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(U//FOUO) OpenSource.gov -- The Open-Source Community for All
Agency Analysts
FROM:
AIRS/Center for Digital Content (S202A4)
Run Date: 10/31/2006
(U//FOUO) A wealth of worldwide open-source information and expertise is available to every
NSA analyst and researcher at OpenSource.gov. Sponsored by the Open-Source Center
(formerly FBIS), the portal offers an in-depth collection of information and analysis on topics like
politics, military affairs, the environment, societal issues, economics, science and technology
and the media.
(U//FOUO) The information is obtained from radio, television, press agencies, newspapers and
other periodicals, books, websites, databases and gray literature* (approximately 3000
sources). Selected foreign-language items also have the vernacular version attached, and there
are several Russian language publications and Cuban dissident files.
(U//FOUO) The portal is updated constantly and offers both country and subject-specific views.
It contains a full range of multimedia, including pictures, maps, tables, audio and a video news
server. In addition, OpenSource.gov has links to the subscription resources IEEE Electronic
Library, Proquest News and Research, Stratfor International Intelligence Service and Business
Monitor International.
(U//FOUO) One of the most exciting features on OpenSource.gov is the collection of blogs
moderated by leaders in their fields. This includes the Analytic Outreach page mentioned in a
recent SID today article , as well as blogs on China, North Korea, terrorist messaging,
translation and library intelligence. Blogs are certainly an excellent arena for unclassified
discussion of, and collaboration on, open source.
(U//FOUO) Access to opensource.gov is available to any NSA employee (including
contractors). Just go to www.OpenSource.gov on any attributable (i.e., non-AIRGAP)
unclassified computer system and register. As always, Advanced Intelligence Research
Services (AIRS) is NSA's gateway to the Open Source Center and all of its services. Just type "
go AIRS " in your NSALink browser for more information.
(U//FOUO) Questions? Contact
AIRS/CDC,
.
Notes:
* (U) According to the Intellipedia (on Intelink): "Gray literature, regardless of media, can
include, but is not limited to, research reports, technical reports, economic reports, trip reports,
working papers, discussion papers, unofficial government documents, proceedings, preprints,
research reports, studies, dissertations and theses, trade literature, market surveys, and
newsletters. This material cuts across scientific, political, socio-economic, and military
disciplines."
"(U//FOUO) SIDtoday articles may not be republished or reposted outside NSANet
without the consent of S0121 (DL sid_comms)."
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