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Welcome to the summer 2010 edition of Intelligence Watch – AFCEA’s online newsletter designed to help keep you informed of activities and services supporting intelligence professionals.
This issue includes details on the AFCEA Fall and Spring Intelligence Symposia, the Navy Information Dominance Industry Day (and a follow-on event); applying for membership on the AFCEA Intelligence Committee; a soon to be released white paper on IC technology and acquisition; AFCEA’s 2010 intelligence awards; scholarship opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students; and more!
The table of contents on the left margin includes a listing of all the topics covered in this issue.
We hope you have the opportunity to relax and recharge this summer, and we look forward to seeing you at an upcoming AFCEA Intelligence event!
Sincerely,
Steven Ritchey
Vice President for Intelligence
AFCEA International
 AFCEA Fall Intelligence Symposium
2010 marks the beginning of a year-long celebration of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and 50 years of space intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), and AFCEA Intelligence has been invited to the party… and so have you! An official part of the NRO’s anniversary celebrations, the 29th AFCEA Fall Intelligence Symposium will explore the evolution and the future of space reconnaissance and where industry can help. During the symposium, AFCEA also will present the 2010 AFCEA Charlie Allen Award for Intelligence to Dr. Lawrence Gershwin, National Intelligence Officer for Science and Technology, and present a special posthumous lifetime achievement award to Mr. Dennis Fitzgerald, former Principal Deputy Director of the National Reconnaissance Office. These symposia consistently sell out.
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AFCEA Intelligence Committee Seeks New Members - Deadline Nears
Are you a member of the private sector interested in serving the Intelligence Community? Each year at about this time, the AFCEA Intelligence Committee solicits new industry members. The Committee is a group of about 60 government and industry members that oversees the Association’s outreach to intelligence professionals and the Intelligence Community. Qualified individuals interested in participating in the work of this prestigious group may apply online, but the deadline is July 31, 2010.
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AFCEA Spring Intelligence Symposium -- Celebrating DIA
Mark your calendars now for another birthday celebration! The AFCEA Spring Intelligence Symposium will take place in the Defense Intelligence Analysis Center (DIAC) on Bolling AFB, Washington DC, on 20-21 April 2011, and be part of the Defense Intelligence Agency's 50th anniversary. Former DIA Director, VADM Jake Jacoby, USN (Ret.), will be the symposium chairman. The program will provide a bit of history and education on what DIA is and the role it plays, but the major focus will be on highlighting where industry can support the future Defense Intelligence Enterprise.
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AFCEA/NIP Navy Information Dominance Industry Day
On June 22, 2010, AFCEA Intelligence and the Naval Intelligence Professionals (NIP) co-sponsored a one-day conference focused on the Navy’s new Information Dominance Corps. The conference sold out weeks before the event and featured VADM Jack Dorsett, USN, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Dominance and the Director of Naval Intelligence, and members of his organization. Unclassified versions of the presentations and answers to the questions submitted by the audience during the conference are now available online.
We anticipate a second Navy Industry Day in early 2011 which will provide even more detail.
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AFCEA Intelligence and INSA White Paper
AFCEA Intelligence and the Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) are co-sponsoring a white paper on building stakeholder support for IC technology and acquisition. This will be the thirteenth white paper the AFCEA Intelligence Committee has prepared on various topics related to the Intelligence Community. All the papers are available for free downloading. Click here to be notified when the latest paper is available.
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AFCEA Intelligence Awards
AFCEA annually recognizes intelligence professionals for their work on behalf of the Intelligence Community and the nation with two prestigious awards. The first is the AFCEA Charlie Allen Award for Intelligence Service honoring intelligence professionals who have served at the highest levels. The second award is the AFCEA Intelligence Meritorious Service Award honoring career intelligence professionals. Nominations are solicited from the government, military, and AFCEA chapters worldwide. Winners are selected by the government and industry members of the AFCEA Intelligence Committee. Nominees do not need to be AFCEA members. Dr. Larry Gershwin is the 2010 winner of the Charlie Allen Award for Intelligence Service. The award will be presented at the AFCEA Fall Intelligence Symposium.
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The IC: Not To Big To Fail, But...
