National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

The National Security Council The National Security Act of 1947 created the National Security Council. The next few paragraphs will further examine the functions and responsibilities of the National Security Council, the current domestic political environment pertaining to the border wall in Mexico, as well as the current threat of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and what role the National Security Council represents. National Security Council Background The National Security Act of…

Prompt Two: (Understanding the Intelligence Cycle): The intelligence cycle consists of steps that allow the Central Intelligence Agency as well as other investigative agencies to successful do their jobs as well as providing a system of checks and balances. The text suggests that there are four steps in this cycle whereas the Central Intelligence Agency website proposes there are actually five steps in the traditional intelligence Cycle. (Johnston & Johnston, 2016). The first step of this cycle…

newspaper, an author of two books about intelligence communication and foreign policy, and the authority of the device manufacturer who is also a former Navy SEAL. 7. Who is the intended audience? Those in the military, the state and national defense along with the general public who have a say on how the money is spent on research for translation. 8. What is the tone of the message? The tone of the message is one of importance. As it concerns local and national security and the wasting of…

Edward Snowden is a well-known name recognized by masses, he is most notable for exposing government surveillance operations. A myriad of these programs were run by the NSA (National Security Agency) and were kept classified, so it led to him being charged with a serious offense. The Edward Snowden case can be perceived as quite controversial, stirring up an influx of opinions. The most debated is whether he is a traitor or a hero. In all of this, technology plays a major role. Information…

Foreign Intelligence causes the United States of America to understand what the other countries are doing. Whether they are enemy countries or countries that help us with all of our resources and are friendly countries. The United States gains intelligence for our army so that we know where the enemies are in that area and where all of the bad things are going on. The United States of America also need to gain intelligence on other countries for good reasons such as, knowing where to buy and…

First of all, talking about confidential information that includes wire tapping the United States National Security Agency has a big part with the law. Laura Poitras is one of the main focuses of the documentary. She is known to monitor programs after the incident of 9/11. In the movie, Laura Poitras receives an email from a “senior government employee in this intelligence community” and it turns out to be Edward Snowden who signs off the emails as “CitizenFour”. Edward Snowden contacted…

While Edward Snowden was working for the NSA under a subcontractor, he noticed many questionable and disturbing methods used by the government to spy on and collect data from its citizens. He decided to collect as many incriminating documents as possible, leak them to the press while in China. During his stay in China, newspapers like the UK’s Guardian, and the Washington Times, released the documents leaked that showed the NSA’s real time information collection system from American citizens via…

Edward Snowden Thesis: Edward Snowden releasing government files was a good thing, for some. Edward Snowden was part of a series of leaks of government intelligence files that were linked to multiple different countries, countries that include Australia, England, and the U.S. Snowden first released the leaks in May 2013, Snowden had initially released them to the British Newspaper, The Guardian. One of the larger secrets that Snowden released was an order for Verizon which forced them to…

According to BBC News, in June of 2013 the story broke through the newspaper, the Guardian that the United States National Security Agency (NSA), was spying on foreign leaders, people of power both in the US as well as other countries, and millions of Americans. On going stories also revealed that the NSA was collecting data from various allies such as Greece, France, and Italy. They also collected data from allies outside of Europe such as India, Japan, and South Korea (Edward Snowden: Leaks…

Edward Snowden gave a great point of view in Alan Rusbridger interview. Snowden started his interview stating, “I’m not as scare as I thought ill be.” Snowden claim that he is happier in Russia. He also pointed out that he disagrees with most of the laws in Russia .He also said that no government should be able to see everyone’s privet information. He also states that he knows that he is under surveillance. Alan asked Snowden that if he had read the book by Edward Lucas where he states that…