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	RAND \| Hot Topics \| Intelligence Gathering
		A “revolution in intelligence affairs” is needed to prepare the U.S. intelligence community to meet the future challenges of the global war on terrorism and the changing post-Cold War security environment, according to a senior intelligence officer conducting RAND-initiated research.
		Advances in information gathering and sharing can improve military awareness and collaboration, but the effects of new technologies on military decisionmaking still need to be assessed.
		Intelligence and public safety experts anticipate major public threats by "connecting the dots" — recognizing broad patterns from small or unusual signs.
	www.rand.org /hot_topics/intelligence.html (1992 words)

	Intelligence (information gathering) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Active intelligence is treated as a constantly mutable component, or variable, within a larger equation of understanding the secret, covert, or otherwise private "intelligence" of an opponent, or competitor, to answer questions or obtain advance warning of events and movements deemed to be important or otherwise relevant.
		Intelligence findings or "product" and the sources and methods used to obtain them (tradecraft) are often highly classified and sometimes compartmentalized, and intelligence officers need top level security clearance.
		Intelligence collection is often controversial and seen as a threat to privacy.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Intelligence_(information_gathering) (1111 words)

	CHAPTER 5 INTELLIGENCE
		Operational IPB prior to deployment and the aggressive gathering of intelligence information during the operation are the keys to success.
		In time, intelligence analysts were able to determine the actual threat that was affected by curfews, stepped-up police patrols, and the deployment of military forces on the street.
		The intelligence staff of the law enforcement agencies have unparalleled expertise in civil disturbances and gang behavior, while military analysts are in the best position to apply this experience to civil-military operations.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/library/report/call/call_93-7_ch5.htm (1539 words)

	Intelligence (disambiguation)
		Intelligence is the most complex mental capacity of an organism for cognition, indicating its efficacy in goal-oriented interactions with its environment.
		Intelligence or "intel," is information valued for its currency and relevance rather than its detail or accuracy —in contrast with fact, which requires research and checking.
		Such data typically refers to current events and human actions, such as may be valuable for purposes of espionage or counter-espionage, hence, as used by 'intelligence agencies and related services,' "intelligence" refers integrally to such active data and the processes for gathering it.
	articles.gourt.com /en/intelligence (165 words)

	Federal Bureau of Investigation - Directorate of Intelligence, The Intelligence Cycle
		The intelligence cycle is the process of developing unrefined data into polished intelligence for the use of policymakers.
		Intelligence requirements are established by the Director of National Intelligence according to guidance received from the President and the National and Homeland Security Advisors.
		Raw intelligence is often referred to as "the dots"—individual pieces of information disseminated individually.
	www.fbi.gov /intelligence/di_cycle.htm (490 words)

	RAND \| News & Events \| Commentary
		This kind of information from commercial satellite companies, combined with the increasing volume of data passed via cell phones, the Internet and other electronic sources, is making an unprecedented amount of security information much more easily collectible and available for any interested observer.
		Intelligence agencies need to spend fewer resources exploiting conditions in foreign countries and end the current tendency to chase breaking news in an attempt to be responsive to policy-makers.
		Intelligence must shift rapidly from being just another information provider to one that collects unique information and analyzes what is really going on.
	www.rand.org /commentary/040801ND.html (1080 words)

	Gathering Cooperative Intelligence
		The purpose of competitive intelligence is to discover the strengths and vulnerabilities of competitors to enable you to develop a winning strategy.
		The purpose of cooperative intelligence is to find ways you may help others and they, in turn, may help you to learn what you need to know to make your online business a success.
		The process involves both the passive gathering of information, which used to be called "competitive intelligence," as well as active networking with people.
	www.learningfountain.com /coopintl.htm (785 words)

	Intelligence (information gathering) information - Search.com
		Intelligence findings or "product" and the sources and methods used to obtain them (tradecraft) are often highly classified and sometimes compartmentalized, and intelligence officers need top level security clearance.
		Military intelligence is an element of warfare which covers all aspects of gathering, analyzing, and making use of information over enemy forces and the ground.
		Intelligence collection is often controversial and seen as a threat to privacy.
	www.search.com /reference/Intelligence_(information_gathering) (874 words)

	Intelligence
		Information acquired by intelligence gathering sources is a fundamental component in the formulation of the foreign policy of the United States.
		The disclosure of past abuses in intelligence gathering activities carried on by previous administrations and the recent unauthorized disclosures of sensitive intelligence information have led to calls for changes in the operation of foreign intelligence gathering agencies.
		The problem of leaks of sensitive intelligence information from Congressional sources to the public has threatened the cooperation established between the Executive and the Congress to operate an effective intelligence program.
	www.ford.utexas.edu /library/document/factbook/intellig.htm (943 words)

