6th international conference & exhibition global security & global competitiveness : open source solutions

Washington D.C., 2-5 September 1997. Four volumes.

• Volume I : open source intelligence handbook. Reprint of the same volume published earlier in 1995.
• Volume II : open source intelligence reader : proceedings. Reprint of earlier talks, presentations and papers.
• Volume III : open source intelligence strategy
• Volume IV : open source intelligence conference proceedings

Oakton Va : OSS.net, 1997. Robert David Steele.

VOLUME I : open source intelligence professional handbook



Also published in 1995 and presented at the fifth conference. Identical copy.

1. OSS '97 HANDBOOK Cover, Appreciation, Foreword, Contents,
2. OSS '97 HANDBOOK Chapter 1. Overview of Open Sources & Services,
3. OSS '97 HANDBOOK Chapter 2. Access: Intelligence in the Age of Information,
4. OSS '97 HANDBOOK Chapter 3. International Open Sources and Services,
5. OSS '97 HANDBOOK Chapter 4. The Internet as a Tool for All-Source Analysis,
6. OSS '97 HANDBOOK Chapter 5. Open Sources and Military Capabilities,
7. OSS '97 HANDBOOK Chapter 6. Open Sources and Operational Security--The Dark Side,
8. OSS '97 HANDBOOK Chapter 7. Conclusion: Collection and Processing Open Source,
9. OSS '97 HANDBOOK Appendices (List of),
10. OSS '97 HANDBOOK Appendix A: White Paper on Open Source Intelligence: What It Is? Why Is It Important to the Military?,
11. OSS '97 HANDBOOK Appendix B-1: Talking Points on Private Enterprise Intelligence: Its Potential Contribution to National Security,
12. OSS '97 HANDBOOK Appendix B-2: Complete Paper on Private Enterprise Intelligence: Its Potential Contribution to National Security,
13. OSS '97 HANDBOOK Appendix B-3: Glossary of Open Source Acronyms,
14. OSS '97 HANDBOOK Appendix B-4: Core Open Source References,
15. OSS '97 HANDBOOK Appendix C: White Paper on Access: Theory and Practice of Intelligence in the Age of Information,
16. OSS '97 HANDBOOK Appendix D: Concise Directory of Selected International Open Sources & Services,
17. OSS '97 HANDBOOK Appendix E-1 Internet: Self-Guided Tour,
18. OSS '97 HANDBOOK Appendix E-2: Internet: Intelligence-Oriented List of Useful Internet Sites,
19. OSS '97 HANDBOOK Appendix E-3: Internet: Intelligence Sites from PC Magazine's Top 100 Web Sites,
20. OSS '97 HANDBOOK Appendix E-4: Internet: How to Find an Interesting Mailinglist,
21. OSS '97 HANDBOOK Appendix F-1: Expeditionary Environment R&A Framework & Model 1990,
22. OSS '97 HANDBOOK Appendix F-2: Mission Area Factors Summary,
23. OSS '97 HANDBOOK Appendix G: Open Source OPSEC: Selected References and Information,
24. OSS '97 HANDBOOK Appendix H: Expeditionary Factors Study: List of Countries,

VOLUME II : open source intelligence reader : proceedings



Reprint of earlier publications, papers from earlier conferences.

