In a move toward a more efficient NRO, analysts operating the nation's spy satellites are on the verge of getting their information through a top-secret open-source cloud environment housing intelligence data.

In remarks at the SINET D.C. Showcase in Washington on Oct. 25, Stephanie O’Sullivan, principal deputy director of National Intelligence at ODNI said although the threat from deep budget cuts in the new year are another game-changer for U.S. intelligence and Cyber security, her agency remains committed to maintaining and advancing some core capabilities and research.

One of the strengths of the intelligence community is that the people within it have a tremendous spectrum of backgrounds, the principal deputy director of national intelligence told attendees at the Security Innovation Network 2012 conference here today.

Director Robert S. Mueller, III has named Paul M. Abbate special agent in charge of the FBI Counterterrorism Division at the Washington Field Office.

A team of four UCLA electrical engineering professors -- Lara Dolecek, Danijela Cabric, Greg Pottie, and Mani Srivastava -- has received a competitive $500,000 seed contract for work with the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA ) to improve the safety of large-scale information systems.