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OSINT Subcommittee Chair Wagner Leads Member Visit to Defense Intelligence Agency
Washington,
May 8, 2025
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Open-Source Intelligence
WASHINGTON, D.C.— House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Subcommittee on Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) Chair Ann Wagner (MO-02) led a bipartisan group of OSINT Subcommittee members to the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) to hear how they are using open-source intelligence to support warfighters in their mission and to ensure a robust U.S. national security posture. While at DIA, the Members viewed a demonstration of the defense intelligence enterprises’ OSINT gathering capabilities. “It was impressive to hear how DIA is leveraging Open-Source Information to achieve its mission and most importantly, make sure the warfighter on the ground has the most up to date, accurate information needed to advance U.S. national security priorities and protect those fighting for our freedoms,” said Chair Wagner. “This visit reaffirms what we have been hearing from across the IC—it is absolutely critical to our nation’s security that OSINT is a primary intelligence discipline. Our subcommittee continues to examine how the IC can more effectively and efficiently use Commercially Available Information to create open-source intelligence products and counter our adversaries worldwide. I look forward to continuing this fact-finding mission next month in a subcommittee hearing.” “The visit to DIA allowed Subcommittee Members to improve our firsthand understanding about how a key intelligence community element is reinvigorating and prioritizing OSINT for both the defense and national enterprise,” said Ranking Member Houlahan. “We are grateful to Director Kruse for sharing his vision for maximizing the value of OSINT, and the capabilities his team demonstrated show great promise for further leveraging OSINT as an integral part of the intelligence cycle.”
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