Monthly Archives: September 2011
Cyber Intelligence (CI) Analyst, Germany
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SOS International Ltd. (SOSi)
Cyber Intelligence (CI) Analyst
SOS International Ltd. (SOSi) is seeking a Cyber Intelligence (CI) Analyst that directly supports the CI mission in USAREUR and by performing as a Cyber CI Subject Matter Expert. The Cyber CI Analyst will draft Cyber CI project plans and proposals, produce, edit, provide quality assurance, and brief the project/teams for Cyber CI projects. The Cyber CI Analyst will interface with network authorities in USAREUR (network operators, information assurance, cyber threat analysts, and Regional Computer Emergency Response Team) to coordinate, develop, assess, improve, review Cyber CI programs, and evaluate such operations and resulting data for potential CI interest. The chosen candidate must be a former credential CI agent (CI Special Agent Course qualified or other service equivalent) with advanced knowledge of CI operations and investigative procedures and demonstrated strong knowledge in DOD computer forensics. Use and exploitations of digital tradecraft is desired.
Essential Job Duties:
• Conducts threat analysis on a broad range of substantive issues in all production formats to support existing and developing cyber CI programs
• Be familiar with Foreign Intelligence Service (FIS) and non-state intelligence entities’ technological capabilities and technical attack modus operandi, such as Information Operations (Computer Network Attack and Computer Network Exploitation)
• Periodically drafts Intelligence Information Reports (IIR) for review by the CI authority related to cyber collection events
• Conducts analysis of FIS and non-state entities’ use of technology to target, collect, and exploit DoD information and information systems, personnel, and operations and participate in security education programs and briefings
• Delivers reports, briefings, and assessments to customers and leadership, facilitating understanding of cyber threat entities and environments, and CI threats
• Participates in technical conferences and conducts site visits to keep command intelligence community informed and apprised of current status on technical programs, projects and other related matters
• Prepares and presents briefings as subject matter expert as required
• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor
Minimum Requirements
• Candidates will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet current eligibility requirements for access to SCI classified information; U.S. citizenship required
• Master’s degree in a related field and 3 years of specialized experience in cyber CI; OR Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 6 years of CI experience to include at least three specialized in cyber CI; OR Ten years of CI experience with at least three years specialized in cyber CI
• Must have an understanding of the intelligence cycle and architecture, to include planning, collection, research, analysis, and production
• Able to communicate effectively orally and in writing to include IIRs
• Possess a strong working knowledge of all Microsoft applications (i.e., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access), and must be able to work as a member of a team
Additional Information
Work Environment:
• Working conditions are normal for an office environment
• May require ability to lift/and or move objects or packages of up to 25 lbs
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Threat Finance Analyst ~ Washington DC, Charlottesville, VA, Afghanistan or Iraq
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NEK Advanced Securities Group, Inc.
Threat Finance Analyst
Work Location: Washington DC, Charlottesville, VA, Afghanistan and Iraq
Roles and Responsibilities: Serve as a team member with DOD and other inter-Agency analysts to provide targeting and analysis in support of coordinated inter-Agency operations against Intermittent Explosive Device (IED) proliferation networks and related threat finance and facilitation activities; build upon proven National Ground Intelligence Center (NGIC) methods as established and integrated with Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Defense Human Intelligence (HUMINT) and other inter-Agency partners under Task Force Quiet Storm to conduct structured, all-source analysis of global supply chain networks associated with terrorism, counterdrug, narco-terrorism, counterintelligence, insurgency, or operations which threaten the security of DOD personnel and systems; analyze specific target threat countries or events and non-state actors and insurgent/terrorist individuals or groups; knowledgeable of data and work products provided by Department of Commerce (DOC), Immigration Control and Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), National Counter Terrorism Center (NCTC), National Maritime Intelligence Center (NMIC), National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC), Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), Coast Guard Investigative Services (CGIS), and various federal, state, regional, and tribal enforcement and intelligence agencies; analyze, synthesize, and interpret large amounts of textual, transactional, and technical data (IIRs, FINTEL, filtered real-time data feeds, directed-searches results, and task-specific data sources); perform pattern, trend, and link analysis based on analysis of message traffic, other raw data sources, and collaboration with other analysts; employ advanced computer tools, applications, and techniques to fuse financial and other transactional data, understand relationships, interdependencies, and conceptual scenarios which yield draft and finished intelligence findings and task-specific products such as targeting packages, pattern-of-life assessments, and intelligence gaps; review all-source information and conduct research and analysis of insurgent networks and complex terrain especially as it relates to the financial support of insurgent groups; guide and provide technical expertise on comprehensive research regarding all aspects of insurgent financial networks, serve as a subject matter expert for insurgent financing; maintain data bases and compare and contrast information from different sources and of varying reliability using current analytical tools and sound judgment; modify and create necessary data files and manipulate data to develop responses to long term production requirements and ad hoc requests; coordinate with Collection Management, regional analytic teams, and Science and Technology analysts to identify information gaps and develop collection requirements; prepare, produce, present and disseminate scheduled and unscheduled intelligence products in all formats to include formal assessments, briefings, and papers; attend and participate in professional development workshops, seminars and courses that relate to financial analysis and specific financial intelligence topics, as they are offered / available; represent NGIC as required with other DOD or national intelligence agencies /organizations; plan work to be accomplished, set priorities and prepare schedules for completion of work, mentor and guide less experienced analysts; review other analyst’s efforts and recommend improvements; serve as (primary) point of contact and targeting team lead; lead the team in identifying, distributing and balancing workload and tasks; articulate and communicate assignments and projects among employees and contractors; make adjustments to ensure timely accomplishment of tasks; develop new or modified work methods, and innovative approaches /alternative uses of new or available data sources.
Qualifications and Education: Required skills: Current TS/SCI IHCS/G clearance; knowledge of a full-range of concepts, principles, and practices in threat finance intelligence analysis and skills in applying this knowledge to difficult, multi-agency work assignments; develop new or modified work methods, innovative approaches, and alternative uses of new or available data sources; four or more years of experience in financial analysis / financial investigations with some experience in general military analysis; understand the Intelligence Cycle and analytical frameworks, principals and methods; working knowledge and previous use of analytic tools and exposure to counter-insurgency doctrine and methodologies.
Desired skills: Bachelors Degree; business school with a concentration in accounting, finance or international business.
This position is for full time employment. If interested and qualified, please apply online at www.nekasg.com for consideration. NEK Advanced Securities Group, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex or national origin.
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Linguist Recruiter, Pashto or Dari, Washington DC or Los Angeles, CA
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Advantage SCI
Linguist Recruiter
Advantage SCI, LLC, a professional services firm, provides national and homeland security services and operational support solutions to government and commercial customers through consulting, staffing, and training. Since 2000, Advantage SCI has assisted customers ‘secure tomorrow today’ through critical support services, both nationwide and overseas, through customer-focused innovativeness by high caliber employees. Advantage SCI offers an extraordinary portfolio of capabilities, enabling delivery of practical solutions to national security, defense, and cyber threats. Core competencies are aligned with the current and future needs of customers, and address emerging global challenges in key areas that are critical to the defense of the nation and its allies. Advantage SCI is headquartered in Los Angeles, California, with a regional office in Washington, D.C.
Advantage SCI offers a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package.
