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AFIO Weekly Intelligence Notes #27-19 dated 16 July 2019
US Slaps Sanctions on Venezuelan Counter-Intelligence Agency
Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Head Visits Brest Speaking About US Threat
House Intelligence Chief Presses Social Media Companies on Deepfake Policies
Expansion of Secrecy Law for Intelligence Operatives Alarms Free Press Advocates
Security Reports Reveal How Assange Turned an Embassy into a Command Post for Election Meddling
Defense Intelligence Agencies Joint Innovation Battle Lab Does Not Disappoint
The Spy Who Kept the Cold War From Boiling Over
Academic Upgrade for Germany's Spies
The Doctor Who Helped Israeli Spies Catch Eichmann But Refused Recognition For It
GCHQ's Centenary: the Art of Espionage in a Digital Age
Rising Iran Politician has Intelligence Ties
The Spies of Suburbia: How the KGB Infiltrated a Bungalow in Ruislip
Ousted UK Ambassador Leaked US intelligence
John Brunner, OSS Weapons Expert, Polyglot, Professor
Bobbie Riedel, briefly in OSS, State Department Intel Analyst
JPMorganChase — Global Security - Security Intelligence Analyst, Plano, Texas
JPMorganChase — Global Security - Social Media Intelligence Analyst, Plano, Texas
National Security Program Director, Georgetown University Law School, Washington, DC
Starr Companies has an opening for Director of National Capital Region, Full Time, Washington, DC
Faculty Opportunities in Computer Science and Cyber Security:
•Cybersecurity Faculty Position Open at Fordham University
FireEye Has Six New Positions – Threat Hunter, Threat Intel Analyst, Sr & Principal Consultant, Incident Response, Penetration Tester – in Alexandria, Arlington, Reston VA and Washington DC
Thursday, 18 July 2019, 11:30 AM - Colorado Springs - The AFIO Rocky Mountain Chapter hosts Bill Gallegos, discussing "Hostage in Tehran for 444 Days."
Saturday, 20 July 2019, 10am - 3pm - Dedham, MA - AFIO New England Chapter hears from Peggy Adler and Damien Cregeau, and conducts chapter business
Saturday, 24 August 2019, 5:30 p.m. - Oak Lawn, IL - AFIO Illinois-Indiana Chapter hosts Cybersecurity expert Professor Maurice Dawson
On Wednesday, 11 September 2019, 11:30 a.m. no-host cocktails; 12 noon - San Francisco, CA - The "Andre Le Gallo" San Francisco Chapter hosts Abraham D. Sofaer on "US- Iran Relations since 1979."
1 November 2019, 10:30 am - 2 pm - Tysons, VA - Plan to attend this final AFIO luncheon of 2019. Event features Jonna Mendez, co-author of The Moscow Rules: The Secret CIA Tactics That Helped America Win the Cold War, and Vince Houghton PhD, Spy Museum Historian, discussing his just released The Nuclear Spies: America's Atomic Intelligence Operation against Hitler and Stalin.
Wednesday 4 December 2019, 5:30 p.m. - New York, NY - AFIO NY Metro Chapter hosts CIA Officer (Ret) Dr. John A. Gentry discussing "IC Political Activism since 2016 -- Origins and Implications."
Thursday, 18 July 2019, 9:30 - 11 am - Washington, DC - "Political Transition in Central Asia" Panel at the Daniel Morgan Graduate School
Wednesday, 16 October 2019, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. - Laurel, MD - NCMF 2019 Membership Meeting
Thursday-Friday, 17 - 18 October 2019 - Laurel, MD - 2019 Symposium on Cryptologic History - The National Security Agency/Central Security Service (NSA/CSS) and the National Cryptologic Museum Foundation
21-22 November 2019 - Phoenix, AZ - CAE in Cyber Security Annual Symposium
NEW: Long and Short-Sleeved Shirts with embroidered AFIO Logo and New Mugs with color-glazed permanent logo
2019 CAE Virtual Career Fair
This year, the Centers of Academic Excellence (CAE) in Cybersecurity is hosting the third annual CAE Virtual Career Fair (VCF) 27 September 2019...
