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The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was the successor to the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) after the Second World War. Its heyday was during the Cold War. CIA considers itself as the senior intelligence service among the US Intelligence Community. Before the establishment of the Defense Clandestine Service (DCS), it was the only agency able to carry out clandestine operations, through its National Clandestine Service (NCS).

UNITED STATES 23/08/2007

The “Private CIA” Tests BI Waters 

Founded early this year by a former boss of the CIA’s Counterterrorist Center, Joseph Cofer Black, and several other agency [...]

UNITED STATES 23/08/2007

An Investigator Under Attack 

A lot of business intelligence concerns found themselves drawn into a case mounted by Hollinger against its former boss, Conrad [...]

UNITED STATES 19/07/2007

Donald Kerr 

After head-hunting for nearly a year (IOL 544), the director [...]

IRAQ 19/07/2007

Threat from Saudi Extremists 

Iraqi intelligence and security officials travelled to Jeddah to ask Saudi Arabia to keep a closer eye on the border between the two countries. [...]

UNITED STATES 19/07/2007

How Microsoft Deals with Google 

Facing ever tougher competition from Google and Yahoo, Microsoft is resorting increasingly to assistance from business intelligence firms. [...]

UNITED STATES 19/07/2007

BK International in Middle East 

Combining their experience of the region, former CIA officer Whitley Bruner and an ex Commerce Department aide, Charles Kestenbaum, have [...]

UNITED STATES 05/07/2007

Accenture Calls on Arnold & Porter 

A consultant to several intelligence agencies, the Arnold & Porter law firm also represents numerous government sub-contractors. [...]

UNITED STATES 21/06/2007

CIA to Rely Less on Private Sector 

Speaking to CIA employees on May 30, the agency’s director, Michael Hayden, unveiled a number of recommendations made by a [...]

UNITED STATES 21/06/2007

L-1 Turns to Intelligence Investments 

L-1 Turns to Intelligence Investments. After achieving a dominating position [...]

UNITED STATES 21/06/2007

Triple Canopy Takes New Turn 

Triple Canopy Takes New Turn. Founded and run by veterans [...]

Spotlight UNITED STATES 07/06/2007

A DARPA Clone for U.S. Intelligence Community? 

Like his predecessor, John Negroponte, the new director of national intelligence (DNI), Mike McConnell, would like to set up a major research and development agency along the lines of the Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to serve the [. [...]

UNITED STATES 07/06/2007

How Wal Mart Shook Up its Security System  Free

Recent revelations that the U.S. retail behemoth Wal Mart had resorted to espionage methods led to a discreet overhaul of the firm’s security system. The changes bolstered the position of its director, Kenneth Senser. [...]

UNITED KINGDOM 07/06/2007

Ex-MI6 Men Show BP the Way 

Some leading ex-MI6 aides have assisted the British oil group BP in signing contracts in Libya and Russia. [...]

UNITED STATES 07/06/2007

First Iraq Venture for Abraxas 

Confining itself up to now to providing consultants for intelligence agencies (IOL 543/499), the Abraxas Corp has made its debut [...]

UNITED STATES 24/05/2007

Open Sources Day 

The director of national intelligence (DNI) is organizing an Open Source Conference in Washington on July 16-17 that aims to [...]

UNITED STATES 24/05/2007

Alan Wade 

Chief information officer of the CIA between 2001-2005, Alan Wade [...]

UNITED STATES 24/05/2007

Screw Tightens on CIA 

The U.S. intelligence budget will compel the CIA to audit its clandestine operations and assess its sub-contractors. [...]

UNITED STATES 24/05/2007

GlobalSource’s Powerful Backers 

The GlobalSource firm that was founded by former ArmorGroup executives has appointed an advisory board on which intelligence specialists rub shoulders with former private sector bosses. [...]

UNITED STATES 10/05/2007

Public-Private Initiatives: American Trade Associations  Free

A large number of organizations provide an informal meeting ground for American intelligence chiefs and private business bosses. [...]

UNITED STATES 10/05/2007

The CIA’s Red Cell 

In a book he published last week (see Page 3), former CIA director George Tenet revealed he had set up [...]