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Studies in Intelligence 68, No. 3 (Extracts, September 2024)

Open Source at a Critical Point in History: The View from CIA’s Directorate of Digital Innovation

By Daniel L. Richard

Introduction

In a world of constantly evolving technology and exploding open-source data, the Intelligence Community has a rare opportunity—and obligation—to transform our support to critical national security interests. This opportunity could not have emerged at a more significant time in our history. With the Chinese leadership using coercive measures to increase China’s influence in the Indo-Pacific region, it is incumbent on CIA and the IC to produce the all-source intelligence necessary to effectively inform policymakers and help them adopt policies to minimize threats and avoid conflict.

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