JUST RELEASED: The Homegrown Threat by the FBI, the NCTC, and DHS
Booklet Lists Observable Indicators of Potential Violent Extremists
A list of nearly four dozen observable behavioral signs that someone might be planning to commit an act of extremist violence is contained in a newly updated publication released by the country's foremost counterterrorism organizations.
Homegrown Violent Extremist Mobilization Indicators, 2019 Edition, produced by the FBI, the National Counterterrorism Center, and the Department of Homeland Security, contains a broad list of 46 behavioral indicators listed in color-coded groupings of how clearly the indicators might demonstrate an individual's likelihood of engaging in terrorist activity. The booklet updates a prior version published in 2017.
The agencies authored the updated publication to help law enforcement—and the public at large—recognize potentially dangerous behaviors as the U.S. faces a heightened threat from homegrown violent extremists.
"The booklet provides our partners with tools to identify concerning behavior so that it can be responsibly reported to law enforcement," said Michael McGarrity, assistant director of the FBI's Counterterrorism Division. "We can't be everywhere. We count on our partners to identify threats in their communities."
The booklet, published on the website of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, describes each of the behavioral indicators, organized by how easily they can be diagnosed. For example, observing someone prepare a martyrdom video could be diagnosed on its own as a mobilization indicator, while seeing an individual conduct suspicious financial transactions would be considered "minimally diagnostic" and would require other observable indicators to meet a diagnostic threshold.
The publication emphasizes that many of the indicators may involve constitutionally protected activities. But observed together, the behaviors may raise suspicions and merit reporting to authorities.
"It's an indispensable tool in our efforts to leverage all available resources to identify terrorists before they conduct deadly attacks," said Matthew Alcoke, deputy assistant director of the FBI's Counterterrorism Division.
Other criteria include categories of behaviors, the people who are most likely to observe them, and the time-sensitivity of potential concerns (i.e., imminent, near-term, or long-term).
The booklet encourages people to take a holistic view of situations and to put the mobilization indicators into context.
"It is important to consider the totality of circumstances when observing potential indicators, as some factors may increase the risk of violence in a given situation," the booklet states. Risk factors that may raise additional concerns include a potential subject's inability to cope with change or perceived failures, a history of violence, social isolation, and possession of weapons or explosives.
Visit the website here to read more and to view booklet. Or click booklet image above to access PDF.
Just Released and Forthcoming Books of the Week
The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11
by Garrett M. Graff
(Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster, Sep 2019)
Wrenching, highly personal accounts of 9/11 and its aftermath. —Kirkus
Graff draws on never-before-published transcripts, recently declassified documents, and original interviews and stories from nearly five hundred government officials, first responders, witnesses, survivors, friends, and family members to paint the most comprehensive, minute-by-minute account of the September 11 attacks yet, all told in the words of those who experienced that dramatic and tragic day. From the firefighters who streamed into the smoke-filled stairwells of the Twin Towers to the fighter pilots scrambled from air bases across the Northeast with orders to shoot down any hijacked commercial aircraft; from the teachers who held their fear at bay while evacuating terrified children from schools mere blocks from the World Trade Center to the stricken family members trapped helplessly on the ground, hearing their loved ones' final words from aboard a hijacked plane or within a burning building, Graff weaves together the unforgettable testimonies of the men and women who found themselves caught at the center of an unprecedented human drama. The result is a unique, profound, and searing exploration of humanity on a day that changed the course of history, and all of our lives.
The Secrets We Kept: A novel
by Lara Prescott
(Knopf, Sep 2019)
Historical Fiction. A fresh perspective on women employed by the CIA during the 1950s and their role in disseminating into the Soviet Union copies of Dr. Zhivago, Boris Pasternak's banned masterpiece. In 1956, American-born Irina Drozdova gets a job at the CIA ostensibly as a typist but is destined for fieldwork. Former OSS agent Sally Forrester trains Irina in spycraft. Meanwhile, inside the Soviet Union, Boris Pasternak's lover, Olga Vsevolodovna, is interrogated about Pasternak's work in progress, Dr. Zhivago. After three years in a prison camp, she reunites with Pasternak, who, unable to publish in the Soviet Union, entrusts his novel to an Italian publisher's representative. Back in Washington, Irina, now engaged to a male agent but in love with Sally, seeks assignment overseas. Dressed as a nun, she places copies of Dr. Zhivago, printed in the original Russian for the CIA, into the hands of Soviet citizens visiting the Vienna World's Fair. Through lucid images and vibrant storytelling, Prescott creates an edgy postfeminist vision of the Cold War, encompassing Sputnik to glasnost, typing pool to gulag. This is a good novelization of the real operation, and also make a great spy story, publication thriller, and historical romance.
