NSA

Latvia
Information warfare: Ukrainian and US firms woo NATO in Latvia

Firms whose core business is countering information manipulation, particularly from Russia, pushed hard to win over the transatlantic alliance at the Riga Stratcom Dialogue conference in Latvia on 10 and 11 June.

United States
Former intel officials enter political fray to counter Trump

The Steady State, a group of intelligence veterans from the CIA and other agencies which opposes the Trump administration's national security policy, is gaining momentum. The collective now intends to use its growing membership and resources to become more visible.

Saudi Arabia, UAE
Abu Dhabi-funded French start-up QuantCube breaks into Gulf market

After signing a joint venture with Abu Dhabi's Strategic Development Fund, already a stakeholder, French macroeconomic big data analytics company QuantCube is also to start operating in Riyadh and Doha.

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
Westexec, Eutelsat, Audere, Snapchat security

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: every Wednesday, we report on events big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community.

WashingtonWestExec recruits former CIA station chief

ParisGeneral Serge Cholley to leave Eutelsat's Defence and Security Division

DamascusAudere interested in Syrian market

WashingtonFormer Snapchat security director goes solo after stints with the NSA and DNI

United States
After his failed CIA return, Ralph Goff builds private investigation network

He had been chosen by John Ratcliffe to become the CIA's next deputy director for clandestine operations, before being abruptly removed from consideration last month. Since then, Ralph Goff has formed close ties with other CIA veterans who have gone into the private sector.

The Intelligence Gazette
French security clearance, CIA and ODNI watchdogs, French cognac tariffs, MI6

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

FranceSecurity clearance commission slams ministry deadlines

United StatesNew CIA and ODNI inspector generals

ChinaFrench foreign ministry confident about China cognac deal

United KingdomSecond ex-MI6 chief breaks silence on Trump intelligence reforms