Office of the Director of National Intelligence

United States
US Congress wants to optimise OSINT spending

When voting on the series of laws that set the US Department of Defense's budget and expenditures, lawmakers called for greater transparency regarding funds allocated to open-source intelligence. This request also reinforces the National Intelligence Directorate's role in the field.

United States
Kristan Nevins, the former CIA expert who'll shepherd Tulsi Gabbard through Senate confirmation

Donald Trump's transition team is turning to a trusted Republican aide to help his controversial nominee for head of the intelligence community through what is expected to be a contentious confirmation process.

The Intelligence Gazette
DNI hires Elon Musk buddies, Chinese think tank and censorship, DGSE applicants not up to scratch

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

United States Republican PR guru Juleanna Glover picks out intelligence consultants

ChinaThink tanks raise tone against internet censorship

FranceExternal intelligence agency underwhelmed by applicants for Russian and Arabic roles

United States
US intelligence creates new counternarcotics executive role to tackle greater workload

The illegal drug trade is a matter of national security in its own right that has both homeland implications and geopolitical ramifications, and it is changing the shape of the US intelligence community. Washington has responded by creating the role of a coordinator to address the issue as a whole.

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Hurricanes and interference in the US, French ex-policeman wins spy novel award, Italian trench warfare prep

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

United StatesHurricanes whip up risk of foreign interference

FranceSpy novel award goes to veteran French police officer

ItalyDefence brings back trench warfare strategies

United States
Washington seeks to boost anti-fake news arsenal for Latin America

Congress is concerned about the vulnerability of Latin American countries to Russian and Chinese interference. The State Department, already at the forefront in this area, is being asked to beef up its resources to counter these operations and limit their repercussions in the United States.

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Russia overtakes China in AI disinformation, still no MPs for French intel oversight college, Paris monitors US rear base in Benin, CCP's sights on Japanese archipelago

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

United StatesRussian AI-generated election interference outweighs China

FranceSome changes to intelligence techniques oversight college but still no MPs

United States/FranceParis keeps watch after renewed US-French cooperation in West Africa

Japan/ChinaCCP backs its interests in East China Sea as far as Okinawa with research