This Is Not Propaganda: Adventures in the War Against Reality
by Peter Pomerantsev
(PublicAffairs, Aug 2019)
Perhaps the most important global trend of the last few years has been the rise—and transformatio—-of information warfare. In the digital age, real military engagement matters less than how it is broadcast. The result is a constant deluge of lies, shock humor, absurdity, and fear-mongering—a circus atmosphere created to disorient us and undermine our sense of truth.
Pomerantsev goes behind the enemy lines of the endless, multinational information war to explore the contours of this new global order. He learns information tactics from protesters in Serbia, narco-warlords in Mexico, Fox News hosts in America, and the KGB officers who forced his own family into exile. [But for some odd reason not CNN or MSNBC or the Radical Left...which tells you which side this author is certain has "the truth."]
A new Moe Berg film: "The Spy Behind Home Plate" was released 24 May 2019
Click image above to view trailer.
US Slaps Sanctions on Venezuelan Counter-Intelligence Agency. The United States imposed sanctions Thursday on Venezuela's military counter-intelligence agency, accusing it of torturing and murdering detainees.
The new sanctions, announced by the US Treasury Department, freeze any US-based assets of the country's General Directorate of Military Counterintelligence.
They come less than a week after the US imposed sanctions on President Nicolas Maduro's son, as part of Washington's bid to force the Venezuelan leader from power. [Read more: [APF/11July2019]
Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Head Visits Brest Speaking About US Threat. On July 9, Head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation Sergei Naryshkin has paid a working visit to Brest. He went there at the invitation of Belarusian KGB Chairman Valery Vakulchyk.
The news was published on the Russian FIS website. It is not known why Vakulchyk and Naryshkin met in Brest.
It is reported that one of the priority topics of the meeting was "countering international terrorism, religious and political extremism, the spread of the influence of radical organizations. Heads of special services confirmed their readiness to "further deepening of cooperation". [Read more: BelsatTV/10July2019]
House Intelligence Chief Presses Social Media Companies on Deepfake Policies. U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff on Monday pressed major social media companies on how they plan to handle the threat of deepfake images and videos on their platforms ahead of the 2020 elections.
The Democratic congressman wrote letters to the chief executives of Facebook Inc (FB.O), Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) and Google, which owns YouTube, asking about the companies' formal policies on deepfakes and their research into technologies to detect the doctored content.
Deepfakes use machine learning to manipulate source material and create hyperrealistic content where a person - such as a political candidate - appears to say or do something they did not.
Facebook spokesman Andy Stone confirmed the company had received the letter and said it would respond to Schiff accordingly. [Read more: Culliford/Reuters/15July2019]
Expansion of Secrecy Law for Intelligence Operatives Alarms Free Press Advocates. The C.I.A. is quietly pushing Congress to significantly expand the scope of a law that makes it a crime to disclose the identities of undercover intelligence agents, raising alarms among advocates of press freedoms.
The agency has proposed extending a 1982 law, the Intelligence Identities Protection Act, which makes it a crime to identify covert officers who have served abroad in the past five years. Under the C.I.A.'s plan, the law would instead apply perpetually to people whose relationships with the intelligence community are classified — even if they live and operate exclusively on domestic soil.
Lawmakers have attached the C.I.A.'s proposed language to defense and intelligence bills moving through Congress. The provisions have sparked objections among press freedom and government transparency advocates. Potential amendments to the House intelligence bill must be submitted by Thursday to be considered when it comes to the House floor.
