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Policymakers increasingly rely on information-age data sources, especially to help them track fast-changing, international events, but many still prefer intelligence analysis conveyed through one-on-one briefings.
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Provides an overview of the Department of Defense (DoD) Biometric Conformity Assessment Initiative, a strategic plan to ensure that DoD's biometric products are interoperable.
Journal Article
Shows how biometric technology can be used to achieve identity dominance in the global war on terrorism and to meet the requirements of force protection, actionable intelligence, and law enforcement.
Report
Networking can help solve almost all common operational challenges in nonpermissive contingencies short of war.
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Presents a unique approach to selecting and assembling disparate pieces of information to produce a general understanding of a threat.
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Assesses the homeland security implications of publicly available geospatial data and information.
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And strange as it may seem, a look at the thoughts of Chairman Mao on battling an occupying army from 66 years ago may help us make some educated guesses about the challenges facing the United States and the next government of Iraq.
Journal Article
Explains a system used by the U.S. Department of Defense that allows biometric data gathered by U.S. military forces abroad to be searched in various U.S. databases in order to identify national security threats.
Journal Article
Discusses three forms of identity protection used by the Department of Defense and the creation of an oversight body to determine how best to deploy these technologies.
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Outlines the Department of Defense's collaborative approach for developing and establishing biometric standards that will promote a greater ability in the department to exchange and use information.
Research Brief
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation was widely criticized for failing to prevent the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and some U.S. policymakers reacted by proposing a new domestic intelligence service devoted solely to counterterrorism. To inform the debate, the RAND Corporation analyzed domestic intelligence agencies in four other democracies.
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