USA Intelligence Contractor - Mantech International Corp

USA Intelligence Contractor Mantech International Corp | Profile ManTech International Corporation is a provider of technologies and solutions for national security programs for the intelligence community; the departments of Defense State Homeland Security Energy and Justice, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation ... It supports national security programs for around 50 federal agencies through over 1,100 contracts. Its solutions and services include cyber; software and systems development; enterprise information technology; multi-discipline intelligence; program protection and mission assurance; systems engineering; test and evaluation; command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; training; global logistics and supply chain management and management consulting. http://www.octafinance.com/professional-analysts-at-thestreet-cut-mantech-international-corp-nasdaqmant-from-buy-to-hold-rating/ ---------------------- ꕤ  ---------------------- ManTech International Corporation co-founded by George J. Pedersen 1968 purpose:  IT & technical services to US federal govt customers one of USG'S leading providers Intelligence DOD State Dept Homeland Sec DOJ Space + other ManTech has supported telecommunications use in Operation Iraqi Freedom HQ:  Fairfax, Virginia over 10,000 employees operations in 40 countries Revenue $2.582 billion (2012) Net income $95.019 million (2012) 2012 announced purchase of HBGary, Inc support the US Army in southwest Asia, Iraq and Afghanistan, as lead subcontractor to the VSE corporation specialization in communications and technology equipment is helpful to the ground and air soldiers ManTech’s personnel often placed inside the units of troops which they support contract -  mine-clearing and other systems for US Army in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ManTech_International VSE Corporation technical services company formed in 1959 2008 and 2009 annual revenues surpassed $1 billion 2013, VSE operations   structure = 2 groups  (3 wholly owned subsidiaries/LLCs) Federal Group International Group Energetics Incorporated (Energy) G&B/Akimeka (Information Technologies) Wheeler Bros., Inc. (Supply Chain Management) provides engineering, logistics support, supply chain management, sustainment, foreign military sales, management sciences, information technology, energy and environment support, and facilities management. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VSE_Corporation ---------------------- ꕤ  ---------------------- COMMENT It's amazing how big these companies are.  I find huge companies like this sort of intimidating. Can't get a handle on how enormous they are and how powerful these organisations must be. ꕤ

Massive US Intelligence Incursion on Civilian Population Planned | 'US Wants Private Companies to Spy on Americans'

