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Journalist's 'prison lottery', new ODNI appointment, from Tracfin to the AFD, cybersecurity in Manila

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

FranceAhead of his trial, journalist Alex Jordanov launches ‘prison lottery'

United StatesODNI shuffles strategic comms department

FranceFinancial intel analyst joins national development agency

PhilippinesNational cybersecurity council on Senate's agenda

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US agencies hiring, Élysée Palace foreign unit changes, Vietnam PM post between two, PNAT loses in court

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

United StatesMajor agencies resume gradual recruitment

FranceGulf ambassador gears up for Élysée Palace post

VietnamPower struggle for PM position

FranceCourt overturns refusal to grant clearance to PNAT contract worker

France
Debate over phone hacking by DGSI raised as results disappoint

The use of phone hacking by the French DGSI domestic security agency is not as successful as hoped, giving weight to those arguing for more regulated access to encrypted communications in the fight against terrorism and organised crime.

New Caledonia
Court upholds security clearance withdrawal for New Caledonia police officer

The police officer had his access to classified information withdrawn two months before deadly riots rocked the French Pacific territory in May 2024. French intelligence reported that he could be vulnerable to blackmail.

Europe, United States
Airbus extends contract with Palantir

Airbus Group has renewed its contract with Palantir for ten years. In 2015, the European aircraft manufacturer entrusted the American group with the development of its Skywise big data platform, which aims to optimise the production and maintenance of its aircraft.

France, Russia
Paris bars appointment of Russian consul general it suspects of being a spy

Paris and Moscow have for months been blocking appointments of their respective diplomats. Recently, the French domestic intelligence agency put its foot down against the nomination of Moscow's consul general in Marseille, whom it considers to be a Russian intelligence agent.

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Ex-DGSI exec to publish book, French court warning for DGSE, Chinese reinforcements in Pakistan

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

FranceDisgraced former DGSI executive to publish book on wiretapping

FranceFrench courts rap DGSE's knuckles

China/PakistanThousands of PLA reinforcements reportedly deployed to Gilgit-Baltistan

France
Palacial plans for Paris headquarters forces DGSE to scale back elsewhere

The French DGSE foreign intelligence agency has had to shelve its plans to open offices in the Bordeaux metropolitan area in the country's southwest due to lack of funds.