The IC OSINT Strategy 2024-2026

Vocabulary and key conceptual flashcards covering the definitions, framework, and strategic goals outlined in the IC OSINT Strategy 2024-2026.

Open Source Intelligence (OSINT)

Intelligence derived exclusively from publicly or commercially available information that addresses specific intelligence priorities, requirements, or gaps.

OSINT Mission

IC professionals collect, create, and deliver timely, relevant, and insightful open source intelligence to inform national security decisions and protect the Nation and its interests.

OSINT Vision

A professionalized, integrated, and agile IC OSINT enterprise providing decision advantage for U.S. policymakers and warfighters and driving innovation with partners.

Publicly Available Information (PAI)

A form of open source information that the IC aims to make more accessible to maximize its return on investment.

Commercially Available Information (CAI)

Data and information available through commercial sources which the IC tracks in a centralized, multi-domain data catalog.

OSINT Functional Manager (OSFM)

The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (D/CIA), who oversees and guides open source activities across the IC.

Director of the Open Source Enterprise (D/OSE)

The official to whom the D/CIA delegates day-to-day functional management responsibilities for OSINT.

IC OSINT Executive

An official at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) who supports strategy implementation and ensures alignment between IC and Department of Defense open source activities.

Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI)

A technology that aids OSINT by summarizing large amounts of text and identifying themes, while requiring tradecraft to mitigate risks like inaccuracies and hallucinations.

CAI Framework

A framework implemented in accordance with DNI direction to track and manage Commercially Available Information.

Strategic Focus Area 1

Coordinate Open Source Data Acquisition and Expand Sharing.

Strategic Focus Area 2

Establish Integrated Open Source Collection Management.

Strategic Focus Area 3

Drive OSINT Innovation To Deliver New Capabilities.

Strategic Focus Area 4

Develop the Next-Generation OSINT Workforce and Tradecraft.

HUMINT

Human Intelligence; its Functional Manager is designated as the D/CIA by Executive Order 12333.

GEOINT

Geospatial Intelligence; its Functional Manager is the Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.

SIGINT

Signals Intelligence; its Functional Manager is the Director of the National Security Agency.

MASINT

Measurement and Signatures Intelligence; its Functional Manager is the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency.

Avril D. Haines

The Director of National Intelligence (DNI) who authored the introduction to the IC OSINT Strategy 2024-2026.

The INT of First Resort

A subtitle used to describe OSINT, indicating it as the primary intelligence discipline for unlocking value from open sources.