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Alan R Heminger - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • a descriptive case study of electronic records taxonomy development at the Central Intelligence Agency
    Americas Conference on Information Systems, 2007
    Co-Authors: David Balda, Summer E Bartczak, Rhonda Syler, Alan R Heminger
    Abstract:

    Electronic records are growing at a rapid pace and the management of these records is evolving into a large, complex problem facing all organizations, including the military. The Air Force, specifically, is experiencing difficulty transitioning from a paper-based records management methodology to an electronically-based one. In contrast, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has developed and implemented an electronic records management program that has been quite successful and that has gainined notoriety inside and outside of governmental channels. This research uses a descriptive case study approach to examine the CIA’s experience in developing an electronic records management program. Specific attention is given to the process of developing an overall organizing electronic records taxonomy. This study provides insight into an overall e-records implementation and strategy approach leading to specific recommendations for developing an enterprise-wide electronic records taxonomy. Additional benefits of the research include lessons learned from the CIA regarding the taxonomy development process and implementation.

  • AMCIS - A Descriptive Case Study of Electronic Records Taxonomy Development at the Central Intelligence Agency
    2007
    Co-Authors: David Balda, Summer E Bartczak, Rhonda Syler, Alan R Heminger
    Abstract:

    Electronic records are growing at a rapid pace and the management of these records is evolving into a large, complex problem facing all organizations, including the military. The Air Force, specifically, is experiencing difficulty transitioning from a paper-based records management methodology to an electronically-based one. In contrast, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has developed and implemented an electronic records management program that has been quite successful and that has gainined notoriety inside and outside of governmental channels. This research uses a descriptive case study approach to examine the CIA’s experience in developing an electronic records management program. Specific attention is given to the process of developing an overall organizing electronic records taxonomy. This study provides insight into an overall e-records implementation and strategy approach leading to specific recommendations for developing an enterprise-wide electronic records taxonomy. Additional benefits of the research include lessons learned from the CIA regarding the taxonomy development process and implementation.

Mark Brogan - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

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Adrian Wolfberg - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Eyes, Ears & Daggers: Special Operations Forces and the Central Intelligence Agency in America's Evolving Struggle against Terrorism
    Parameters, 2017
    Co-Authors: Adrian Wolfberg
    Abstract:

    Eyes, Ears & Daggers: Special Operations Forces and the Central Intelligence Agency in America's Evolving Struggle against Terrorism By Thomas H. Henriksen Reviewed by Dr. Adrian Wolfberg, Chair of Defense Intelligence, School of Strategic Landpower, US Army War College Thomas Henriksen has written a relatively short, easy-to-read, quasi-historical account of the evolutionary relationship between the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Special Operations Forces (SOF). This book is targeted exclusively to the general public. To that audience, this book will seem tantalizing and sexy, providing a glimpse into a dark and mysterious topic. The meaning of the title, Eyes, Ears & Daggers, is partially alluded to in the book. The "eyes and ears" refers, in general, to the Intelligence community, while "eyes" seem to have been synonymous with the CIA. The metaphor of eyes for CIA is not meant to be a literal analogy to imagery Intelligence, even though part of the CIA's roots included ownership and control of such. The term "ears" is not explicitly referred to in the book although the plethora of mentions about the National Security Agency (NSA) and its signals Intelligence capability are the obvious metaphor. As Henriksen points out, however, the CIA has a signal Intelligence capability, but one dwarfed by NSA. Daggers refers to the military instrument of power, in this case, the author usually means the SOF. Henriksen's premise, which he reuses throughout the book, is that the individuals who are soldiers sometimes become spies, and vice versa. Using the analogy of the eighteenth-century American Revolutionary War army officer Nathan Hale who became a spy--and was caught by the British and executed--Henriksen attempts to trace the dynamic interplay between those who do soldiering activities and those who do spying activities. The CIA has done both, as has SOF, according to Henriksen. I have some serious concerns about the scholarly value of this book. First, the book is a selected summary from secondary sources that are not scholarly. The secondary sources include: books or articles authored by individuals who were formerly employed by the various national security organizations who revealed unauthorized disclosures, information from leaked documents, and information supplied by anonymous sources; and newspaper articles by syndicated authors. If primary research was done, it was not clearly demonstrated. Second, structured as a historical account from World War II through 2015, the narrative within each historical era goes back and forth in time, moving between different contexts, making it difficult to follow Henriksen's argumentation. From a scholarly perspective, the negative effect of this style of writing is the difficulty in identifying and validating arguments of causality within this complex topic. Third, the book has many factual errors, which leads one to wonder how many additional errors exist beyond what I could glean. For example, the claim is made the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) was created in 1961 to support tactical military operations, when any reading of its creation directive, Department of Defense Directive 5105. …

