tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165290376032593437.post5331840678996343938..comments2023-09-26T09:28:50.128-04:00Comments on IMINT & Analysis: Does All of Our Intelligence Data Pass The "So What" Test?Sean O'Connorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12262754627111404755noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165290376032593437.post-44963582199213485882010-09-07T05:52:17.582-04:002010-09-07T05:52:17.582-04:00All in all it seems the Problems are the same in m...All in all it seems the Problems are the same in many different areas.<br />The 'So What?' test should also more often be employed in the Scientific Community (non intel related) where I find myself often bombarded by large amounts of information with marginal use.<br />Guess the 'publish or perish' is driven even further in the intelligence community with the 'publish' (read the masses of data) not being completely under the control of the IC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165290376032593437.post-15244197133383794862010-09-06T21:28:36.995-04:002010-09-06T21:28:36.995-04:00I would thought the military would try to do data/...I would thought the military would try to do data/info fusion instead. Red tapes might be the first step, but data fusion of all sources of data/info would be the final goal, ie what ISA did back in 1980s and 1990s, whatever the Activity is been called now.....<br /><br />And, the military might look at taking out enemy local ringleader in a short term goal, not a long term. For CIA and KGB, usually they would consider what longer term goal would be when taking out the local ringleader, only if their own agent is ready to be put in and take over the position when the ringleader is taken out. This in long term would have generate more actionable intel when your own people/agent is in the know and provide better payoff in long term.<br /><br />Also, there's backtracking ability that military has to look into. When enemy leader is taken out, usually intel people just search for documents. But with cellphones, you can use the SIM card to backtrack what people the dead guy has been calling. That's what police do with drug dealers, backtracking on the dealer's cellphone and build up a contact map and ID who's who in the org, where are they located, and give you a much bigger map.Bryan Chttp://nonenoreply@blogger.com