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Status of Analysis in the U.S. Government

Status of Analysis in the U.S. Government. The Promise of Analysis of Open Source Information. Testimony of John Gannon. Testimony United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary "FBI Oversight" May 2, 2006 Dr. John Gannon

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Status of Analysis in the U.S. Government

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  1. Status of Analysis in the U.S. Government The Promise of Analysis of Open Source Information

  2. Testimony of John Gannon TestimonyUnited States Senate Committee on the Judiciary "FBI Oversight" May 2, 2006 Dr. John Gannon Vice President for Global Analysis , BAE Systems Information Technology Source: http://www.fas.org/irp/congress/2006_hr/050206gannon.html

  3. John Gannon Testimony “The views expressed are my own. They are shaped by my professional experience… • working with the FBI during a 24-year career at CIA, • during a brief stint as the team leader for intelligence in the Transition Planning Office for the Department of Homeland Security (2002-2003), • during a two-year tour as the first Staff Director of the House Homeland Security Committee (2003 to 2005). • building and managing analytic programs in the Intelligence Community, where I served as CIA's Deputy Director for Intelligence, as Chairman of the National Intelligence Council, and as Assistant Director for Analysis and Production.”

  4. John Gannon Testimony “The salient fact is that, approaching five years after 9/11, we still do not have a domestic intelligence service that can collect effectively against the terrorist threat to the homeland or provide authoritative analysis of that threat.” “We now have abundant data to assess DHS's and the IC's performance since 9/11. …The IC story is disappointing but still with hope under the DNI. For DHS, it is largely a chronicle of a few victories made hard to achieve and many failures that should have been avoided.” Fact: 50% of the analytic workforce of the U.S. Government has less than 5 years of experience.

  5. Gannon: “What do we need to do?” Of seven recommendations made by Gannon, an information systems requirement emerges: “Recommendation 7--Promote Government-wide Information Sharing” Conclusion “The US Intelligence Community today is much more than technical collection agencies in league with an espionage service. It is one of the world's largest information companies…. .. [need to] exploit the glut of open-source information; to access the best sources of expertise… ..Fuse classified and unclassified information… .. On domestic intelligence, we are challenged to build a national collaborative network--including Federal, state, and local governments, and the private sector--that can bring together in real time the best information, the foremost experts, and well trained first responders to meet any threat to the homeland. This is the goal.”

  6. Opportunities in Open Sources “The Internet is now the default C4I architecture for virtually the entire world. The principle exceptions are most militaries and intelligence organizations. The Internet facilitates commerce, provides entertainment and supports ever increasing amounts of human interaction. To exclude the information flow carried by the Internet is to exclude the greatest emerging data source available. While the Internet is a source of much knowledge, all information gleaned from it must be assessed for its source, bias and reliability.” -- W. F. KERNAN, General, U.S. Army Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic NATO Open Source Intelligence Handbook, November 2001 http://www.oss.net/dynamaster/file_archive/030201/ca5fb66734f540fbb4f8f6ef759b258c/NATO%20OSI Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF, formerly C4ISR)

  7. Real-World Open-Source Example Date: June, 2006 Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/06-5118.htm COMPANY P.O. BOX ADDRESS Mayrow General Trading 42340 & 171978 A&B&C Micatic General Trading 42340 A&B Majidco Micro Electronics 42340 A&B Atlinx Electronics 42340 A&B Narinco 42340 A&B Micro Middle East Electronics 42340 A&B

  8. Open-Source Example (Cont.) Associated Personal Names ___________________________________ F.N. Yaghmaei H. Ghasir Business Locations ________________________ Address “A” = 401 --Bin Yas Center -- Al Maktum Road, Dubai, UAE Address “B” = Shops 3-4, Sharafia Ahmed Ali Building, al-Nakheel, Deira, Dubai, UAE Address “C” = Deira, Dubai, UAE

  9. Open-Source Example (Cont.) Company NamePO BoxAddressPhone/Fax Nr Mayrow General Trading 42340 A&BC 971-4-2219641 171978 2219642  Micatic General Trading 42340 A&B 971-4-2278996 2278995 171978 971-4-2278997 2278998  Majidco Micro Electronics 42340 AB&D 971-4-2278996 2278995  Atlinx Electronics 42340 A&B 971-4-2278997 2278998 971-4-2278996 2278995 Narinco 42340 A&B Micro Middle East Electronics 42340 A&B 971-4-2278996 2278995 (MME Middle East, LLC 42340 971-4-2241400) 2241500) 2278996

  10. Open-Source Example (Cont.) Associated Personal Names ___________________________________ F.N. Yaghmaei H. Ghasir Mr. David Con Babaii Manesh A.H. Shamnad Locations _____________ Address “A” = 401 --Bani Yas Center -- Al Maktum Road, Dubai, UAE Address “B” = Shops 3-4, Sharafia Ahmed Ali Building, al-Nakheel, Deira, Dubai, UAE Address “C” = Deira, Dubayy, UAE Address “D” = Mohamad Abdulla Alqaz Bldg, Bani Yas Square, Al Rigga, Dubai, UAE

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