SOURCE http://www.sott.net/article/300055-U-S-intelligence-agencies-want-even-more-cooperation-from-private-business-to-monitor-people U.S. intelligence agencies want even more cooperation from private business to monitor people RT Tue, 11 Aug 2015 13:46 UTC Image © Beawiharta / Reuters The US Office of the Director of National Intelligence wants to make it easier for private, "uncleared" companies, which don't usually aid the intelligence community (such as ridesharing company Uber) to contribute to next generation surveillance needs. The strategy to encourage unconventional partners to collaborate with intelligence agencies is part of a recently released, unclassified roadmap that outlines the future of data analysis. The "Enhanced Processing and Management of Data from Disparate Sources," as the plan is called, explains six areas that the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), led by James Clapper, believes will be crucial for surveillance community in the near future. "One of our goals for the coming year is to try and extend our outreach via whichever trade associations are willing to take it on, into the uncleared community as well," David Honey, the ODNI director of science and technology, told Nextgov. "That's why getting this information on to the ODNI's open website was so important to us. We want to have that outreach to the nontraditionals to include the uncleared performer community so that they can gain insight into what the challenges are that we face so that they can come forward with ideas." Accessing private sector research and syncing it with ODNI threat assessments for the future means "the right technology will be ready at the right time at the right price," Nextgov reported. For example, ride-sharing company Uber could offer the government tools that could be molded to fit intelligence-gathering needs, Honey said. "Maybe they've got scheduling algorithms that would help us with our logistics problems," he said. "If we can leverage those kinds of tools, maybe we gotta adapt them a little bit, but that certainly beats having to go and pay for those things from scratch." Comment: It's hard to believe that a relatively recent business like Uber could be better at logistics than the U.S. government. This is likely just a bland excuse given to hide the real purpose, to be better able to monitor as many people as possible. Some areas ODNI is seeking to develop, according to Nextgov, include: "expertise in determining the biases of social media site moderators, geolocation in the presence of encryption, room temperature quantum computing, and immersive virtual world user experience." While the intelligence community's go-to technology development firms are reliable partners, Honey said some of the nontraditional players have the luxury of thinking outside intelligence-gathering frames that could lead to applications valuable to ODNI. Honey said US intel agencies and those reliable partners are crowdsourcing updates to their five-year science and technology strategy in order to match ODNI needs with corporate projects via a classified website. Spy agencies "need to be able to post the challenge in a way that the system automatically alerts the right technology suppliers," Honey said, adding "if you're a technology provider and you are posting new solutions, the solutions need to be able to find their way to the customer" with ease. With that in mind, he said ODNI may create an unclassified public online portal for those without a security clearance to offer suggestions for the strategy. Honey said ODNI will gather interested businesses next week to begin developing ways to measure the intel community's progress in addressing their five-year strategic plan. "If you are too close to the classified information, you are going to try to create a faster horse," Honey said. "Quite often, people who have just a general knowledge of what we're trying to do are in a better position to help us think about new solutions, than those who are deeply ingrained in the machine." The Obama administration has requested $53.9 billion to fund the ODNI in 2016. SOURCE http://www.sott.net/article/300055-U-S-intelligence-agencies-want-even-more-cooperation-from-private-business-to-monitor-people ---------------------- ꕤ ---------------------- SUMMARY US Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)   Head:  James Clapper, Director ODNI Program:  'Enhanced Processing and Management of Data from Disparate Sources' 6-Area Plan Civilian Surveillance Partner Outreach Areas of expertise sought: biases of social media site moderators geolocation in the presence of encryption room temperature quantum computing immersive virtual world user experience Seek to utilise non-traditional players outside of intel community to exploit: thinking outside the box / ie outside intelligence-gathering frames may create public online portal for anyone who wishes to assist the totalitarian state in becoming more totalitarian nutting out how to measure the progress/success of the 5-year strategic plan ---------------------- ꕤ ---------------------- COMMENT What happens in the US doesn't stay in the US. Expect this to be applied by US intelligence partners as well, in some form or other. That's $53.9 billion in 2016 for this sector assigned to keeping the subjugated population under totalitarian control ... Mein Gott! And this is only a fraction of what this totalitarian state spends on maintaining surveillance and other forms of such control. Hypocrites have smeared the Russians for years for what they themselves have done and continue to do.    lol PS ... sounds like they're hiring hackers.  lol Oh, and this social media surveillance stuff sounds seriously sick.  ꕤ