Start Date: ASAP
Clearance Type: Active Secret Clearance Preferred
Work Location: Washington, D.C., or Los Angeles, California
Requisition No.: 10
Job Description: Advantage SCI is seeking an experienced full-time Linguist Recruiter to join our growing team. This individual’s responsibilities include:
Partner with proposal managers on proposal efforts Partner with project managers to identify staffing needs, develop job specifications and duties, qualifications, and skills Devise and implement creative sourcing strategies to generate a robust and superior candidate pipeline from various sources Full life-cycle recruiting process to include: sourcing, reviewing resumes, interviewing and screening potential candidates, identifying potential qualified candidates, coordinating interviews, reformatting potential candidates’ resumes, salary negotiations, and closing Build network and attend recruiting functions Point of contact with all project and hiring managers, human resources, and candidates throughout the entire interview and hiring process Maintain and update the recruiting database Assist with other departments as needed Minimum Requirements:
Must be a U.S. Citizen and able to obtain a federal clearance, if and when required Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Management preferred, or at least four (4) years of equivalent experience Minimum of four to six (4 to 6) years of successful full life-cycle recruiting experience to include a minimum of one to two (1 to 2) years actual recruiting experience of linguists with various skills on a Department of Defense (DoD) contract A minimum of two (2) years of recruiting experience in a DoD government contract environment A minimum of one (1) year of recruiting linguists having various skills, in addtion to trade skills. Proven record of accomplishment in achieving aggressive recruiting goals in the government contracting industry Demonstrated success with results-oriented, data-driven metrics environment Experience with ‘Task Order’ staffing Strong knowledge of recruiting methodologies and strategies Excellent sourcing, interviewing, negotiating, and communication skills Ability to interface with management and excellent interpersonal skills required Must be able to travel to various locations for recruiting efforts Excellent oral and written communication skills Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook Must be bi-lingual in Pashto and/or Dari
Advantage SCI is an equal opportunity employer.
Please do not submit a resume if you do not meet the mandatory requirements.
For consideration, candidates should email their resumes in MS Word format, including salary requirements, to Human Resources, Ly Lam, llam@advantagesci.com.
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Teal Group Predicts Worldwide UAV Market Will Total Just Over $94 Billion
WASHINGTON, DC ~~ Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have been the most dynamic growth sector of the world aerospace industry this decade, report Teal analysts in their latest integrated market analysis.
From the Teal Group at http://tinyurl.com/6xfdff7 :
Teal Group’s 2011 market study estimates that UAV spending will almost double over the next decade from current worldwide UAV expenditures of $5.9 billion annually to $11.3 billion, totaling just over $94 billion in the next ten years. (For further details and study availability, contact the respective Teal sales representative in your area at http:www.tealgroup.com/ ).
“The UAV market will continue to be strong despite cuts in defense spending,” said Philip Finnegan, Teal Group’s director of corporate analysis and an author of the study. “UAVs have proved their value in Iraq and Afghanistan and will be a high priority for militaries in the United States and worldwide.”
The study suggests that the US will account for 77% of the worldwide RDT&E spending on UAV technology over the next decade, and about 69% of the procurement. “We expect that the sales of UAVs will follow recent patterns of high-tech arms procurement worldwide, with the Asia-Pacific representing the second largest market, followed very closely by Europe,” said Teal Group senior analyst Steve Zaloga, another author of the 458-page study. “Africa and Latin America are expected to continue to be very modest markets for UAVs.”
The eighth edition of the sector study, World Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems, Market Profile and Forecast 2011, examines the worldwide requirements for UAVs, including UAV payloads and companies, and provides ten-year forecasts by country, region, and classes of UAVs.
Teal Group analysts already cover the UAV market in their World Missiles and UAV Briefing, which examines the UAV market on a program-by-program basis. The sector study examines the UAV market from a complementary perspective, namely national requirements, and includes both a comprehensive analysis of UAV system payloads and key UAV manufacturers.
UAV Payloads
The 2011 study provides 10-year funding and production forecasts for a wide range of UAV payloads, including Electro-Optic/Infrared Sensors (EO/IR), Synthetic Aperture Radars (SARs), SIGINT and EW Systems, C4I Systems, and CBRN Sensors, worth $2.6 billion in Fiscal Year 2011 and forecast to increase to $5.6 billion in Fiscal Year 2020. The UAV electronics market will grow steadily, with especially fast growth and opportunities continuing in SAR and SIGINT/EW, according to Dr. David Rockwell, third author of the new study.