The C.I.A.'s proposal "seriously expands the felony criminal penalties that could be used against journalists, against whistle-blowers and against public-interest organizations," said Emily Manna, a policy analyst for Open the Government, a group promoting accountability. [Read more: Savage/NYTimes/10July2019]
Security Reports Reveal How Assange Turned an Embassy into a Command Post for Election Meddling. New documents obtained exclusively by CNN reveal that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange received in-person deliveries, potentially of hacked materials related to the 2016 US election, during a series of suspicious meetings at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London.
The documents build on the possibility, raised by special counsel Robert Mueller in his report on Russian meddling, that couriers brought hacked files to Assange at the embassy.
The surveillance reports also describe how Assange turned the embassy into a command center and orchestrated a series of damaging disclosures that rocked the 2016 presidential campaign in the United States.
Despite being confined to the embassy while seeking safe passage to Ecuador, Assange met with Russians and world-class hackers at critical moments, frequently for hours at a time. He also acquired powerful new computing and network hardware to facilitate data transfers just weeks before WikiLeaks received hacked materials from Russian operatives. [Read more: CNN/15July2019]
Defense Intelligence Agencies Joint Innovation Battle Lab Does Not Disappoint. Each year, the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) participates in the Joint Innovation Battle Lab (JIBL), a two-week gathering focused on the integration of operations, intelligence and technology. Earlier this year, this Navy exercise, held at the Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story for the last fifteen years, featured best practices, the identification, testing and evaluation of innovative technologies, and the improvement of operations and intelligence across Special Operations Forces (SOF), the Department of Defense (DOD), and the Intelligence Community, federal law enforcement, private sector, and academia.
DIA's Office of Advanced Technologies Intelligence within the Directorate for Science and Technology leads the technology portion of JIBL, where it collaborates with field operators using agency-developed technology and other equipment.
"Our technology is cutting-edge and we're excited to showcase it," said Matt Avery, JIBL technology line of effort director in an article published by the DIA. "One of the exercise goals is to integrate with our interagency partners to increase speed, accuracy and lethality. Testing out our tech with end-users gives us immediate feedback so we can not only meet this goal, but also show how agile and expeditionary DIA operates." [Read more: Fadia/Techzone360/16July2019]
The Spy Who Kept the Cold War From Boiling Over. In 1984, U.S. spies monitoring the Soviet press found an alarming piece in a Russian magazine. It wasn't an expose on officials in the Soviet Union or a worrying account about Cold War attitudes toward the United States. Rather, it was a recipe for coot, a small water bird that's common in Eastern Europe.
For CIA officials, that meant trouble. They had long had an agreement with a Russian double agent they called TOP HAT - if he wanted to get in touch with them, he'd indicate it by publishing the recipe. Was TOP HAT in danger?
As it turns out, yes. Soon after, America's most valuable spy, Dmitri Polyakov, fell off the map entirely. For nearly 25 years, the Soviet military intelligence officer had served as the United States' most trusted resource on the Soviet military, providing reams of intelligence and becoming a legend in the process. [Read more: Blakemore/History/15July2019]
Academic Upgrade for Germany's Spies. Luisa W. is studying for her master's degree, and has just come from class. But today's politics lecture was far from ordinary - the lesson was top secret, and held in a high-security building. Luisa is among the first generation of Germans to be enrolled in the Intelligence and Security Studies (MISS) master's degree program, jointly offered by the Federal University of Applied Administrative Sciences and the Bundeswehr University Munich. And, for obvious security reasons, she must keep her surname secret.
Before enrolling, Luisa contributed to various branches of Germany's foreign intelligence agency, working with the counterterrorism analysis team, in operations and with the agency's administration. Now, after 10 years of service, she's decided to take part in the MISS program.
"I enjoy getting a break from my ordinary work and having time to think about different issues," she told DW. "I'm interested in the relationship between our intelligence agencies and German society." Her degree will include a range of courses, including one dedicated to intelligence analysis and another on cyber intelligence.
