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Opposites Agree on Data Mining's Importance and the Need for Controls

12/08/2010 - Data mining, critical in the fight against terror, needs both an image makeover and a government-wide policy to ensure transparency and protection of civil liberties, according to a panel of experts from across the ideological spectrum.
Beyond Print: Intelligence

Improving Intelligence

08/31/2010 - After accused terrorist Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab attempted to bring down an airplane on Christmas Day, the Obama administration conducted investigations into what led to the problem and how to improve intelligence analysis and risk assessment (here and here). In addition, a Senate committee examined flaws with the no-fly list that let Abdulmutallab board the flight. (all .pdfs)
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Bombshell's Fake Facebook Page Shows Ease of Cyberespionage

07/26/2010 - Phony social networking pages, riddled with red flags, attracted dinner offers, invitations to apply for jobs, and sensitive national security data.
Legal Report: Intelligence

Employment

05/28/2010 - An amendment to the Intelligence Authorization Act for 2010 (H.R. 2701) will establish a process for ensuring that there is no conflict of interest present when employees within the intelligence community take second jobs. The amendment will also prohibit employees within the intelligence community from owning companies that sell expertise related to the employee’s government service.
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National Intelligence Director's Weakness Will Persist for Years, Expert Says

05/25/2010 - The political conflicts that contributed to Dennis Blair’s pending resignation will hamstring his successors for years to come, a defense scholar said today during an expert panel on the threat of homegrown terrorism.
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Director of National Intelligence Resigns

05/20/2010 - Admiral Dennis C. Blair, the director of national intelligence, will leave his post as the head of the intelligence community at the start of Memorial Day weekend.
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Empower the Director of National Intelligence, 9-11 Co-Chairs Tell White House

05/19/2010 - The former co-chairs of the 9-11 Commission today called on President Barack Obama to empower the Director of National Intelligence to force information-sharing within the intelligence community.
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Iowa Fusion Center Posts Informational Videos on Its Mission and Activities

05/04/2010 - Iowa's fusion center posts videos helping the public understand what fusion centers do.
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Why Intelligence Reform Has Failed

04/06/2010 - A senior official in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence writes a brief history of how intelligence reform failed in the CIA's academic journal.
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U.S. and EU Restart Negotiations on Sharing Bank Data to Fight Terrorism

03/24/2010 - The European Union is entering a new round of negotiations with the United States regarding the sharing of bank data as a part of U.S. counterterrorism efforts, according to a press release from the EU Directorate General Communication.
Book Reviews: Intelligence

Intelligence for an Age of Terror

02/24/2010 - Author Gregory Treverton does an incredible job of outlining the past, present, and future of intelligence as it relates to homeland security.
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Morning Security Brief: Report Finds Fault with National Counterterrorism Center

02/23/2010 - National Counterterrorism Center study finds that the intelligence analysis body created after 9-11 to improve information flow is not working as well as it should.
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CIA Human Lie Detectors Moonlight for Corporate America

02/01/2010 - Some of the CIA's best and brightest have the opportunity to moonlight their unique talents to the highest bidder in the private sector, reports Politico.
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