	Intelligence and Information Gathering during the Days of Crisis infodays.html
		Information continues to appear about the Grenada crisis in regional media which is read and heard in Grenada.
		After the Defense Intelligence Agency [DIA] were asked to provide information on the numbers, arms and whereabouts of troops on the islands, a number of overflights of the island by SR-71 [Surveillance/Reconnaissance Aircraft] or TR-1 [Training] reconnaissance aircraft were authorized.
		Back at Headquarters after the NSPG meeting, I notified Flohr [in Grenada] of the assault date and that she should be at the governor general's residence on the morning we went into Grenada, to be evacuated by the helicopter bringing in the team with the legal document for the governor general to sign.
	www.thegrenadarevolutiononline.com /infodays.html (5503 words)

	CNN.com In-Depth Specials - Inside the NSA
		INFOSEC (Information Systems Security): The protection of information systems against unauthorized access to or modification of information, whether in storage, processing or transit, and against the denial of service to authorized users or the provision of service to unauthorized users, including those measures necessary to detect, document and counter such threats.
		The military adviser to the council is the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, while the CIA director is the council's intelligence adviser.
		Invited to all NSC meetings are the treasury secretary, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, the national security adviser and the president's chief of staff and economic policy assistant.
	edition.cnn.com /SPECIALS/2001/nsa/stories/glossary (971 words)

	Correctional Compass December 1999 - Correctional Intelligence (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		As agencies develop intelligence units, they must be aware of the potential sources of information available to them, within the prison fences.
		Sources of information range from casual observation by correctional staff to recovery of detailed organizational charts and interception of oral communications.
		This intelligence should then be applied in a multi-jurisdictional manner, with little or no interest in who gets "credit" for the effort.
	www.dc.state.fl.us /pub/compass/9912/page07.html (1200 words)

	Information Gathering - Competitive Intelligence Portal
		Once you enter into the information gathering process of competitive intelligence, it is important to note that all your methods for collecting data should be legal.
		Competitive Intelligence research can be distinguished from industrial espionage, as CI practitioners in general abide by local legal guidelines and ethical business norms.
		When gathering information about your competitors and the general market, a great place to start is in your own files and resources.
	competitive-intelligence.mirum.net /gathering-information (333 words)

	SMU CSE 7360: Class 04 - Business Intelligence & Planning
		Business Intelligence is information which has been processed to aid in the reasoning or decision making process of a business.
		Management therefore has to go through an effort of information gathering and processing of that information to determine what pieces are applicable to the decision at hand.
		Intelligence is information which is particularly useful for one reason or another.
	engr.smu.edu /~brp/cse-7360/class-04.html (904 words)

	Intelligence (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Intelligence as the most complex mental capacity of an organism for cognition, indicating its efficacy in goal-oriented interactions with its environment.
		Intelligence (information gathering) or "intel," is information valued for its currency and relevance rather than its detail or accuracy —in contrast with fact, which requires research and checking.
		Intelligence (LDS theology), a term used in Latter-day Saint scriptures to describe the state or condition of mankind before spirit birth in the premortal life
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/IntelliGence (238 words)

	Freedom Timeline: An Unlikely Spy
		Gathering information or "intelligence" has been a part of defending freedom from the beginning of our nation.
		You may be hearing new words on television and at school such as intelligence, diplomacy and humanitarian relief.
		These words have served as markers on America's timeline of freedom over many years, and these stories show the courage and strength of Americans who made a contribution in the quest for freedom.
	www.whitehouse.gov /kids/timeline/spy.html (545 words)

	Intelligence
		The essay argues that intelligence should be placed closer to the centre of new interpretations of both the course of the Cold War and of the political dynamics of authoritarian states.
		Provides information on the revised DRAG Draft of FM 2-0 which was developed to describe intelligence support to the commander within the new contemporary operational environment.
		Focuses on the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) synchronization in relation to the military decision-making process at the maneuver battalion, task force and squadron level in the U.S. Purpose of ISR synchronization; Factors that contribute to the success of ISR planning; Information required for ISR assets to begin infiltration; Analytical materials needed in the military.
	www.au.af.mil /au/aul/bibs/mi.htm (9597 words)

	The Guardians of Europe: Polish secret services protect the borders of the European Union
		Its main tasks were: gathering military, political and technical information abroad, counterespionage inside the country, and also deciphering and encryption of foreign messages.
		The Polish military intelligence of that period deserved an excellent evaluation from its western colleagues, first of all the French, its deciphering - encryption service in general was considered one of the best in the world.
		It is necessary to note in particular the creation of an intelligence station under cover of the Polish consulate in Kiev (the Soviet Union) one of the greatest achievements of "Ekspozitura" in the thirties.
	www.axisglobe.com /polish106.htm (880 words)