The MISS degree program is not open to just any applicant. [Read more: Hänel/DW/13July2019]
The Doctor Who Helped Israeli Spies Catch Eichmann But Refused Recognition For It. The fake license plates, forged passports and concealed surveillance camera were locked away in the musty archives of Israel's Mossad intelligence agency for 50 years. Now they are touring the U.S. in a traveling exhibition about the Mossad's legendary capture of Nazi officer Adolf Eichmann.
But one object crucial to the mission's success is not on display: the needle used to inject a sedative into Eichmann's arm before he was smuggled onto a plane back to Israel to stand trial.
The story of the needle is also the story of Dr. Yonah Elian, a renowned Israeli anesthesiologist recruited for the Eichmann mission to administer the sedative, who hid the needle in a drawer most of his life and refused to come out of the shadows - even as the other Israelis on the mission were crowned national heroes. [Read more: Estrin/KUCB/116July2019]
GCHQ's Centenary: the Art of Espionage in a Digital Age. In 1837 Giuseppe Mazzini, an activist fighting for Italian unification, fled to London on release from prison in Paris. Mazzini thought he'd be safe away from Europe's mainland, but shortly after the young Italian arrived in London, the Foreign Office began spying on his correspondence, opening Mazzini's private letters and passing their contents to the Austrian and Neapolitan governments. When news of the FCO's espionage became public, Mazzini received an outpouring of support from British liberals, who were outraged that the government could make such overt intrusions into somebody's private life.
Since Mazzini's time, surveillance - both digital and political - has become ubiquitous. Public indignation around the state's incursion into private life has been a crucial part of the history of GCHQ, the government department founded in 1919 as a permanent signals intelligence agency to protect national security. A new exhibition at the Science Museum in London marks the agency's centenary, displaying notes and never seen before code-breaking machines.
"As long as the Internet and telecommunications have existed, GCHQ has existed as well," says Tim Stevens, a professor at King's College London in the war studies department. [Read more: Varghese/NewStatesman/15July2019]
Rising Iran Politician has Intelligence Ties. Iran's first government minister born after its 1979 Islamic Revolution is a carefully manicured, charming internet engineer who posts Instagram pictures of his weekends with his family and spends 30 minutes a day reading letters from his constituents.
He also used to work for the Intelligence Ministry.
Meet Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi, whose quick rise through the Islamic Republic's carefully managed political system already is generating speculation he could be a candidate for Iran's 2021 presidential campaign.
From his current post as information and communications technology minister, Jahromi oversees Iran's tightly controlled internet and a satellite program that the U.S. alleges serves as a cover for experiments on intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads. [Read more: Gambrell/AP/10July2019]
The Spies of Suburbia: How the KGB Infiltrated a Bungalow in Ruislip. Even if you have never set foot on Cranley Drive in Ruislip, you will have walked down countless other streets like it. A quiet cul-de-sac of pebbledash semis, it is the epitome of sleepy suburbia and the backdrop for one of the most audacious spy plots of the Cold War.
Inside a bungalow at 45 Cranley Drive was the hub of the Portland Spy Ring: a Soviet plot to steal Britain's top security naval secrets, including details of the country's first nuclear submarine, HMS Dreadnought.
When discovered by Britain's security services in 1961, it revealed a story of unparalleled intrigue which gripped the nation and is the subject of a new exhibition, opened at the Science Museum this week, celebrating a century of British spycraft.
Curators have recreated a version of 45 Cranley Drive - complete with Fifties wallpaper and carpet, as well as the radio transmitter famously discovered hidden under the kitchen floor and is being displayed for the first time. [Read more: Shute/TheTelegraph/13July2019]
Ousted UK Ambassador Leaked US intelligence. Leaked U.K. diplomatic cables critical of President Trump have led Britain's ambassador, Sir Kim Darroch, to announce his departure from Washington earlier than expected. But the story is not yet concluded.
According to one current and one former U.S. government official speaking on the condition of anonymity, Darroch repeatedly leaked classified U.S. intelligence information, including highly classified information, to a journalist for a U.S.-based media outlet. The sources are confirmed by the reaction my related inquiries have received from other government officials.
These leaks are unrelated to the diplomatic cables which sparked Trump's anger and Darroch's departure.
