Office of the Director of National Intelligence

Washington sharpens legal weapons against Beijing in global telecoms war 

Congress is building a legislative arsenal to undercut Beijing's telecoms ambitions in the US and globally, with the help of the intelligence community.

Counterintelligence, poor relation of US intelligence community, in Senate spotlight 

A recent senate report claims US counterintelligence is not up to dealing with China and other threats. The main counterintelligence agency has been without a permanent chief for the past year.

Ukrainian military intelligence prepares to demonstrate its cyber offensive capacities in DC 

A summit dedicated to the hybrid war between Ukraine and Russia is to take place in Washington, thanks to sponsorship from private sector cyber security and intelligence operators and CIA venture capital firm In-Q-Tel. The event will highlight the cyber offensive operations carried out by Ukraine's GUR.

US plans tactical intel releases to counter China 

A reform under discussion in the US Congress includes proposals not only to develop intelligence-gathering and analysis but also more offensive measures aimed at exposing corruption and breaches of international law by Beijing.

• JORDAN - Abdullah II secures his clan
  

• UNITED STATES - ODNI and DCSA try to boost high tech R&D

Former FBI officer turned investigator for oligarchs Richard Frankel exposed in New York 

Forensic News has taken legal action to defend itself against low-key corporate intelligence star Walter Soriano. Richard Frankel's former activities for Soriano's firm USG Security look set to expose clients he worked for.

New Swedish anti-fake news agency boosts online investigation capacity to counter Russian threat 

Like their counterparts in other Western countries, Sweden's intelligence services are looking for open source intelligence contractors to help them combat Russian propaganda.

• RUSSIA - Kremlin explores new foreign policy concept

• UNITED STATES - Senator Scott Young enlists DNI communications director.  

• FRANCE - French senators point to weak representation in international organisations. 

• KYRGYZSTAN - Bishkek's former spymaster to head embassy in Ukraine 

• FRANCE - Paris wants to join international scene of Chinese intelligence analysis 

NGA contributes to Western influence counter-offensive against Wagner in Africa with Tearline 

While Paris is trying to win the influence war against the Russian paramilitary group Wagner the old-fashioned way, Washington has turned to the research world and NGOs with its Tearline program. The program's latest research focuses on Wagner's various activities in Africa.

Buikema-Miller, the journalist turned CIA press secretary 

In a career shift that would be unthinkable in many Western countries, Susan Buikema-Miller has gone from asking the questions to answering them as the CIA's new press secretary. She shares this previous career in journalism with her husband, now a legal expert at Amazon.

Congress ready to spend big on China intelligence 

The proposed US intelligence budget for 2022, currently under review in Congress, further underlines that China has become a top priority, both in the technology race between the two countries and with regards to containment around Taiwan.

Congress looks to set up White House disinformation unit 

A bill to create the working group represents Congress' latest move to counter the growing threat of malign information operations.

New congressional task force pushes US hostage issue back to the fore 

The congressional task force on US hostages is urging the Biden administration to take notice of the issue and hopes to be able to negotiate the release of two US citizens still held in Syria in a coordinated effort with an intelligence fusion cell housed within the FBI.

Washington seeks coordination between State Dept- and ODNI-backed centres on foreign influence 

The State Department's Global Engagement Center and the US intelligence community's Foreign Malign Influence Center, both of which are tasked with fighting disinformation campaigns, are seeking a way to coexist.

Paul Tilley takes charge of PR for British component of anti-Daesh coalition 

With his company Innovation and Insight FZE (IN2), crisis communications specialist Paul Tilley has been regularly involved in British influence operations, especially those carried out for Syrian rebel groups.