Optimising OSINT for the Intelligence Community

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Optimising OSINT for the Intelligence Community

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Jun 8, 2023

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Randy Nixon, Director, Open Source Enterprise, CIA and long time user ofJanes joins Harry Kemsley and Sean Corbett to discuss thepower and utility of open source intelligence in the intelligence community,why the people in these organisations are so important and how this community canoptimise OSINT in their organisations.

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Jun 8, 2023

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