Still, one source says that the U.S. government was so alarmed by Darroch's leaks that it launched an official investigation to find the source of the information. [Read more: Rogan/WashingtonExaminer/15July2019]
John Wilson Brunner PhD, 94, former OSS, Professor of Foreign languages, died 14 May 2019 in Allentown, PA.
Born in Philadelphia, PA, he received a B.A. from Ursinus College, 1949 and a PhD from Columbia University, 1957.
He served in the OSS in China, 1944-1947.
Post-war, he was a lecturer in German at Columbia University, and founded the language department at Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA, where he became Department Head and served as a professor for 30 years.
He was fluent in eight languages. In retirement he continued as a consultant to many researchers in the field.
He was the author of several books related to the OSS including, "OSS China" w/ Col. Frank Mills, "Ortiz, To Live a life" with Laura Lacey, "OSS Weapons", "OSS Crossbows."Many of these publications were published by Phillips Publications of Williamstown, NJ.
He was married to Ingrid Arvide. He is survived by four daughters and a son, and other family.
Marion Bergesen Riedel [nee Reid Schoenfeld], 96, briefly in OSS, State Department Intel Analyst, died 5 July 2019 in Rockledge, FL. Born in Vienna, Austria to a father posted with the U.S. Legation, he lived in many foreign capitals as his appointments changed.
In 1943 she completed her studies at Smith College (Northampton, MA), and joined the OSS
She served in OSS but resigned after a few months to travel to Hungary, where her father was sent in May 1945 to reopen the Legation offices in Budapest. Later in the year, she returned to the U.S. and, eventually took a job as an intelligence analyst in the U.S Department of State. In early 1951, Bobbie married Alf Bergesen, a Naval Academy graduate and newly-minted Foreign Service Officer. They then embarked on a long diplomatic career with overseas postings including Rangoon, Vienna, Berlin, Phnom Penh, and Bangkok, Lisbon, Saipan, Dacca, and Port-au-Prince. There were also three tours in Washington, DC, and one at the UN in New York City.
After Alf's retirement in 1984, they lived in Bethesda, MD, until 1989 when they re-located to Indian River Colony Club in Viera, FL. Alf passed away in 1995. In 1999, Bobbie married Bill Riedel, a retired Coast Guard Captain. They were married for 20 years, during which time they continued to live independently at IRCC while enjoying a variety of social events and many inland and oceanic cruises.
Bobbie is survived by her husband, two children, and other family.
JPMORGANCHASE — Global Security - Security Intelligence Analyst - NAMR Lead, Req #: 190037697, Location: Plano, TX, US
The Global Security department provides protection, investigation, resiliency and crisis management services in support of JP Morgan Chase & Co., its employees, customers, assets, and facilities throughout the world. This responsibility includes the development of security and safety policies and procedures, regulatory and legislative compliance, guard management, alarm response, branch and corporate building security, customer safety, physical crime investigations, workplace violence, fire and life safety, executive protection, due diligence, pre-employment screening, security operations globally, and fraud investigations. This mission is executed through the implementation of technology, best in class talent, and client collaboration. And it depends on critical support and analysis from the Global Intelligence team.
This position on the Global Intelligence team is responsible for leading the North America (NAMR) intelligence analysis portfolio by proactively integrating and analyzing information to evaluate threats that may impact the firm's people, assets, events, and reputation; their likelihood; and their potential tactical and operational impact and strategic implications.
The ideal candidate must have a high degree of analytic ability and drive, critical thinking skills, project management experience, and exposure to tactical and operational security. The candidate must have the ability to address complex and multidimensional challenges with innovative, rigorous, and inter-disciplinary analytical methods to produce proactive and reliable assessments. S/he must be technically savvy, able to deal with and work through ambiguity, exhibit flexibility needed to shift workload in accordance with changing priorities, be comfortable leading in a sometimes stressful and fast-paced, priority-driven environment, and be prepared to brief senior firm leadership. S/he must be a highly motivated self-starter who can operate within a global team. Lastly, the candidate must possess strong interpersonal skills to develop and maintain relationships.
Click here for more information and to submit an application.
