Spymaster | United States
New US space intelligence chief faces challenge of Trump's beloved Space Force

The Agencies' Gazette
SGDSN anniversary watch, ODNI military adviser, Kyiv's Africa plan

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community.

FranceBespoke watches for SGDSN's 120th anniversary

USTulsi Gabbard's new military adviser is a Marine

UkraineA plan for Kyiv's return to Africa

Spotlight | Iran, Israel, United States
How Tehran cobbles together targeting intelligence

As war rages in the Middle East, the Pentagon fears Tehran may be acquiring US imagery from third parties. For Iran, gathering high-quality intelligence to plan its targeting operations is a key military challenge of the conflict.

Deep Dive | United States
Marco Rubio, the frustrated rise of Trump's top diplomat

"America First" diplomacy (1/4). From Marco Rubio to Charles Kushner, a deep dive into the State Department's radical transformation under Donald Trump. This first episode focuses on the US top diplomat, who's dealing with a department in crisis as Washington plunges back into war in the Middle East.

United States
Leidos navigates shifting waters of AI competition with new agentic platform

In the artificial intelligence race gripping the traditional service providers of the US intelligence community, which now has the tech giants at its heels, Leidos has worked with a cybersecurity firm to speed up development and present a groundbreaking agentic AI platform.

Spotlight | United States
US geospatial intelligence reeling from decline in key scientific expertise

A sharp fall in research funding for disciplines used in geospatial intelligence is having a severe impact on the intelligence community and its ties to US universities. Academics face challenges of their own as they grapple with the Trump administration's new scientific orientations.

United States
Presidential race, part 2: US geospatial intelligence agency seeks to reinvent itself ahead of possible change of administration

While the National Reconnaissance Office undergoes a cultural revolution, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is also having to adapt to an evolving ecosystem of partners, suppliers and fellow agencies.

United States
Presidential race, part 1: US spy satellite agency rethinks its relationship with Space Force

In the run-up to November's US presidential election, the National Reconnaissance Office is facing significant technological, commercial and political challenges.

Spotlight | United States
New NGA chief steps in after major overhaul

While Frank Whitworth has a number of tasks awaiting him as head of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), the Covid-19 pandemic has already prompted some big changes at the agency, creating new opportunities for it to strengthen its place in the US intelligence community and with overseas partners.