25. Cover, Appreciation, Foreword, Contents,
26. Graphical Overviews,
27. Marjorie Hlava, Selected Professional or Trade Associations in Information,
28. Robert David Steele, Information Concepts & Doctrine for the Future,
29. Andrew Shepard, Intelligence Analysis in the Year 2002: A Concept of Operations,
30. Anthony Fedanzo, Implementing Open Source Intelligence Through a Distributed Contribution Model,
31. Robert David Steele, E3i: Ethics, Ecology, Evolution, and Intelligence,
32. Admiral Bill Studeman, DDCI, Teaching the Giant to Dance: Contradictions and Opportunities within the Intelligence Community (OSS '92 Keynote),
33. Howard Rheingold, Tools for Thinking--Thinking New Thoughts,
34. MITRE, Open Source Research Processing Initiative,
35. Arnold Donahue, National Funding Directions for Open Source Intelligence,
36. Terry S. Kees, Advanced Information Processing & Analysis,
37. Daniel B. Sibbit, Commercial Remote Sensing: Open Source Imagery Intelligence,
38. Anthony Fedanzo, A Genetic View of National Intelligence,
39. Jean-Marie Bonthous, Culture: The Missing Intelligence Variable,
40. Jan Herring, The Role of Intelligence in Formulating Strategy,
41. Roger Karraker, Highways of the Mind,
42. Robert David Steele, ACCESS: Theory and Practice of Intelligence in the Age of Information,
43. Robert David Steele, Testimony to the President's Commission on Eliminating Excessive Secrecy in Government,
44. Alvin Toffler, Global Security & Global Competitiveness (OSS '03 Keynote),
45. Philippe Baumard, Learned Nations: Seeking National Competitive Advantages Through Knowledge Strategies,
46. Jan Leijonhelm, The Critical Role of Open Sources and Products in Economic Intelligence Cooperation Between Government and Industry,
47. G. M. (Mert) McGill, The Private Sector Role in Collecting, Processing, and Disseminating Intelligence,
48. Olivier Schmidt, A History of Failure, A Future of Opportunity: Reinventions and Deja Vu,
49. Robert David Steele, Reinventing Intelligence: The Advantages of Open Source Intelligence,
50. Douiglas Englebart, Toward High-Performance Organizations: A Strategic Role for Groupware,
51. Robert David Steele, Talking Points for the Public Interest Summit,
52. Robert David Steele, Draft Legislation: The National Information Strategy Act of 1994,
53. Robert David Steele, Private Enterprise Intelligence: Its Potential Contribution to National Security,
54. Reva Basch, Secrets of the SuperSearchers: A Personal and Practical Perspective,
55. Harry Collier, Toward the Global Information Industry and a New Information Paradigm,
56. Ralph Peters, After the Revolution,
57. Robert David Steele, Open Source Intelligence: What Is It? Why Is It Important to the Military?,
58. Community Open Source Program Office (COSPO), Community Open Source Strategic Plan,
59. Robert David Steele, National Intelligence: The Community Tomorrow? (Presentation to the Security Affairs Support Association, at the National Security Agency, 20 April 1995),
60. Intelligence Building Blocks (OSS Notices Extract)
61. Mapping, Charting, & Geodesy Deficiencies (OSS Notices Extract),
62. House Appropriations Committee Surveys Open Source Intelligence (OSS Notices Extract),
63. Lip Service, Great Pretenders, and Open Source Intelligence (OSS Notices Extract),
64. Commercial Imagery (OSS Notices Extract),

VOLUME III : STRATEGY


65. Cover, Appreciation, Foreword, Contents,
66. Robert David Steele, Secrecy & Openness: Talking Points for the Seminar on Intelligence Reform, Secrecy, and Accountability in U.S. Intelligence (Center for International Policy, 9 October 1996),
67. Robert David Steele, Sources & Methods: A Primer for Congressional Inquiry,
68. Robert David Steele, TESTIMONY to the Presidential Inter-Agency Task Force on National Security (Department of Justice, 9 June 1993),
69. Robert David Steele, COMMENTS on Executive Order 12356, National Security Information,
70. Robert David Steele, E3i: Ethics, Ecology, Evolution, and Intelligence (Whole Earth Review, Fall 1992),
71. Robert David Steele, Creating a Smart Nation: Strategy, Policy, Intelligence, and Information (Special Feature, Government Information Quarterly, 13/2, 1996),
72. Robert David Steele, VIRTUAL INTELLIGENCE: Conflict Avoidance and Resolution Through Information Peacekeeping (U.S. Institute of Peace, Conference on Virtual Diplomacy, 1-2 April 1997),
73. Robert David Steele, Intelligence and Counterintelligence: Proposed Program for the 21st Century,
74. Robert David Steele, Concept Paper: Creating a Bare Bones Capability for Open Source Support to Defense Intelligence Analysts (Report to Defense Intelligence Agency, 18 August 1997),

