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A Brief History of the Office of Strategic Services: America’s First Intelligence Agency

The Office of Strategic Services (OSS) was formed during World War II as a wartime intelligence agency to organize espionage… View Article

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BlueLine: A “Social” Network for Cops?

I’ve been following news about the new “social network for cops” called BlueLine (by Bratton Technologies) which is due to… View Article

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U.S. Spies: 4 Steps to Collect, Analyze and Make Intelligence Work For You

This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series U.S. Spies

3 of 3 in the series U.S. SpiesThe world can be an ugly place, even in the relative safety of… View Article

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U.S. Spies: The Intelligence Cycle from Delivery to Consumption

This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series U.S. Spies

2 of 3 in the series U.S. SpiesWhen I first considered entering the intelligence community (“IC”), the notion of classic… View Article

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U.S. Spies: Understanding the World’s Second Oldest Profession

This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series U.S. Spies

1 of 3 in the series U.S. SpiesI’m often asked what I do and I feel obligated to respond, “I… View Article

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