PageLink-Intel - NZSIS - Security Intelligence Services

NZSIS NEW ZEALAND 2015 budget:  NZ$50.6 million New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS or SIS) See also:  Foreign intel - GCSB - here Hon Christopher Finlayson, Attorney-General- here civilian intel and security org based Wellington branches Auckland & Christchurch MAIN DOMESTIC & COUNTER-INTEL cooperates with several other Western intel agencies {see UKUSA Agreement} - incl. Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) British MI5 Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Head:  Director of Security Oversight: Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Intelligence and Security Committee Reports to:  a Cabinet minister with responsibility for intelligence (traditionally the Prime Minister) est. 1956 response Petrov Affair (Russia spy activities) Modelled on British MI5 no law enforcement / but limited powers to intercept communications and search residences purpose:  advisory provides info on threats to national security or national interests internal security measures > responsible for performing checks on govt employees who require security clearance investigates threats to security cooperates w/ other agencies within govt / so intel it collects is actioned and threats which have been identified are disrupted collects foreign intel provides range of protective security advice and services to govt 2007 - reportedly sought organised crime fighting role expansion --- involved in a number of public incidents and controversies eg. list of 20 "subversives" / apartheid protesters - rugby (1980s) failed to detect French DGSE op -  bombed Greenpeace vessel, Rainbow Warrior /  killing a photographer 2008 - Christchurch, Rob Gilchrist spying on peace organisations and individuals  including Greenpeace, Iraq war protestors, animal rights and climate change campaigners. Rob Gilchrist confessed to the allegations after his then partner, Rochelle Rees (Labour party activist & animal rights campaigner). emails exchanged b/w Gilchrist and Special Investigation Group (SIG) officers (SIG has a connection with the SIS). Gilchrist said to have: passed on info to SIG officers been paid up to $600 a week by police for spying on NZ citizens SIG contacts Detective Peter Gilroy Detective Senior Sergeant John Sjoberg Gilchrist reported to have been spying for NZ police for at least 10 years. Gilchrist said he was offered money by  Thomson Clark Investigations  to spy on the Save Happy Valley Coalition, an environmental group. NOTE By implication, NZ political parties were spied on  under guise of 'terrorism threats to national security'. 2009:  SIS - asking university staff to report their colleagues or students if they were behaving suspiciously - said it was part of an effort to prevent the spread of 'weapons of mass destruction.' 2011:  SIS involved in investigation of Israeli backpackers.  Israelis were alleged to have been Mossad agents attempting. Mossad allegedly seeking toinfiltrate NZ govt computer databases and steal sensitive info.   Subsequent investigation reportedly concluded:  no evidence of Mossad. --- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_Security_Intelligence_Service ---------------------- ꕤ ---------------------- 2014 Reforms enable NZSIS: ꕤ. to monitor any terrorist suspects for 24 hours without a warrant. [here] ꕤ. to conduct video surveillance on private property in cases of suspected terrorism. [here] ꕤ

PageLink-Intel - GCSB, New Zealand - Government Communications Security Bureau

GCSB NEW ZEALAND FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE (See also:  Domestic Intel - NZSIS - Security Intelligence Services - here) Hon Christopher Finlayson, Attorney-General- here 2015/16 the budget: $89.6 million Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) national security part of ECHELON see Nicky Hager, writer (book) David Lange { report released in error } - Targets of GCSB: Japan, Philippines, Argentina, France, Vietnam, + many small Pacific island states. + United Nations diplomatic traffic. Two listening stations + Secret Post + Southern Cross fibre-optic cable: Waihopai Station 1) SATELLITE communications interception station - Waihopai (near Blenheim) Part of ECHELON intercepts and processes all phone calls, faxes, e-mail and computer data communications. Tangimoana Station 2) RADIO communications interception station at GCSB Tangimoana (near Palmerston North) Part of ECHELON 3) Secret listening post codenamed "Caprica" - NZ High Commission in Honiara, Solomon Islands 4) Southern Cross Cable 95% international internet access point Construction & Ownership 1999: laid by the ship 'CS Vercors' Spark New Zealand (50.01%) SingTel (39.99%) Verizon Business (10.00%) mass surveillance - internet & phone traffic - 95% all NZ traffic (part trans-Pacific network of telecommunications cables) operated by Bermuda company Southern Cross Cables Limited Southern Cross Cables Limited asked NSA to pay them for MASS SURVEILLANCE allows government to spy on all phone calls and internet traffic from New Zealand  { NZ govt denies & claims merely negotiation w/ NSA } collection and processing of intel distribution of intel information assurance | cyber security Signals Intelligence Communications Security Anti-Bugging Measures Computer / IT security technology Foreign intelligence Assistance to other NZ govt agencies GCSB reports to the minister holding the Intelligence portfolio by convention: always the Prime Minister * Illegal surveillance of Kim Dotcom Shortly before Fletcher (head GCSB) was appointed, the GCSB illegally spied on Kim Dotcom, a German national but New Zealand resident. By law the agency cannot spy on New Zealand residents. The GCSB admitted that Hugh Wolfensohn, acting director at the time, knew the organisation was spying on Dotcom. Kitteridge Report *may have unlawfully spied on up to 85 ppl b/w April 2003 and Sept 2012 (Kitteridge report, leaked - Rebecca Kitteridge, Cabinet Secretary) Ian Fletcher (former diplomat) = Director GCSB controversy re appointment (forgotten friend of John keys) ---------------------- ꕤ  ---------------------- SOURCE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_Communications_Security_Bureau https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Cross_Cable ꕤ