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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).

Spotlight EUROPE 29/09/2005

Atlantic Alliance to Protect Oil Reserves? 

Looking ceaselessly for new missions since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is seeking to involve itself in securing energy supplies. The initiative has won applause from neo-conservative circles in the United States but also [. [...]

UNITED STATES 29/09/2005

Andrew Palowitch 

After three years as chief of the CIA's systems engineering [...]

UNITED STATES 29/09/2005

Energy Independence the Latest Battle Cry  Free

The Set America Free organization that fights in favor of America's energy independence from foreign suppliers is button-holing Congress on every occasion. [...]

UNITED STATES 29/09/2005

Geospatial Conclave 

The Geoint 2005 conference that will be held between Oct. [...]

UNITED STATES 29/09/2005

Goals for the CIA 

Still the object of criticism both within and outside of [...]

IRAN 15/09/2005

Iran Funnels Cash Through Gulf 

Companies in the free trade zones of Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates are reportedly being used by Iran to bankroll extremist Palestinian movements. [...]

UNITED STATES 01/09/2005

Arab Fund Invests in Security 

Run by an American-Pakistani businessman and funded by wealthy Gulf investors, Crescent Technology Ventures has just made its first investment in the security field. [...]

UNITED KINGDOM 01/09/2005

Qinetiq Pushes Ahead in U.S. 

The British military's former research center that was sold to [...]

UNITED STATES 01/09/2005

Stephanie O'Sullivan 

Number two official in the CIA's directorate of science and [...]

UNITED STATES 01/09/2005

Simplified Line-Up for FBI 

At the behest of president George W. Bush, FBI director Robert Mueller has set up a National Security Branch. Some see it as a throwback to the early 1990s. [...]

UNITED STATES 01/09/2005

U.S. Policy Slammed 

A report from the Congressional Research Service (CRS) underscores U.S. shortcomings in the fight against the funding of terrorism. [...]

Spotlight UNITED STATES 28/07/2005

Al Qaeda a Structured Military Outfit 

Candidate for the top job at the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) starting from next January, lieutenant-general Wallace Gregson has been hammering away at the U.S. administration's anti-terrorism policy for long months. Commander of the US Marine Corps in the Pacific [. [...]

UNITED STATES 28/07/2005

Donald Kerr 

Deputy director of the CIA for science and technology since [...]

UNITED STATES 28/07/2005

All the World's Buildings 

The US Army is intent on establishing a data base listing all of the world's leading buildings. [...]

BELGIUM 28/07/2005

Diligence Targets EU Market 

The U.S. firm Diligence has opened an office in Brussels in a move that underscores the growing interest of investigative concerns in EU affairs. [...]

UNITED STATES 28/07/2005

Halsey Fischer 

A one-time vice president of Pinkerton Security & Investigation Services, [...]

UNITED STATES 14/07/2005

An Admiral No. 2 Man at CIA 

Nominated deputy director of the CIA, vice-admiral Albert Calland can be counted upon to work for better coordination in covert CIA and Pentagon operations. [...]

UNITED STATES 14/07/2005

Shi'ite Lobby Makes Headway 

Over two million Shi'ite Moslems live in the United States, and they are becoming particularly skilful at political lobbying. [...]

Spotlight UNITED STATES 16/06/2005

The New Homeland Security Chieftains 

In response to the runaway rise in government spending on homeland security, several former members of Washington's political elite have jumped into the sector. After working for the White House, the Pentagon and even the Department of Homeland Security, they [. [...]

UNITED STATES 16/06/2005

Vice Admiral John Redd 

In nominating vice admiral John Redd as the future boss [...]