DNI

Afghanistan Has Been ‘Gut-Wrenching,’ ‘Deeply Personal’ For IC: DNI
Afghanistan Has Been ‘Gut-Wrenching,’ ‘Deeply Personal’ For IC: DNI

“There’s no question that as you pull out… our intelligence collection is diminished,” Haines said. “In Afghanistan, we will want to monitor any reconstitution of terrorist groups.”

DIU’s Butow Pushes Space Force Case On ‘Tactical ISR’ Mission

DIU’s Butow Pushes Space Force Case On ‘Tactical ISR’ Mission
DIU’s Butow Pushes Space Force Case On ‘Tactical ISR’ Mission

Space Force is not a voting member of the new(ish) IC Commercial Space Council to improve coordination on commercial space policy — but NRO and NGA are.

Global Threats: FBI Launches ‘New Investigation Into China Every 10 Hours’

Global Threats: FBI Launches ‘New Investigation Into China Every 10 Hours’
Global Threats: FBI Launches ‘New Investigation Into China Every 10 Hours’

“That was a list of about as many awful things in 10 minutes as I may have heard in recent time,” Sen. Mark Warner said of the DNI’s threat assessment. Top of mind: China, cyber, and emerging tech.

A ‘Wake-Up Call’ For Defense IT, Comms Supply Chains: ODNI

A ‘Wake-Up Call’ For Defense IT, Comms Supply Chains: ODNI
A ‘Wake-Up Call’ For Defense IT, Comms Supply Chains: ODNI

Corell spoke on information and communications tech (ICT) supply chain risks on the same day DARPA and Intel announced a three-year partnership to develop and domestically manufacture new semiconductors for DoD applications.

Who’s Who in Defense: Avril D. Haines, Director of National Intelligence

Who’s Who in Defense: Avril D. Haines, Director of National Intelligence
Who’s Who in Defense: Avril D. Haines, Director of National Intelligence

Part of a special Breaking Defense reference series profiling key defense decision-makers in the new administration and Congress.

New IC Commercial Space Council Hopes To Speed Intel To Users

New IC Commercial Space Council Hopes To Speed Intel To Users
New IC Commercial Space Council Hopes To Speed Intel To Users

NRO, NGA, CIA, DIA and NSA are the “standing members” of the new council, says its chairman David Gauthier of NGA.