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    The formation of the Defense Intelligence Agencies (DIA) Measurement and Signature Intelligence (MASINT) division effectively centralized the Department of Defenses (DoD) MASINT directives and requirements. Prior to the formalization of MASINT as an Intelligence Discipline, every Intelligence Community (IC) agency and military services had their own MASINT related efforts under numerous names and intelligence activities. Formal development of MASINT brought those collective intelligence practices under one umbrella and began the steps towards recognition of MASINT as a standalone intelligence discipline. This resulted in the larger us of MASINT in today's tactical and strategic environments. DIAs MASINT division was formed to focus the requirements…

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    The intelligence process/piece when it comes to homeland security is a vital component to identifying, deterring and keeping the homeland safe. Without intelligence it would be very hard to assess the threats and know what actions to take to prevent such incidents whether it be international or domestic terrorists attacks. There are many different facets of the complex intelligence gathering and support process. There will a room for improvement in everything we do as a Nation, especially…

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    Snowden: The Hero The World Needs Whistle blowing is a very controversial and delicate topic in the world today. It defines whether a person is a hero or a traitor. The Snowden NSA leakage is the perfect example of controversy. Edward Snowden, former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) employee as well as a National Security Agency (NSA) contractor, blew the whistle in 2013. He was the face behind the world’s the biggest whistleblowing case in U.S. history. He exposed how the U.S. government’s…

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    Digital technology has been rapidly developing through the late 20th century and as a result has now become accessible globally, allowing for new methods of socialisation and commerce. Telecommunication is a product of these advancements and with it come the legal issues which arise from how it can be a medium for criminals to utilise as a medium for their illegal agendas, varying from activities such as hacking and terrorism. It is often difficult for domestic law enforcement and national…

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    according to their passports. Brenneke and Rupp’s own stories do not match what they told the media. To begin with, Brenneke “claimed to have worked with the CIA and FBI,” among other intelligence agencies around the world. He even transcribed a letter of recommendation in order to prove he worked at the agencies. After initial research began when the CIA denied his employment, a New York Times reporter called him “an absolute liar.” After a long series of “experiences” with other…

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    reports to the DIRNSA,” as Ambinder explains it. The DIRNSA is the Director of the NSA, who is also the Commander of the Defense Department’s US Cyber Command and the Central Security Service. (p.3) He further explained that the NSA’s Foreign Affairs Directorate works with any “foreign intelligence services, counterintelligence centers and the UK/USA and FIVE EYES exchanges.” (p.3) The Office of Export Control Policy is also included in same directorate. The Information Assurance Directorate…

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    Cyber terrorists can expose information of individual people, uncover classified military information essential for national security, or even crash the stock market. Bringing down cyber terrorists takes a special group of intelligence analysts, government computer hackers and counter terrorism specialists to stop them from causing havoc on the U.S. What would happen if we had a security breach? The enemy would know almost everything about american units which would allow the enemy to know what…

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    information was provided. Intelligence is the most powerful asset on the Earth. Information can enable many things from building a bomb, locating a person, to hotwiring a car. This is the reason that Homeland Security has dived so deep in the intelligence…

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    Whistleblowers can be defined as those who “expose misconduct (e.g., fraud, abuse, or illegal activity) within an organization.” Whistleblowers, in the context of the intelligence community, are employees or contractors of federal intelligence agencies who bring information on agency wrongdoing to the surface. The report “Intelligence Whistleblower Protections: In Brief” by Rodney M. Perry notes that the Obama Administration and Congress in Obama’s era did take action to “limit retaliation”…

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    nation would be safe if bordered to the west by states loyal to Moscow ( the Soviet capital), he directed his foreign intelligence agency (later called the KGB) to rig elections…

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