10.06.06
Posted in DNI, DNI/CIO, Intelligence Community, information sharing at 12:01 am by Administrator
GCN: Intel agencies going to ‘war’ over IT security
One quote from the article I found interesting: “[Dale Meyerrose, DNI/CIO] said his office was given the challenge of leading the federal effort to prepare for the Avian Flu. His office helped set up three portals — for top-secret, secret and unclassified data. The secret and top-secret portals were set up in two weeks, but the unclassified portal took six months.”
This definitely great news, but why have 3 portals? (It is easy to imagine that there is probably redundant data on all 3 portals.) Why not just create one portal that has classified and unclassified data? People could gain access to it based on their security clearance. So that a person that doesn’t have clearance can access only the unclassified stuff and the person that has a top secret clearance can access everything.
Do you think this is doable? What would it take?
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10.05.06
Posted in DNI, DNI/CIO, Information Assurance, Intelligence Community, policy, security at 11:52 pm by Administrator
Intel agencies going to ‘war’ over IT security
Just saw this article on GCN and found some things particularly interesting… Dale Meyerrose, the DNI/CIO, stated: “We haven’t updated our security policy since 2001,” he said. “It took three years to write and four years to get approved. We will do this in 11 months.”
Can you imagine that? What if the business world worked that way? I bet commercial companies work create policies in less than a month. How does Google or Bank of America do it? Maybe the IC should be talking to them…
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09.25.06
Posted in DIA, Defense IT, DoD, Intelligence Community, R&D, innovation, technology at 11:07 pm by Administrator
Lewis Shepherd Bio 2006
Mr. Shepherd has had an impresive career so far! From his Bio, it states that Lewis Shepherd is currently (Senior Executive Service / Defense Intelligence Senior Level) the DIA Senior Technical Officer and Chief, Requirements & Research Group (R²). It further states that Lewis Shepherd leads R&D (research and development) for next generation
technological solutions for the Defense Intelligence enterprise comprising DIA and the Department of Defense Intelligence Community.
Very cool! Can you imagine if other IC execs did the same thing? How’s that for being open? Way to go Mr. Shepherd! Now, all he needs is a public blog! 
So do you think that pretty soon many IC execs will be online?
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09.21.06
Posted in Intelligence Community, awards at 4:45 pm by Administrator
Rising Star
It looks like the Intelligence Community is being more open! Two IC folks are going to be awarded the FCW Rising Star award, Zachary Murray from ODNI and Tracy Ruszin from NSA.
Congrats!
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09.02.06
Posted in DoD, Information Technology Services, Intelligence Community, small business at 2:53 pm by ljones
Interested in getting on NGA’s small business vendor list for more opportunities? Send the following information to SmallBusiness@nga.mil with the subject: New Interested Vendor
Please include the following information:
| Vendor name and address. |
Point of contact with telephone number |
| Business type (e.g. small woman owned) |
E-mail and business website address. |
| NAICS Code(s) with title description: |
GSA # |
| CAGE Code |
DUNS number |
| Highest clearance level |
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Please do not attach brochures, capabilities or slides, etc. If this information is on your website, we will access it there to reduce paper volume and ensure maximum exposure for you.
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08.23.06
Posted in Intelligence Community, security, technology at 12:50 am by ljones
RED STORM RISING
Check out this story!
A growing band of civilian units inside China is writing malicous code
and training to launch cyberstrikes into enemy systems. And for many
of these units, the first enemy is the U.S. Defense Department.
http://www.gcn.com/print/25_25/41716-1.html
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08.12.06
Posted in DNI, Intelligence Community, military, small business at 12:54 am by Guy
Tune into upcoming editions of FEDERALLY READY™ by The American Small Business Coalition for federal contracting information for the small business community.
FEDERALLY READY™ airs Monday mornings at 10am (EST) on AM 1190 WBIS and is simulcast on the FEDERALLY READY™ website located at www.federallyready.com.
Upcoming guests on the Eye on Government (sponsored by Eye Q Development, a Member of The ASBC) include:
If the upcoming GSA Alliant and Alliant Small Business GWAC’s are on your radar, click here to listen to our interview with Jim Ghiloni, GSA/FAS Acting Director of GWAC’s and Program Manager for Alliant and Alliant SB. (You’ll need to register and create your free Visitor account to access the Archives section)
Tune in!
