United States
Washington seeks coordination between State Dept- and ODNI-backed centres on foreign influence

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
Burton moves to Nardello, Sene sanction confirmed, Crystal Blockchain sets up in London, Kikkar debuts in asset recovery, Avisa expands in DC

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: each week, we report on events both big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community. This week, we go to New York, London, Paris and Washington.

New York/LondonJenna Burton switches from Raedas to Nardello.

ParisFrench armed forces ministry sanction against corporate intelligence consultant confirmed

LondonCrystal Blockchain opens up in the UK

LondonKikkar Advisory opens up for asset recovery

Paris/WashingtonUnder fire in France, Avisa expands in Washington

China, United States
Congress ready to spend big on China intelligence

The proposed US intelligence budget for 2022, currently under review in Congress, further underlines that China has become a top priority, both in the technology race between the two countries and with regards to containment around Taiwan.

Spotlight | France
Behind showcase Viginum, Colmi committee takes lead in French anti-fake news efforts

The French government is organising its intelligence services' push against foreign disinformation. The General secretariat for defense and national security laid in early August the roles military intelligence and domestic intelligence will play within the newly formed Operational committee against information manipulation (Colmi).

United States
Congress looks to set up White House disinformation unit

A bill to create the working group represents Congress' latest move to counter the growing threat of malign information operations.

France
French government's anti-fake news agency hires multi-disciplinary team

The "Honfleur" anti-fake news agency, which is scheduled to begin work in September, features people from different backgrounds, a requirement designed to tackle the hybrid threat from disinformation campaigns.

Canada
Canada's IDEaS defence programme builds up its anti-fake news armoury

A new contract awarded to Xtract AI is the latest in a series aimed at equipping Canada's Department of National Defence with a range of software programmes to enable it to combat disinformation operations.

China, United States
Washington moves to strengthen university defences against Chinese espionage

The Endless Frontier Act, a bipartisan bill to boost US tech to compete with China, also aims to help shield higher education institutions from foreign intelligence operations.

United States
ODNI's new centre to combat foreign influence may sideline State Dept's hub

The Foreign Malign Influence Center, to be created under the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), may have overlapping functions with the State Department's Global Engagement Center.