Narrative Strategy: Creating the Target Audience
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Cross-Border Electronic Data Requests Increase Significantly
Cross-border access to digital information is paramount to an ever-increasing number of investigations, ranging from economic crimes and drug trafficking to terrorism, cybercrime and child sexual exploitation. Keep Reading
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CIA Awards Secret Multibillion-Dollar Cloud Contract
The Central Intelligence Agency has awarded its long-awaited Commercial Cloud Enterprise, or C2E, contract to five companies—Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, Google, Oracle and IBM. Keep Reading
Matthew A. Kozma Appointed Intelligence Community CIO
He most recently served as the delegated Department of Defense executive agent for Unified Platform and Joint Cyber Command and Control under the deputy chief of staff for Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Cyber Effects Operations. Keep Reading
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Wei Sun, 49, a Chinese national and naturalized citizen of the United States, was sentenced to 38 months in prison by District Court Judge Rosemary Marquez this week. Keep Reading
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Narrative Security Expert Ajit Maan Launches New Column at Homeland Security Today
Maan originated the groundbreaking theory of internarrative identity, a road map for resilient identity created out of personal and cultural conflict. Her work has had far-reaching implications for conflict resolution and community engagement in hostile environments. Keep Reading
Trump Fires SecDef Esper by Tweet, Gives Acting DoD Role to NCTC Director Miller
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Federal Laboratory Consortium Names Two NSA Employees to Executive Board
For the first time in NSA history, two female employees have been chosen to simultaneously serve on the Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) Executive Board. Keep Reading
CIA Cloud Program Awarded? CISA Cyber Program Under Protest
The CIA’s next-generation cloud contract seems ready for primetime. The Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s governmentwide shared service faces its first big challenge. Keep Reading
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How a Fake Persona Laid the Groundwork for a Hunter Biden Conspiracy Deluge
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MI5’s New Director General Warns of Increasing State-Backed Hostile Activity
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CIA Celebrates Contributions of Officers with Disabilities
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U.S. Conducts Training to Identify and Respond to Use of Weapons of Mass Destruction for Assassination
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