The Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the CIA have released a two-year strategy outlining a comprehensive approach to streamlining the collection and use of open-source intelligence, or OSINT, across the U.S. intelligence community.
The Intelligence Community OSINT Strategy for 2024 to 2026 defines four strategic areas of focus: coordinating open-source data acquisition and sharing; establishing integrated OSINT collection management; driving OSINT innovation; and creating the next-generation OSINT workforce, the ODNI said Friday.
The strategy also recognizes the importance of governance and partnerships with industry, academia and international allies to support the OSINT mission.
Avril Haines, director of national intelligence and a 2024 Wash100 awardee, said the strategy sets the stage to “professionalize the OSINT discipline, transform intelligence analysis and production” within the intelligence community.
“In this pivotal moment, when OSINT is increasingly important and growing in demand, an IC-wide OSINT strategy is key to helping the IC move forward in a coordinated and determined way,” said CIA Director William Burns.