There have been a couple of stories recently about declassified Iraqi documents placed online by the Director of National Intelligence in an effort to bring the power of the Internet (meaning the eyeballs of lots of smart people) to bear on the global terrorist problem. I’ve seen the story on Globe.com and MSNBC, and it’s been raked over at Slashdot (twice).
Many in the intelligence community are well aware of the value of open source information and the universe of experts outside of the classified world, but there is no comprehensive program to exploit this talent. Outside experts are most often engaged and consulted on a one-off basis, rather than as core, central participants in the intelligence process. The report looks at the role of open-source information and considers the potential utility of a “trusted information network†of non-governmental experts as a tool for collaborative intelligence analysis.
Managing this collected intelligence so that it’s most useful for the most people will be a huge job. I haven't seen any mention of a reporting tool. Should it be something like Wikipedia or the Great Backyard Bird Count?
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