VOLUME IV : CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS


75. Cover, Contents,
76. Robert David Steele, Intelligence in the Balance, A Strategic View,
77. Maurice Botbol (France), The Open Source Revolution: Early Failures and Future Prospects,
78. Captain Patrick Tyrrell, OBE MA LLB RN, Proposals for the Development of an Open Source Programme to Support NATO and Partners for Peace Activities,
79. John Fialka, Wall Street Journal, War by Other Means: Economic Espionage in America,
80. Doug Tsuruoka, Asian Perceptions of What Is and Is Not Legal in Economic Intelligence Collection,
81. Winn Schwartau, Information Warfare: The Weapons of Intelligence and Conflict in the Information Age,
82. Bonnie C. Carroll, CENDI Information Managers' Group: A Brief Introduction,
83. Donald R. Johnson, The National Technical Information Service,
84. Kurt Molholm, Defense Technical Information Center, Building a Virtual Knowledge Warehouse,
85. Thomas R. Petdke, National Air Intelligence Center, Overview of Existing Scientific & Technical Information,
86. Rob Robideau, Department of Energy, Technical Information Management Program, Office of Scientific and Technical Information,
87. Gordon Oehler, for the Director of Central Intelligence, The Acquisition of Technology Relating to Weapons of Mass Destruction and Advanced Conventional Munitions (July-December 1996),
88. Vipin Gupta & Frank Pabian, Some Tricks of the Trade: Analysis Tools & Techniques Applied in the India CTB Study,
89. Two Items: Marilyn B. Peterson, IALEIA, Obstacles and Emerging Solutions in Using Open Sources Against Transnational Crime, and Kate Dolan, Metadata and Systems Issues,
90. Barbara Necoba, The Marine Corps and Open Source Intelligence,
91. Mark Maybury, MITRE, Knowledge Management,
92. Chris Haakon, Commercial Imagery Options and Trade-Offs,
93. Gifford Pinchot, Beyond Bureaucracy: The Rise of the Intelligent Organization,
94. Dr. Murray Felsher, Viability and Survivability of the U.S. Remote Sensing Industry as a Function of U.S. Policy,
95. CORE Software Technology: Business Plan Summary,
96. EAGLE VISION: National Eagle, Joint Eagle (C-130 Transportable Ground Link for Receiving National and Commercial Imagery in Real and Near-Real Time),
97. Dr. Inderjeet Mani, MITRE, Extending Access: A Study of Search Engine Technologies,
98. Gail Hodge, CENDI, Separate Agencies, Common Challenges: Introduction to CENDI, DO We Still Need Cataloging Standards, HELP!!!: The Impact of the Internet on the Consumer,
99. Glenn Tenney, Cyber-Law and Cyber-Theft: Spamming Methods and Costs,
100. Dr. John I. Alger, IATAC: Building the Knowledge-Base of Emerging IA Technologies,
101. Paul S. Jacobs, IsoQuest, Software for Managing Information Overload,
102. Dr. Hatte R. Blejer, Intelligent Information Systems,
103. Stephen Arnold Technology Vectors: 1998 and Beyond,
104. Oxford Analytica Contact Information for Special Study of Islam and the West,
105. Professor Gottfried Mayer-Kress, The World Brain,
106. Ron Rodriguez, DIALOG, Targeted Decision Support from Commercial Online Services versus the Generic Internet,
107. LtGen David Vesely, Vice Chief of Staff, USAF, "Striking a Balance: One Warfighter's View of the Need to Balance National, Commercial, and Tactical Source Acquisition,
108. Professor Christopher Andrew, Presidents, Secret Intelligence, and Open Sources: Past Experience and Future Priorities,
109. Two Items: The Honorable Richard Kerr, Remarks on the Intelligence Community Today and Well, What Should We Do? AND Professor Michael Herman, Has the Community a Future?,
110. Susan Suggs, International Trade and Commerce: Search Strategies for Intelligence Production (Text),
111. Susan Suggs, International Trade and Commerce: Search Strategies for Intelligence Production (Slides),
112. Jack P. Wiegand, Forecast International, Reducing Risk in Forecasting Through Practical Sources and Methods (Text),
113. Jack P. Wiegand, Forecast International, Reducing Risk in Forecasting Through Practical Sources and Methods (Slides),