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08.07.06
Posted in DNI, Intelligence Community, small business at 4:28 am by Administrator
SBINT welcomes Michele Weslander of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to the September 2006 monthly meeting.
The ASBC Small Business Intelligence (SBINT) Group is focused on business opportunities within the U.S. Intelligence Community and is open Members of The ASBC meeting the participation requirements.
The September 2006 SBINT event is nearly full. Click here to register.
The meeting begins at 8:00am and prepaid registration is required to confirm participation.
Participation requests must be submitted to Guy Timberlake at gtimberlake@theasbc.org.
Ms. Michele R. Weslander
Principal Deputy Associate Director of National Intelligence and Deputy Chief Information Officer
Ms. Michele R. Weslander Principal Deputy Associate Director of National Intelligence and Deputy Chief Information Officer Ms. Michele R. Weslander was appointed the first Principal Deputy Associate Director of National Intelligence and Deputy Chief Information Officer in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence on 3 January 2006. Prior to her appointment to the Director of National Intelligence staff as the Deputy Chief Information Officer, she served as the Deputy Technical Executive of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Ms. Weslander’s previous assignments at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency were as the Director of the Horizontal Integration Office, InnoVision Directorate, and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Officer for Multi-INT. She was appointed to the Senior Executive ranks in August 2002.
Prior to government service, Ms. Weslander spent over a decade as a systems engineering and technical assistance industry partner and consultant supporting the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community, working primarily with the National Reconnaissance Office, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, and the National Security Agency. Appointed a Chief Engineer at her company, her technical expertise includes image science, systems engineering, and operational prototyping and insertion of leading-edge technology to support operations. Ms. Weslander was selectively recruited directly from industry because of her renowned trail-blazing achievements in promoting multi-discipline intelligence collaboration and information sharing among Intelligence Community agencies and the Department of Defense. A true ambassador, her efforts to transform culture, as well as technology, have led to unprecedented collaboration and cooperation between the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency, the National Reconnaissance Office and their Commonwealth partners.
Ms. Weslander received a Bachelor of Science degree in both Physics and Engineering Science, cum laude, from Seattle Pacific University in Washington, and a Master of Science degree in Optics from the University of Rochester in New York. She is a member of a multi-agency and military team that was awarded the National Intelligence Meritorious Unit Citation, and was personally awarded the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Meritorious Civilian Service Medal. Ms. Weslander is a member of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff CAPSTONE 2003-4 Fellows, and attended the program for Senior Managers in Government at the Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government in Massachusetts.
This link will take you to an article written by Seattle Pacific University, Michelle Weslander’s alma mater: http://www.spu.edu/depts/uc/response/summer2k5/alumni/intelligence.asp
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07.28.06
Posted in Intelligence Community, general at 1:40 am by ljones
Mark your calendars now for AFCEA’s Intelligence Symposium., “Intelligence Reform: Assessing and Implementing. This classified event limited to TS/SCI/TK holders will be held October 18-19, 2006 at NRO. Program topics will include:
ODNI One Year: Taking Stock
Transforming Military Intelligence For the Global War on Terrorism
Congressional Report on IC Reform
ISR Achievements and the Challenges Ahead: Implementing the QDR
Contact Phil Jordan to register. pjordan@afcea.org 703-631-6250 (ph)
Source: AFCEA International http://www.afcea.org or http://intel.afcea.org
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07.26.06
Posted in Intelligence Community, general at 2:23 am by ljones
OPM has announced that it will be relaxing hiring rules for agencies hiring in nonemergency situations. This initiative will allow the government to hire retirees and allow them to avoid a reduction in their salary. OPM has devised a plan where agencies will be allowed to hire retirees on a case-by-case basis to meet recruitment efforts in critical areas. Some government agencies currently are allowed waivers under a similar program. DNI has designated a National Intelligence Reserve Corps to temporarily hire retirees in case of certain national emergencies.
Source: GOVEXEC.com
http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=34623&dcn=todaysnews
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