Robert Ashley Jr.

Robert Ashley Jr., former director of the DIA, discusses the challenges of using open-source intelligence in the defense intelligence enterprise. Topics include financial motivations, ethical constraints, leveraging data and algorithms, understanding information sources, expanding the focus of intelligence analysis, and building trust in the intelligence community.

Former director of the DIA, Robert Ashley Jr., joins hosts to discuss the use of open-source intelligence in defense intelligence. They explore the challenges and benefits of integrating OSINT, the importance of OSINT in the defense intelligence enterprise, and the difficulties of economically viable intelligence gathering and protecting personal information.