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Michael Tanji

Michael Tanji spent nearly 20 years in the US intelligence community. Trained in both SIGINT and HUMINT disciplines he has worked at the Defense Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency, and the National Reconnaissance Office. At various points in his career he served as an expert in information warfare, computer network operations, computer forensics, and indications and warning. A veteran of the US Army, Michael has served in both strategic and tactical assignments in the Pacific Theater, the Balkans, and the Middle East.

HLS: Not Serious XVIII

Part of the reason why only a well-compensated glutton for punishment would even consider serving in the cyber security czar position: Industry cyber safety experts were unanimous in praising the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for ...

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Info Sharing (Update)

Pakistan's claims that it does not have terrorist training camps in its territory is being strongly contested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, which has told a US court that satellite pictures pointed towards such ...

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(Script) Kiddies, not Killers

Andrew Cochran at the CT Blog reminds us that there is a cyber aspect to the very physical conflict going on in the Middle East. Having tracked this issue for years for Uncle Sam I am ...

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Army of Reporters

Via InfoWorld: The Craig Newmark-backed online news play may be as secretive as ever but at least it has a name to Google for more info as it comes out: Daylife. Reports said Monday that Jeff Jarvis, ...

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All that hard work . . .

Cuban exiles streamed into the streets of Miami's Little Havana, dancing and cheering to celebrate news that Cuban President Fidel Castro had handed over power temporarily for the first time due to surgery. Somewhere in a ...

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Sharing (Again)

Nearly five years after 9/11, reports show the federal government has made limited progress on sharing terrorism information because of uncertainty about what to share, and how to do so without infringing on civil liberties. States ...

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Iraqi WMDs (Again)

FronPage Symposium. Gaubatz goes off the end a bit, but the rest do a crack-up job. Key points: Ledeen: The truly amazing fact is that the White House is very obviously opposed to revisiting these questions. ...

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The Geezer Brigade

The Federal Page addresses issues related to retirees and in particular IC staffers. With substantial numbers of baby boomers likely to leave government for retirement in the next 10 years, the Bush administration and Congress are ...

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A Very Smart Start

The FBI broke with one of its most storied traditions Wednesday, announcing changes in its top management that, rather than elevating onetime agents, tapped officials with extensive experience outside of the bureau for several key ...

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Classic

(Thanks to Tom for a well-needed laugh)  What do you do when people stop listening to your drivel? Start a slap-fight. I’ll let you all decide which character is Larry and which is Michael.

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