  • eyes ears daggers special operations forces and the Central Intelligence Agency in america s evolving struggle against terrorism
    Parameters, 2017
    Co-Authors: Adrian Wolfberg
    Abstract:

    Eyes, Ears & Daggers: Special Operations Forces and the Central Intelligence Agency in America's Evolving Struggle against Terrorism By Thomas H. Henriksen Reviewed by Dr. Adrian Wolfberg, Chair of Defense Intelligence, School of Strategic Landpower, US Army War College Thomas Henriksen has written a relatively short, easy-to-read, quasi-historical account of the evolutionary relationship between the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Special Operations Forces (SOF). This book is targeted exclusively to the general public. To that audience, this book will seem tantalizing and sexy, providing a glimpse into a dark and mysterious topic. The meaning of the title, Eyes, Ears & Daggers, is partially alluded to in the book. The "eyes and ears" refers, in general, to the Intelligence community, while "eyes" seem to have been synonymous with the CIA. The metaphor of eyes for CIA is not meant to be a literal analogy to imagery Intelligence, even though part of the CIA's roots included ownership and control of such. The term "ears" is not explicitly referred to in the book although the plethora of mentions about the National Security Agency (NSA) and its signals Intelligence capability are the obvious metaphor. As Henriksen points out, however, the CIA has a signal Intelligence capability, but one dwarfed by NSA. Daggers refers to the military instrument of power, in this case, the author usually means the SOF. Henriksen's premise, which he reuses throughout the book, is that the individuals who are soldiers sometimes become spies, and vice versa. Using the analogy of the eighteenth-century American Revolutionary War army officer Nathan Hale who became a spy--and was caught by the British and executed--Henriksen attempts to trace the dynamic interplay between those who do soldiering activities and those who do spying activities. The CIA has done both, as has SOF, according to Henriksen. I have some serious concerns about the scholarly value of this book. First, the book is a selected summary from secondary sources that are not scholarly. The secondary sources include: books or articles authored by individuals who were formerly employed by the various national security organizations who revealed unauthorized disclosures, information from leaked documents, and information supplied by anonymous sources; and newspaper articles by syndicated authors. If primary research was done, it was not clearly demonstrated. Second, structured as a historical account from World War II through 2015, the narrative within each historical era goes back and forth in time, moving between different contexts, making it difficult to follow Henriksen's argumentation. From a scholarly perspective, the negative effect of this style of writing is the difficulty in identifying and validating arguments of causality within this complex topic. Third, the book has many factual errors, which leads one to wonder how many additional errors exist beyond what I could glean. For example, the claim is made the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) was created in 1961 to support tactical military operations, when any reading of its creation directive, Department of Defense Directive 5105. …

David Balda - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • a descriptive case study of electronic records taxonomy development at the Central Intelligence Agency
    Americas Conference on Information Systems, 2007
    Co-Authors: David Balda, Summer E Bartczak, Rhonda Syler, Alan R Heminger
    Abstract:

    Electronic records are growing at a rapid pace and the management of these records is evolving into a large, complex problem facing all organizations, including the military. The Air Force, specifically, is experiencing difficulty transitioning from a paper-based records management methodology to an electronically-based one. In contrast, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has developed and implemented an electronic records management program that has been quite successful and that has gainined notoriety inside and outside of governmental channels. This research uses a descriptive case study approach to examine the CIA’s experience in developing an electronic records management program. Specific attention is given to the process of developing an overall organizing electronic records taxonomy. This study provides insight into an overall e-records implementation and strategy approach leading to specific recommendations for developing an enterprise-wide electronic records taxonomy. Additional benefits of the research include lessons learned from the CIA regarding the taxonomy development process and implementation.

  • AMCIS - A Descriptive Case Study of Electronic Records Taxonomy Development at the Central Intelligence Agency
    2007
    Co-Authors: David Balda, Summer E Bartczak, Rhonda Syler, Alan R Heminger
    Abstract:

    Electronic records are growing at a rapid pace and the management of these records is evolving into a large, complex problem facing all organizations, including the military. The Air Force, specifically, is experiencing difficulty transitioning from a paper-based records management methodology to an electronically-based one. In contrast, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has developed and implemented an electronic records management program that has been quite successful and that has gainined notoriety inside and outside of governmental channels. This research uses a descriptive case study approach to examine the CIA’s experience in developing an electronic records management program. Specific attention is given to the process of developing an overall organizing electronic records taxonomy. This study provides insight into an overall e-records implementation and strategy approach leading to specific recommendations for developing an enterprise-wide electronic records taxonomy. Additional benefits of the research include lessons learned from the CIA regarding the taxonomy development process and implementation.