JPMORGANCHASE — Global Security - Social Media Intel Analyst (2 openings), Req #: 190054023, Location: Plano, TX, US
The Global Security department provides protection, investigation, resiliency, and crisis management services in support of JP Morgan Chase & Co., its employees, customers, assets, and facilities throughout the world. This responsibility includes the development of security and safety policies and procedures, regulatory and legislative compliance, guard management, alarm response, branch and corporate building security, customer safety, physical crime investigations, workplace violence, fire and life safety, executive protection, due diligence, pre-employment screening, security operations globally, and fraud investigations. This mission is executed through the implementation of technology, best in class talent, and client collaboration. And it depends on critical support and analysis from the Global Intelligence team.
This position within the Global Intelligence team's Social Media Analysis Cell is responsible for conducting Social Media intelligence analysis by searching for and analyzing information via Social Media and third party platforms to evaluate threats that may impact the firm's people, assets, events, and reputation; their likelihood; and their potential tactical and operational impact and strategic implications. Analyst will report on all Global Security stakeholder cases – Global Intelligence, Investigations, Physical Security, Global Security Operations Centers, Workplace Violence, and others by request.
The ideal candidate must have a high degree of analytic ability, resourcefulness and drive, critical thinking skills, and exposure to tactical and operational security. S/he must have the ability to address complex and multidimensional research challenges with innovative, rigorous, and inter-disciplinary analytical methods to produce proactive and reliable assessments. S/he must be technically savvy, able to deal with and work through ambiguity, exhibit flexibility needed to shift workload in accordance with changing priorities, be comfortable leading in a sometimes stressful and fast-paced, priority-driven environment, and be prepared to brief senior departmental leadership. S/he must be a highly motivated self-starter who can operate within a global team.
Georgetown Law is seaching for a National Security Program Director for their national security programs.
The National Security Program Director oversees the national security JD and LL.M. and student experience at Georgetown Law. This position will design and develop major program components including strategy, policy, and process. S/he maintains curricula, conducts research, leads professional conferences, and provides student support. While producing ideas for faculty review and implementing programs that reflect faculty interest, the incumbent will evaluate effectiveness to meet programmatic goals. Reporting to the Faculty Director of the Center on National Security and the Law (CNSL), the Program Director has additional duties that include but are not limited to:
Student and Alumni Professional Development
• Oversee students' academic choices, career preparation, and job placement.
Assist with new student orientation, with a particular emphasis on incoming national security law students.
• Advise JD and LL.M. students on courses appropriate to their interests and future goals.
• Run the law school's annual Security Clearance Workshop for interested students.
• Provide opportunities for students to meet with legal professionals in all aspects of national security law to help them to learn about a variety of different possible career paths through talks, panels, discussions, site visits, and other events.
• Run the annual National Security Career Fair, in conjunction with George Washington Law School and the American Bar Association, held alternately at Georgetown Law and George Washington Law
• Maintain a database of former students and individuals connected with Georgetown Law who have experience or are practicing in the field of national security law.
• Maintain the program's Linkedln site.
• Provide career advice to JD and LL.M. students and help them to connect with alumni in the field to ensure that they have the best advice going forward.
• Circulate job opportunities to current students and alumni.
• Provide educational and career advice to Georgetown Law alumni who want to move into national security law or who are already in the field.
• Continue to strengthen Georgetown Law's national security curriculum.
• Undertake an annual, comprehensive curriculum review, meeting with the Faculty Director of CNSL and the national security faculty cohort to: determine which courses would enhance the offerings at Georgetown Law; reduce duplicative courses; eliminate outmoded courses; and identify potential adjunct faculty for needed areas.
• Help to develop practicums, internships, and externships in the field.
• Evaluate adjunct faculty and provide them with pedagogical assistance to strengthen their performance in the classroom.
Marketing and Recruiting
• Market the program to and recruit top JD and LL.M. national security law students.
• Develop, contribute to, and help to maintain the national security law program's website.
• Maintain an online presence for the program in social media.
• Assist Faculty in annually selecting the national security law scholar.
• In partnership with the Faculty Director, design and implement a strategic vision for the JD/LL.M. and LL.M. in National Security Law.
