DIA

United States
Crimson Phoenix, a key US intelligence player in tracking Russian forces

The Defense Intelligence Agency relies on a Virginia-based cyber company for day-to-day monitoring of the war in Ukraine.

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
Gunvor Group, Alaco, Exiger, Control Risks

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

LondonFormer Schillings investigator joins Gunvor

WashingtonExiger beefs up government contracts department

London/ZurichAlaco's Swiss branch shrinks

WashingtonAlyssa Misner leaves Control Risks

Europe, United States
Military intelligence supplier Mission Essential is back

The veteran provider of analysts and linguists to the Defense Intelligence Agency is back in business thanks to the United States' support to Ukraine, after a lull following the US withdrawal from Iraq and Afghanistan.

United States
Pentagon brushes off US agency warnings on intelligence oversight

The Government Accountability Office is urging the US defence department to have greater control over intelligence agencies' auditing mechanisms. The Pentagon has been slow to react despite the political and legislative implications of making these changes.

The Tech Times
Dataflow Security in Tel Aviv, Stevens to Babel Street, Germond leaves Asperiq

From SIGINT to GEOINT and OSINT and a dose of cyber, each week we report on events both big and small that matter in the community of technical intelligence providers.

Tel Aviv Italian zero-day researcher Dataflow Security into Israel

Washington Ex-CIA officer Stevens joins consultancy Babel Street

Abu Dhabi Germond leaves encryption specialist Asperiq

United States
Corporate intelligence firm Arcanum hires lobbyist for defence issues

The former Chief of Staff for Texas Representative Michael McCaul will lobby for the intelligence company.

Spotlight | France, Germany, United States
Despite risks, defence AI firms turn to low-cost subcontractors to label data

Essential to train AI algorithms, labelling is a crucial stage in the intelligence cycle but remains on the margin of the sovereignty debate, despite being farmed out to third-party suppliers.

Spotlight | United States
SPAC Chain Bridge implosion threatens to dash intelligence officers' dreams

Retired officials with the CIA, MI6, DIA and Pentagon have key roles with Chain Bridge I, which is bleeding cash. The fund's top executives include veterans of CIA-linked venture capital firm In-Q-Tel and several ex-intelligence operatives who currently work for Beacon Global Strategies.