Defence

United States
Pentagon security agency faces major challenges over government contractors

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency is facing heightened scrutiny over gaps that exist among small contractors to keep classified information safe.

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
UN security contract in Afghanistan, More turmoil at K2, Vantage Intel gets a new neighbour

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community.

AfghanistanUN poised to renegotiate long-standing security contract

IllinoisK2 loses senior Chicago investigators

LondonVantage Intelligence and Blenheim Martlet become neighbours

Cambodia, Netherlands
Phnom Penh seeks Dutch solution for secure communication needs

Amid ongoing tensions with its Thai neighbour, Cambodia is increasingly worried about cyber-espionage and intercepted communications. A Dutch cybersecurity specialist is in talks with the defence ministry to provide a solution.

China, Japan, Taiwan, United States
Beijing restricts US air patrols in South China Sea in midst of Iran conflict

The People's Liberation Army's imposition of no-fly zones in the East China Sea for 40 days, from April to early May, without explanation, has baffled experts. The move was a strategic ploy on Beijing's part but it also targeted US drone and PA-8 patrols from Okinawa island and the Philippines.

The Agencies' Gazette
Rosfinmonitoring, France's GIC, Yellow Sea propaganda, US energy intel

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community.

RussiaEx-KGB and Rosfinmonitoring's mandate extended

FranceComputer data collection technique boom

ChinaDalian Maritime University ramps up propaganda

USDepartment of Energy's intel boosted

France
Dassault Aviation CEO's rugby connections

Dassault Aviation CEO Éric Trappier will in June address a dinner at the French Senate thanks to the Sporting Club Universitaire de France (SCUF) as part of an initiative by a new business network.

United States
US intelligence seeks to beef up space-based sensor architecture

Beijing's rapid progress and a growing number of space-based threats have prompted Washington to launch an initiative for the strategic development of space-based sensors for the intelligence community.