Category DIA

How Did Taliban Fighters Get Their Hands On U.S. Special-Operations Gear?

July 19, 2017 · by · in Afghanistan, Army, CIA, Covert OIperations, Department Of Defense, DIA, Hybrid War, Intelligence Community, ISIS in Iraq, military history, national security, Navy, Special Operations, Taliban, terrorism, US Military · Leave a comment

How Did Taliban Fighters Get Their Hands On U.S. Special-Operations Gear? By Twitter, www.businessinsider.com View Original July 18th, 2017 A screenshot from the “Omari Army 5″ propaganda video appears to show a Taliban fighter wielding an FN SCAR rifle. Screenshot/Al Emarah Studio Taliban fighters are packing new American-made heat — at least, according to their propaganda videos. […]

The SF-86 Is Hard!

July 19, 2017 · by · in CIA, Department Of Defense, DIA, espionage, spying, FBI, Intelligence Community, national security · 1 Comment

Excerpt: Does all of this explain what happened with Kushner?  I have no idea.  Maybe, maybe not — that’s what the Special Counsel will decide.  But the notorious complexity of the form is exactly why prosecutions are so rare for failing to fill them out correctly.    One final point — the focus on the […]

Unusual High-Altitude Spy Plane Appears At Special Operations Exercise

July 19, 2017 · by · in Air Force, Army, CIA, Department Of Defense, DIA, espionage, spying, Intelligence Community, military history, national security, NSA, Science & Technology, Special Operations, technology & innovation, US Military · Leave a comment

Unusual High-Altitude Spy Plane Appears At Special Operations Exercise thedrive.com · by Joseph Trevithick · July 17, 2017 German company Grob only ever made five G 520s and one showed up for drills in Indiana. By Joseph Trevithick North Vernon Municipal Airport SHARE The U.S. military, including the U.S. Coast Guard, has a long history of operating high-flying surveillance aircraft […]

Staying Secret in The Age Of Social Media

July 19, 2017 · by · in artificial intelligence, CIA, Covert OIperations, Cybersecurity, Denial & Deception, DIA, espionage, spying, FBI, identity management, Intelligence Community, Internet, national security, NSA, Open Source Intelligence, Russia, social media, U.S. Cyber Command · Leave a comment

Staying Secret in The Age Of Social Media thecipherbrief.com · July 19, 2017 July 19, 2017 | Mark Kelton Mark Kelton Former Deputy Director for Counterintelligence, CIA National Clandestine Service Intelligence officers must often use a false identity – a legend or cover. How has social media and digital technology changed how they create and preserve these cover […]

How Hostile Spies Study Social Media to Crack CIA Cover, Spot Likely Agents

July 19, 2017 · by · in China, CIA, Denial & Deception, DIA, espionage, spying, FBI, identity management, Intelligence Community, Internet, national security, NSA, Open Source Intelligence, Russia, social media, U.S. Cyber Command · Leave a comment

How Hostile Spies Study Social Media to Crack CIA Cover, Spot Likely Agents thecipherbrief.com · July 19, 2017 July 19, 2017 | Daniel Hoffman The Newsletter Get exclusive analysis delivered to your inbox daily. subscribe now Daniel Hoffman Former Chief of Station, Central Intelligence Agency Intelligence officers’ tradecraft is highly guarded for good reason. One of its most […]

POTUS Trump To Nominate Key Admin Personnel — Including USD(I)

July 18, 2017 · by · in Air Force, Army, CIA, Congress, Cyber War, Cybersecurity, Defense Industrial Base, Department Of Defense, DIA, espionage, spying, FBI, Intelligence Community, Marines, military history, national security, Navy, NSA, POTUS, Special Operations, U.S. Cyber Command, US Military · Leave a comment

Note VADM Kernan for USD(I) President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent To Nominate Personnel To Key Administration Posts https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/07/17/president-donald-j-trump-announces-intent-nominate-personnel-key President Donald J. Trump today announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key positions in his Administration: Peter Henry Barlerin of Colorado to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America […]

Houthis Wage Non-Traditional War In Bab al-Mandab Fueled Booby-Trapped Boats

July 18, 2017 · by · in Al Qaeda, CIA, Department Of Defense, DIA, Hybrid War, Improvised Explosive Device, Intelligence Community, Iran, national security, Saudi Arabia, Syria, terrorism, Yemen · Leave a comment

https://english.aawsat.com/bandar-alqahtani/news-middle-east/houthis-wage-non-traditional-war-bab-al-mandab-fueled-booby-trapped-boats Houthis Wage Non-Traditional War In Bab al-Mandab Fueled Booby-Trapped Boats BADR AL-QAHTANIJuly 7, 2017, 7:19 am 644 Pro-government Yemeni forces patrol a coastline along the Bab al-Mandab strait. (AFP) Powered By VidMatic London – Even the producers of the Johnny Depp-helmed “Pirates of the Caribbean” film franchise have not reached the heights of criminal imagination […]

House Proposes Cuts For Key Cyber Security Agency

July 18, 2017 · by · in Congress, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Cyber War, Cybersecurity, DIA, Intelligence Community, national security, NSA, U.S. Cyber Command, Weapons of Mass Disruption · Leave a comment

Excerpts: House Cuts NIST Funding, But Not As Much as White House   Also on Thursday, the House Appropriations Committee forwarded a Commerce, Justice and Science funding bill that cuts money for the government’s main cyber standards agency but by less than President Donald Trump requested.   The National Institute of Standards and Technology will […]

Cutting Cyber Command’s Umbilical Cord To The NSA

July 18, 2017 · by · in Air Force, CIA, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Cyber War, Cybersecurity, Defense Industrial Base, Denial & Deception, Department Of Defense, DIA, espionage, spying, FBI, Intelligence Community, military history, national security, NSA, U.S. Cyber Command, US Military, Weapons of Mass Disruption · Leave a comment

Cutting Cyber Command’s Umbilical Cord To The NSA thecipherbrief.com · July 17, 2017 July 17, 2017 | General Michael Hayden General Michael Hayden Former Director, CIA and NSA Despite the many logistical and operational challenges of a transition, many acknowledge that U.S. Cyber Command must eventually separate from the National Security Agency. According to news reports, the Trump […]

Forcing China’s Hand On North Korea: Beijing’s Corporate Shell Game Enables Pyongyang To Avoid Sanctions

July 18, 2017 · by · in China, CIA, Department Of Defense, DIA, foreign policy, Intelligence Community, Japan, national security, North Korea, Nuclear, Philippines, POTUS, Russia, South Korea, US Military, Weapons Of Mass Destruction · Leave a comment

https://www.wsj.com/articles/forcing-chinas-hand-on-north-korea-1500326138 Forcing China’s Hand on North Korea Beijing’s corporate shell game enables Pyongyang to avoid sanctions. The Friendship Bridge between Dandong, China, and Sinuiju, North Korea, July 5. PHOTO: NICOLAS ASFOURI/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES By Daniel Blumenthal and Derek Scissors July 17, 2017 5:15 p.m. ET 28 COMMENTS After decades of diplomacy in Korea, it is clear there is no […]

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