July 2010
The OSINT Group offers its unique private sector technology expertise as an outside support team to both Government and Commercial clients in their respective Open Source Intelligence ("OSINT") collection and Business and Political Intelligence programs.
Government sector clients include Government Agencies, Defense Contractors and the Intelligence Community where your focus includes -- but is not limited to --global energy security and terrorism monitoring, forensics and financial intelligence, climate change data collection and wargaming exercises.
Commercial sector clients include private companies with a global presence -particularly international hedge funds and private equity groups - who would greatly benefit from having a private intelligence operations office in Washington to monitor the daily conversations taking place and the policies being shaped at the Federal Reserve and the Treasury Department; at the White House and the World Bank/IMF; and on Capitol Hill and K Street in this extremely sensitive geopolitical and global economic environment.
June 2010
Every day in Washington and within government institutions across the globe, decisions are made that affect the prospects and profitability of individual companies and entire industries. The investment and political worlds are both in the midst of a sea change. Higher levels of regulation are in the works, no matter which party is in control. The forces driving these changes – the political contests and policy debates – are not as familiar to investment professionals as fundamental, technical or quantitative research. The task of tracking, analyzing and anticipating impactful shifts in public policy is not an academic exercise. When you need to understand policy and politics accurately and consistently, we take the guesswork out of your analysis. Top corporations and foreign governments set a very high standard for the outside counsel they retain for managing risk and unearthing new opportunities. We provide experts of that caliber who—instead of trying to change policy—are able to help you understand and stay ahead of it. Our "Political Intelligence" service is built on a single powerful idea: to provide institutional investors with accurate, actionable and timely information created by the currents of political forces and regulatory decisions.
February 2010
Wall Street Firms, Hedge Funds, Recruit CIA, Ex-Military Intelligence
http://www.wallstreetandtech.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=222700382
CIA Operatives Moonlight for Corporations, Financial Institutions
The CIA allows operatives a chance to offer their expertise to private companies and hedge funds on the side.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0110/32290.html
December 10, 2009
Wall Street Soaks Up Research Business
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/642fae88-e128-11de-af7a-00144feab49a.html?nclick_check=1
Contact us to learn how we can help you as an outside research support team.
December 1, 2009
Goldman, Hedge Funds Fishing In New Data Waters
http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssFinancialServicesAndRealEstateNews/idUSGEE5B014020091201
Contact us to learn how we can help you by thinking "out of the box" with the technology that the military, law enforcenment and intelligence communities are using.
November 22, 2009
Hedge Funds Keep Watch on Washington
http://www.businessweek.com/investor/content/sep2009/pi20090922_204361.htm
Contact us to learn how we can help you understand the policy moves taking shape on Capitol Hill that affect your investment risks and opportunities.
November 16-18, 2009
The OSINT Group was represented on two panels at the 5th Annual Intelligence Analysis and Processing Summit in Washington DC.
Intelligence priorities are shifting given the new administration and DNI Director Dennis Blair. The "Vision 2015" document laid out by the Intelligence Community envisions integrated foreign, military and domestic intelligence capabilities.
Although there is a roadmap outlined, there are still troubling gaps and crucial questions in regards to agency interoperability, analysis techniques and processing methods.
The 5th Intelligence Analysis and Processing Summit addressed these issues and how they relate to supporting national security strategy.
Aside from The OSINT Group, participating organizations and entities included Military Intelligence Agencies, Federal Civilian Intelligence Agencies, State Fusion Centers, Emergency Management Agencies and local/state level security officials.
November 1, 2009
The OSINT Group signs an exclusive syndication deal with OilPrice.com to feature original geopolitical news articles and information for global distribution to international newspapers, wire services, energy and financial sector news sites and other global publication outlets.
http://www.oilprice.com/articles-geopolitics.php
October 20, 2009
Open Source Intelligence Use Soars
http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/10/20/open-source-intel-use-soars/
September 21, 2009
The OSINT Group was featured on the National Public Radio broadcast of "political intelligence" issues between Wall Street and Congress.
http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/09/17/pm-inside-dope/
May 2009
The OSINT Group was featured in the May 2009 Q&A interview with Singapore-based Eureka Hedge:
Two excellent articles on the "paradigm shift" from Wall Street to Washington and illustrating why clients in the hedge fund, private equity, energy and defense sectors are contacting The OSINT Group:
http://pac.org/blog/maybe-we-should-open-a-washington-office
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/12/AR2009091202932_pf.html
"Analysts must be able to find, access and share information, analytic
judgments and each other in any media and in real time."
Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 200