	Intelligence Gathering
		Transmission of this ICJE information is not intended to create, and receipt does not constitute, a lawyer-client relationship between the author(s), ICJE and the reader.
		Their purpose was to shut down J. Edgar Hoover's 40-plus years of collecting domestic intelligence on "subversives." The only investigative activity authorized in the guidelines essentially concerned criminal conspiracies.
		To use the iceberg metaphor, consider the tip of the iceberg to be the information the FBI collects and identifies during a post-crime investigation of a terrorist act.
	www.icje.org /id158.htm (798 words)

	Gathering intelligence: Grassroots intel by and for the people (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Intelligence information can also be twisted to be used as deception to lead a country and a world to war, death and destruction.
		The word intelligence, as we know, can mean intelligence information as well as a person's intelligence.
		Our military and intelligence services classify intelligence in many ways, based on the type of intelligence, how it is gathered and similar factors.
	www.populistamerica.com /gathering_intelligence_grassroots_intel_by_and_for_the_people (695 words)

	Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
		COMINT –; Communications Intelligence – Information obtained for intelligence purposes from the intercept of foreign communications (by other than the intended recipient).
		ELINT – Electronic Intelligence – Information obtained for intelligence purposes from the intercept of foreign electromagnetic noncommunications transmissions (by other than the intended recipient).
		IOB – The President's Intelligence Oversight Board, which is charged with oversight of all U.S. foreign intelligence activities.
	www.nsa.gov /about/about00021.cfm (772 words)

	Air National Guard: Career Detail
		Military intelligence is information needed to plan for our national defense.
		To gather information, the services rely on aerial photographs, electronic monitoring using radar and sensitive radios, and human observation.
		Intelligence specialists gather and study the information required to design defense plans and tactics.
	www.goang.com /careers/detail.aspx?afsc=1n0x1 (342 words)

	Business Intelligence Gathering & Countermeasures
		Business Intelligence is the process of optimizing your company's competitive advantage by the legal and ethical exploitation of all commercially pertinent information, whilst denying that same information to your competitors.
		Learn how to transform Trade Shows from expensive corporate chores, into intelligence gathering goldmines, and how to use legally and ethically available information, to get an inside track on your competitor's latest development plans.
		Of course, to fully maximize your advantage, you must also be able to restrict access to proprietary information which may be available to competitors, either through ethical information gathering or illegal (but all too common), industrial espionage.
	www.inxtec-security.com /Business_intelligence.htm (247 words)

	Business Intelligence Tool from Cognos Software
		The quality of business intelligence — or the data that reveals "why" an organization is performing the way it is — is often dependent on the quality of the software tool used to collect, analyze and deliver it.
		Inadequate solutions that are difficult to use or that can't unify intelligence gathering throughout the business will face resistance from users and fail to achieve their potential.
		Cognos 8 Business Intelligence, or BI, is a software tool that combines all the functions of good performance management: reporting, analysis, scorecarding, data integration, event management, dashboards, and more.
	www.cognos.com /business-intelligence-tool.html (422 words)

	Open Source Center draws analyzes info from a variety of public databases
		That’s the sort of information the Open Source Center is compiling and pushing the intelligence community to use, said Eliot Jardines, assistant deputy director in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI).
		The Open Source Center was created in November as part of the reorganization of the IC to improve intelligence and information gathering activities in support of counterterrorism and international law enforcement activities.
		FBIS was founded in 1941 to gather and analyze radio, television and print stories for clues on events happening in closed or hostile societies, such as Nazi Germany during World War II and the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
	www.gcn.com /print/25_6/40152-1.html (1394 words)

	Information Gathering For The Scout/Sniper
		The team gathers and reports information to based on the PIR and reports in by radio or in person during debriefs.
		The information is then examined and matched against other pieces of information the Intel section has to corroborate it and tie it into the big picture.
		Now that all this information has been gathered and analyzed, it has to be disseminated in a timely fashion in order to help people in planning and executing operations.
	www.snipercountry.com /Training/InfoGathering_SS.htm (2110 words)

	DefenseLINK News: Top Intelligence Official Releases Blueprint for Success
		America's top intelligence official unveiled the blueprint for improving the intelligence community's information gathering and assessment capabilities for the 21st century.
		He said it is time to change America's intelligence apparatus as the United States continues the fight against global terrorists.
		The strategy's twin objectives call for improving the intelligence community's ability to predict threats and dialing up efficiencies in the way it does business, the release said.
	www.defenselink.mil /news/Oct2005/20051027_3173.html (344 words)

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