“The payload portion of the 2011 study includes many new systems and system types, with expanded coverage of SIGINT/EW and SAR markets,” said Rockwell “Few now question the U.S. Air Force’s claim that ISR is ‘the centerpiece of our global war on terrorism’, with production beginning for major endurance UAV systems such as MP-RTIP and ASIP, new RDT&E programs such as wide angle EO/IR systems, a variety of ground and foliage-penetrating radars, and future development efforts to bring large-aircraft capabilities to small UAVs; tactical and mini/micro/nano-UAVs will continue to offer some of the best electronics opportunities over the next decade.”
UAV Companies
The study also includes a UAV Manufacturers Market Overview that reflects the worldwide UAV market “continuing as one of the prime areas of growth for defense and aerospace companies,” said Finnegan. The new study reflects the rapid growth of interest in the UAV business by increasing the number of companies covered to some 35 US, European and Israeli companies, and reveals the fundamental reshaping of the industrial environment.
“Smaller companies can successfully compete against larger players, as AAI Corp., Insitu, General Atomics and AeroVironment have all shown,” Finnegan said. “Now the prime contractors are buying the successful smaller companies.” In the past year, L-3 Communications bought Airborne Technologies, a small UAV developer and manufacturer, and VT Group purchased Evergreen’s UAV fee-for-service operations.
As prime contractors and small companies compete in the dynamic UAV market, they are adopting widely different strategies. “Our overview tracks the widely varying approaches being taken by these key companies, ranging from outright acquisitions to teaming arrangements and internal development of new UAV systems,” said Finnegan.
The Teal Group is an aerospace and defense market analysis firm based in Fairfax, Virginia USA. It provides competitive intelligence to industry and government worldwide.
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FYI Tidbits // The Best Spies Money Can Buy
Security firms have found evidence that espionage agents are buying time on leased botnets: will cybercriminals services lead to more efficient spying? Over the past decade, cybercriminals have specialized in the various tasks needed to compromise computers, steal data, and make money. Now, more elusive nation-state attackers may be using rented botnets and cybercriminal services to streamline their own operations, say security experts.In June, security firm FireEye detected evidence of such a connection when it found instances of a remote-access Trojan whose code seemed to have been reused to infect machines with fake antivirus software. In another incident, cybercriminals sold access to compromised military and government computers, allowing would-be cyberspies to get direct access to their targets, says Darien Kindlund, senior staff scientist at FireEye.
Read more/learn more: http://tinyurl.com/4546uqs
FYI Tidbits // A Different Kind of Secret Code ~ Using Bacteria for Cryptography
Researchers have invented a new form of secret messaging using bacteria that make glowing proteins only under certain conditions. In addition to being useful to spies, the new technique could also allow companies to encode secret identifiers into crops, seeds, or other living commodities. The new glowing bacteria actually did grow out of a bit of cloak-and-dagger thinking. Several years ago, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency asked researchers to submit ideas for ways to encode secret messages without the need for electronics. Researchers decided to try something else, using bacteria to encode their secrets.
How they do it is another story, so read below.
Read more/learn more: http://tinyurl.com/3zueypc
FYI Tidbits // How the Haqqani Network is Expanding From Waziristan ~~ And Needs a War In Afghanistan to Survive
Should we fear more the Taliban or the Haqqani Network?
Foreign Affairs offers a good overview as to why we should stay focused on the Haqqani Network.
From Foreign Affairs:
Here are the basics. Jalaluddin Haqqani was one of the leading Pashtun commanders of the jihad in Afghanistan in the 1980s. From the Zadran tribe, he is one of the few major commanders who made his peace with the Taliban, serving its government in the 1990s as a border affairs minister. The sons of the now aging Jalaluddin front the organization. In part, the brothers draw upon fighters from the Zadran tribe in the border provinces who were loyal to Jalaluddin during the 1980s. But the Haqqanis’ lethal effectiveness derives from the wide range of Pakistani tribal fighters at their disposal. In effect, they have an unlimited supply of men for small-arms ambushes and attacks on NATO posts and administrative centers. They have built up intelligence-gathering networks and infiltrated government institutions in Kabul and the surrounding provinces. With the help of al Qaeda and Central Asian fighters, foreign militants in Waziristan have developed advanced combat training and technology for roadside bombs. The Haqqanis draw on this expertise without actually controlling the groups who deliver it. Rather than the Haqqani Network, it would be more appropriate to call this the Waziristan Militant Complex.
