Intelligence Agencies

IARPA project aims to identify people from drones by more than just their face

The program looks to develop a biometric system capable of accurate and reliable recognition and identification of persons from up to 1,000 meters away.

  • By Brandi Vincent

IARPA seeks ways to track nontrackable space junk

Right now, more than 100 million pieces of space debris smaller than 1 cm orbit Earth.

  • By Brandi Vincent

New app tracks terrorism-linked events in local U.S. communities

It marks an enhancement of the information-sharing capabilities the National Counterterrorism Center offered before.

  • By Brandi Vincent

CIA needs nimble tech to keep pace

Chief Technology Officer Gus Hunt describes how the CIA is building its future on cloud computing, social media and other emerging technologies.

  • By Wyatt Kash

CIA, Google fund Web analysis firm

In-Q-Tel and Google Ventures are investing in Recorded Future, a company whose technology monitors the Web in real time and develops predictions of future events from that content.

  • By Michael Hardy

Intell chief denies charges of too many contractors

Reacting to a Washington Post series, the director of national intelligence said contractors are key but are not doing inherently governmental work.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Spymasters in search of forecasting software to enhance intell analysis

The research organization for intelligence agencies wants organizations to propose research to develop methods that provide more accurate, precise and timely intelligence forecasts.

  • By Ben Bain

Wanted: A better system for intelligence collection

The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity's Smart Collection office wants to fund research into ways to make collected intelligence more valuable.

  • By Ben Bain

Officers to get guidelines for open-source intell

Officials are drawing up guidance and certifications for people in the country's intelligence agencies who develop open-source intelligence.

  • By Ben Bain

New DOD cyber commander seeks better situational awareness

Army Gen. Keith Alexander says the Defense Department needs a common, real-time, understanding of what's happening across its many computer networks.

  • By Ben Bain

DHS releases new details on Einstein 3 intrusion prevention pilot

The Homeland Security Department plans to use another agency and an Internet Service Provider to test capabilities and processes for its planned next generation network security program.

  • By Ben Bain

Information handcuffs: Counterterrorism IT needs support from the top, Congress told

Intelligence agencies face policy and privacy questions as they look to harness IT to fix problems identified after the failed Christmas Day bombing attempt.

  • By Ben Bain

U.S. would lose a cyber war, former intell chief warns

The country needs to make a national commitment to securing cyberspace before a catastropic attack occurs.

  • By Ben Bain

Cyber threat growing at unprecedented rate, intell chief says

Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair today gave a blunt assessment of the many cyber threats faced by U.S. government and private-sector networks.

  • By Ben Bain
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3 basic steps to thwart most cyberattacks, courtesy of NSA

Three key practices can help systems withstand about 80 percent of commonly-known attack mechanisms, according to an estimate from the National Security Agency.

  • By Ben Bain

Web 2.0 review could lead to restricted use of social networking in DOD

A review on how social media should be used at the Defense Department will likely lead to a policy that allows the use of Web 2.0 tools with restrictions due to security concerns, according to a DOD spokesman.

  • By Doug Beizer