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In a an open hearing on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) before the House Intelligence Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence, and Counterproliferation Subcommittee, Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence Mr. Scott Bray shared this Navy image of a UAP captured during Naval Exercises off the East Coast of the United States in early 2022. The image was captured through night vision goggles and a single lens reflex camera. (DOD photo)

New ‘official channels’ for sharing data on unexplained phenomena leads to uptick in Pentagon’s collection of evidence

The majority of new UAP reporting originates from Navy and Air Force aviators and operators, a new assessment confirms.

Jan 13, 2023 By Brandi Vincent

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Office of the National Cyber Director to develop nationwide cyber workforce strategy ‘in the coming months’

It is intended to boost cybersecurity educational opportunities and improve cooperation with industry.

Sep 15, 2022 By John Hewitt Jones

NSA, CISA release compendium of security practices for software developers

The agencies have worked with industry to develop a set of recommendations that includes more in-depth source code reviews.

Sep 2, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir

A man crosses the Central Intelligence Agency seal in the lobby of CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia, on August 14, 2008. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Intelligence community navigating role of alerting public through information disclosures

The intelligence community is working to better inform the public of disinformation and malicious efforts by declassifying information and working with open source material.

Apr 13, 2022 By Mark Pomerleau

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Intelligence community wants UAVs that can identify people’s bodies from the air

ODNI's research and development arm will develop biometrics capable of identifying people from high above and long range in tough conditions.

Mar 11, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir

A man crosses the Central Intelligence Agency seal in the lobby of CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia, on August 14, 2008. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Intelligence community gets new CIO in Adele Merritt

Adele Merritt officially took the role, which is within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, in late January.

Mar 7, 2022 By Billy Mitchell

WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 15: Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines testifies at a House Select Committee hearing on April 15, 2021 in Washington, D.C.(Photo by Tasos Katopodis-Pool/Getty Images)

ODNI launches counterterrorism app for first responders

The application is designed to deliver mission-critical notifications about terrorist incidents.

Feb 7, 2022 By John Hewitt Jones

The SolarWinds Corp. logo is seen at the headquarters in Austin, Texas on April 15, 2021 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by SUZANNE CORDEIRO / AFP)

Federal agencies struggled to share information in SolarWinds aftermath, GAO finds

Classified information created challenges, the GAO says, because agencies classify certain kinds of information differently.

Jan 13, 2022 By John Hewitt Jones

Director Avril Haines (C) of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), speaks with CIA Director William Burns (L) and FBI Director Christopher Wray (R) prior to them testifying during a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing about worldwide threats, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, April 14, 2021. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / POOL / AFP)

The IC is recruiting for a ‘titan of industry’ to be CIO

Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines is looking for a "visionary" IT leader who can take the IC's technology and information environment "to the next level."

Jul 16, 2021 By Billy Mitchell

Agencies told to assess if they can end contracts for drones built by foreign adversaries

The executive order applies to unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) from China, Russia, Iran and North Korea.

Jan 19, 2021 By Dave Nyczepir

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