Read more/learn more: http://tinyurl.com/3mvtbv8
Sen. Ron Johnson (R~WI) Calls For 15% Reduction In Federal Contractors
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) has submitted the following proposals to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, aka ‘the Super Committee’, as to his recommendations to further cut federal expenditures.
Some of Senator Johnson’s proposals include:
Cut workforce by 10% by 2015 (through attrition); freeze pay for civilian employees through 2015.
Estimate of savings: $248,000,000,000
Per Sen. Johnson: American taxpayers deserve a leaner, more efficient government, but the federal workforce has ballooned to over 2,137,000, adding 175,000 positions since President Obama took office. Federal workers enjoy 30% to 40% greater total compensation (in wages and benefits) than a comparable private sector worker. The Office of Personnel Management projects that about 400,000 federal employees are currently eligible for retirement.
Cut the federal contracting workforce.
Estimate of savings: $233,000,000,000
Per Sen. Johnson: Cut by 15% the contractor workforce that the federal government manages in order to decrease the $100 billion spent annually on federal contractors. Of this contracting workforce, 80% of contract obligations made by civilian agencies in fiscal year 2010 were for service contracts. The National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform’s 2011 proposal recommended that all agencies, including Department of Defense, be required to provide an annual headcount of how many employees are working on federal contracts, and what specific jobs they are fulfilling.
Eliminate (intelligence) fusion centers.
Estimate of savings: $3,500,000,000
Per Sen. Johnson: Fusion centers, which are intended to coordinate federal, state, and local agencies in counterterrorism efforts, have struggled to become a functioning part of the intelligence framework of the United States. State and local officials have often expressed the assessment that fusion centers in most states are poorly managed — useless and providing very little in terms of counterterrorism capabilities. The Government Accountability Office has repeatedly criticized Department of Homeland Security’s mismanagement of these centers.
End the ability of rehired federal retirees to collect pensions while on payroll.
Estimate of savings: $611,000,000
Per Sen. Johnson: Pay for federal retirees who are rehired is supposed to be reduced by the amount of their annuity income. For some rehires, however, agencies are exempted from this. This cut bars such exemptions.
!! Bill Golden/IntelligenceCareers.com says: This would have a major impact on former military that take on second careers with the federal government
These are just some of the many recommendations that will have major impact on anyone ~~ whether person or organization ~~ that depends upon federal budgets as the source of their income.
Read more/learn more: http://tinyurl.com/3d8r8dv
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FYI Tidbits // Whitaker 2012 International Award For Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
Deadline: January 23, 2012
The Whitaker International Fellows and Scholars Program sends emerging leaders in U.S. biomedical engineering (or bioengineering) to undertake a self-designed project that will enhance their own careers within the field. In the first five years of the Whitaker Program, 140 grants have been awarded to Fellows and Scholars to conduct projects in over 25 countries worldwide.
The Institute of International Education (IIE) is pleased to announce the opening of the 2012-2013 Whitaker International Fellows and Scholars Program competition. The Whitaker International Program provides funding to emerging U.S.-based leaders in biomedical engineering/bioengineering to conduct a study and/or research project abroad, with the underlying objective of increasing international collaboration in the field of Biomedical Engineering (BME). Grant projects – including lab research, coursework, public policy work – are intended to enhance both the recipient’s career and the field. Founded in 2005 by the Whitaker Foundation (now closed), the program is administered by the Institute of International Education.
The Whitaker International Program has two categories:
Fellows: Graduate-level applicants, from graduating seniors through current PhD students. Fellows receive a stipend for one year, and are eligible for tuition reimbursement.
Scholars: Post-doctoral applicants, who recently received their PhD. Scholar awards can be for as little as one academic semester or as long as two years of funding, depending on their needs. Second year funding is contingent upon demonstration of progress made during the first year.
Visit their website to find out more about the Whitaker Program or to access the online application.
Read more/learn more: http://www.whitaker.org/
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