Operationalizing OSINT Across the Army and Defense Community
Greg Zellmer, Director of the Army OSINT Office, brings a mission-driven perspective to how open source intelligence is being institutionalized within the Department of Defense. He describes a cultural and strategic shift in how OSINT is treated—not as an auxiliary function but as a critical capability that enables situational awareness and rapid decision-making for commanders across operational environments.
Building Community and Professionalism in OSINT
Barbara Alexander and Eliot Jardines of the OSINT Foundation are leading a movement to raise the professional standards of open source intelligence across government and industry.
Transforming OSINT into Accessible Intelligence for All Analysts
Moriah Kairouz, Director of Partnerships at WireScreen, highlights a vital evolution in the OSINT community: the democratization of open source intelligence.
Building Trust and Speed into Vulnerability Intelligence
Eric Hoffman, Sales Director for Public Sector at VulnCheck, presents a compelling case for precision and speed in the evolving world of open source intelligence (OSINT).
Balancing Urgency and Accuracy in OSINT-Driven Decisions
Kristen Hajduk of Seerist emphasizes a principle at the heart of effective OSINT: speed is meaningless without clarity.
OSINT’s Legal, Ethical, and Evidentiary Frontier
Andrew "Swede" Borene of Flashpoint discusses the growing challenge of legal compliance and ethical clarity in the OSINT space, especially as more agencies incorporate commercially available information into their operations.
Defining OSINT’s Boundaries and Expanding Its Mission
Sean Underwood of ShadowDragon provides a nuanced look at the divergence within the OSINT world between publicly available information (PAI) and commercially available information (CAI).
Processing at Scale: Why OSINT Needs AI to Keep Up
Clay Hicks of Zignal Labs confronts the hard truth about modern OSINT: no human workforce, no matter how skilled, can keep pace with the scale and speed of today’s open data.
Accelerating Actionable Insight in Government Data Ecosystems
Michael Shrader of Carahsoft emphasizes the growing demand across federal agencies for OSINT that is not just accessible, but meaningful. Agencies are no longer satisfied with raw data; they need insights that are usable, timely, and integrated with existing mission workflows.