“This is my sound bite take away from what was certainly an event filled if not significant week (July 19-23) for the Intelligence Community (IC). It is probably not happenstance that the Washington Post ran its almanac facts without context three part investigative "TOP SECRET AMERICA" story on the IC (July 19, 20, & 21), the same week the Senate Select Committee for Intelligences (SSCI) surprisingly relented to political pressure and quickly scheduled a confirmation hearing (July 20th) on Jim Clapper to be the fourth Director of National Intelligence (DNI).” Read the rest of Joe Mazzafro’s latest Mazz-INT blog – part of the family of AFCEA Intelligence blogs. The other two focus on technology and intelligence and small businesses and intelligence.
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NightWatch Subscriber List Continues to Grow
NightWatch is an executive level worldwide intelligence summary, provided by AFCEA Intelligence in partnership with KGS and author John McCreary. The service is free and is delivered direct to your email inbox early each morning five nights a week. In about two pages, it’s the perfect way to get caught up on what’s happening around the world with insights provided by a career intelligence analyst. NightWatch is deliberately edgy in the interest of clarity and brevity and is a product tailored for executives. If you aren’t one of the thousands getting NightWatch, sign up now!
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Scholarship Opportunities for Undergraduate and Graduate Students
With the financial support of CSC, Mosaic, Inc., Cobham, and Terremark Worldwide, Inc., AFCEA Intelligence and the AFCEA Educational Foundation offer five scholarships aimed at undergraduate and graduate students pursuing academic degrees in global security, intelligence studies, and/or foreign languages. The undergraduate scholarships are $2,250 each and the graduate scholarships are $5,000 each. The application deadline is November 15, 2010. A recent recipient credits her AFCEA Intelligence scholarship for a unique overseas experience.
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Intelligence Courses from AFCEA's Professional Development Center
Supporting the outreach of AFCEA Intelligence, the AFCEA Professional Development Center has added new courses focused on intelligence support to cyber warfare. In addition, the ever popular “The U.S. Intelligence Community: Who Does What, With What, For What?” returns September 13-15, 2010 (SECRET clearance required).
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Intelligence Scholarship Opportunities for Your Company
Is your company looking for a unique way to support the Intelligence Community and demonstrate goodwill at the same time? Consider joining the AFCEA Intelligence Scholarship Consortium. For a relatively modest investment you can help attract bright students into intelligence related studies and at the same time position your company as an Intelligence Community benefactor. Each Intelligence Watch newsletter and each AFCEA Intelligence event spotlight the scholarship companies. If you would like to join Terremark Worldwide Inc., CSC, Mosaic, Inc., and Cobham, please contact Mr. Steve Ritchey at 703-631-6131 or sritchey@afcea.org for more details.
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SIGNAL Magazine's Focus on Intelligence
Each month, SIGNAL Magazine, AFCEA’s award winning monthly journal, includes articles focused on topics of interest to intelligence professionals and companies that support the Intelligence Community. Below is a sampling of recent articles.
Flexible Batteries Unfold Technical Possibilities
U.S. warfighters may one day have their handheld communications and sensor equipment powered by batteries that are “grown” using biological processes. Researchers are manipulating viruses to create power sources that can be poured or sprayed into containers or woven into uniforms and ballistic vests. By using genetically engineered viruses as templates for semiconductors and metals, scientists are building small, highly efficient batteries that are more powerful and longer lasting than current platforms.
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Fiber Enables Battlefield Radio Transmissions
New fiber optic technology is allowing warfighters to place antennas far away from their radio systems. This capability can both provide greater protection from attack and increase radio signal range. The technology differs from conventional optical fiber communications in that it does not convert digital signals to photons for transmission down the fiber. Instead, it converts analog radio signals directly into photons. These photons are reconverted into an analog wave signal and amplified at the other end of the fiber
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Air Defense System to Forge Many Platforms Into One Network
By the middle of this decade, a new command and control system will provide U.S. Army air defense forces with an extended view of the airspace over a battlefield. The capability will integrate the service’s sensors and weapons into a single network, allowing each platform to perform to its maximum abilities while minimizing operational weaknesses. Commanders will be able to access data quickly from any sensor on the network and order any weapon to engage a target.
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