Director of the Central Intelligence Agency speaks

Introduced by Doug Naquin, Director Hayden announces that secret information is not always the brass ring in the intelligence profession. He mentions that he was an attache in Bulgaria and part of the job is immersing oneself into the society. Reading the press, watching television, making official contacts, gives a sense of the norm and [...]

Opening Statements for Day 2

Sabra Horne opens the session. SHe introduces Barbara Alexander, the Director of Collection for the Department of Homeland Security. She introduces Charlie Allan, Undersecretary of DHS and gives a short bio as well as someof his achievements and accolades.
Mr. Allen thanks the members of the IC, notably the DNI and OSC, for their help with [...]

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Building of the Open Source Enterprise

Sabra Horne introduces the two selected entrants for the Open Source Challenge:

Mercyhurst College, Institute for Intelligence Studies
iJET

(Note: wonder if we will see the results?)
Next up is Doug Naquin, head of the Open Source Center and Chair of the National Open Source Committee. “Open Source is good, let’s go have a drink.”
His goal for the last [...]

Operationalizing Open Source for Homeland Security

Sitting in the panel run by the Department of Homeland Security. DHS Open Source Lead, Tyler Foulkes, leads the conversation. In 2007 DHS required to build relationships with the State Fusion Centers and train the Fusuin Centers. Undersecretary Charlie Allen at DHS understood that intelligence happens in other places than the IC. They needed to [...]

Mr. Glen Gaffery, DDNI/C

Tells joke explaining why he doesn’t like to stand underneath a podium.  He speaks regularly in classified environments where the classification level is listed over the speaker, and frequently his briefings would fall under a Special Access Program… so he would have a sign saying SAP over his head. Hence, he likes to walk around [...]

Mr. Dan Butler ADDNI/OS(C)

Mr. Butler quotes the current DNI Mike McConnell. Most important thing for the DNI’s tenure (what he wants to be remembered for) is collaboration. This includes collaboration from outside the intelligence community.
 Mr. Butler comments that we’ve come a long way: in 2005, then DNI Negroponte established the DNI Open Source Center which replaced the Foreign [...]

Opening comments by Ms. Sabra Horne, DNI

The opening speaker talked about the needs to “transcend” the boundaries of the Intelligence community.  I’m staggered by the diversity of the conference attendees: 1,800 people were selected from 3,500 applicants.  These individuals represent 80 colleges and university, 47 think tanks, 56 NGO’s, State, tribal, local officials, 38 states, 370 private firms, 60 media outlets, [...]

Waiting to start…

While I’m waiting for the first presentation they have a slideshow going with video quotes from various high ranking officials in the Intelligence Community talking about how crucially important Open Source intelligence is. I think this is further highlighted by the first class venue where this is taking place. Mainstream media coverage, beautiful convention center, [...]

2008 DNI Conference begins

Listening to the opening speakers of the 2008 DNI Open Source Conference. Sabra Horne says 1800 attendees from universities, state, local and tribal entities, 38 countries, and of course the DC Intelligence Community.
Notes that today is Patriot Day and that the events seven years ago spurred the changes that made this conference possible. There will [...]