• Create regular and ongoing opportunities for national security Faculty, Adjunct Faculty, and Students to provide feedback on the JD/LL.M. program.
• Create regular and ongoing opportunities for Georgetown Law to hear from professionals in the field what the most important skills are for students to develop at Georgetown Law and beyond.
• J.D. degree
• At least 7 years of progressive experience related to this field
• Demonstrated organizational skills and strong collaborative skills
• Experience in and good knowledge of the field of national security law
• A commitment to excellence in the classroom, curricular development, and career placement for the students
• Experience in academic administration as well as management and mentorship is preferred
Please apply with a cover letter, resume, and transcript at the Georgetown Career Opportunities Portal.
Any questions may be directed to Nadia Asancheyev, at na76@georgetown.edu, or 202-662-4072.
Applications are due Friday July 19, 2019.
Starr Companies has an opening for Director of National Capital Region
Employment Duration: Full Time
Travel: Up to 50%
Responsibilities: The ideal candidate will have prior experience working in, and relationships previously established within, the U.S. Federal Government, to include experience working in an HR or Benefits role:
• Consolidate Trade Association and US Fed Govt outreach under one individual; Maintain these relationships once established
• Develop new relationships and opportunities with Trade Associations that Starr Wright currently does not have relationships with
• Develop and maintain relationships with all US Fed Govt Agencies, to include attending Open Houses, New Hiring Events, and maintaining dialogue with US Fed Agency HR Departments to insure that Starr Wright offerings remain front-and-center to these Agencies' employees
• Working with Starr Wright Marketing Director, develop and execute new marketing opportunities and strategies within the US Capitol Region, and other locations with high-density US Federal Government Employee populations
• Developing other ancillary insurance products designed for the unique needs of the US Federal Government Employee
Thank you very much for your assistance in this regard. If you have any questions or would like to discuss in person, please just let us know.
Full job posting - description is here.
Faculty Opportunity in Computer Science and Cyber Security
Cybersecurity Faculty Position Open at Fordham University, New York, NY. Full details here.
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STANDING RESEARCH PROJECT BY AFIO: Professor/Researcher Seeks Identification of Events Significantly Affected by Intelligence for "When Intelligence Made a Difference" - a new AFIO Project
The speaker, Bill Gallegos, and 51 others were taken hostage in Tehran on November 4, 1979 by a group of Iranian college students belonging to the Muslim Student Followers of the Imam's Line, who supported the Iranian Revolution as they took over the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. He spent 444 days until January 1981 as a "guest" of the Ayatollah Khomeini, who had replaced the Iranian monarchy with an Islamic Republic in March 1979. It was the longest hostage crisis in recorded history. Bill will speak to his experiences as a hostage.
Biography: William (Billy) Gallegos was born in Pueblo, Colorado. His Marine Corps career started in 1977. He attended Marine Corps Depot in San Diego, CA. He was then assigned to Marine Security Guard Battalion in Quantico, VA. Upon graduation from Marine Security Guard school he was assigned to the American Embassy Tehran, Iran. Upon his release from captivity, Sgt. William Gallegos completed his military enlistment and was honorably discharged from the United States Marine Corps. During his military service he earned numerous military awards including the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Prisoner of War Medal, Good Conduct Medal and the Department of State Award for Valor. Upon his discharge, he returned to Colorado where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice and Criminology from Metropolitan State University in Denver, Colorado.
Bill Gallegos then began a career in law enforcement as a Denver Sheriff and joined the Denver Police Department in 1994. His assignments with the Denver Police Department include street patrol officer, Vice and Narcotics and Denver police Intelligence unit where he was on loan to the Federal Bureau of Investigation/Joint Terrorism Task Force from 2004 to 2018. His police awards include numerous commendations as well as three Denver Police Distinguished Service Crosses and a Purple Heart. He retired from law enforcement in November 2018.
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Our schedule is as follows: Registration & gathering, 1000 – 1015; Membership meeting 1015 – 1030; Morning Speaker 1030 to 1200; Luncheon at 1200-1300. Our afternoon speaker will be from 1300 – 1430 with adjournment by 1500. Our morning presenter is Peggy Adler. Peggy has served as AFIO/NE chapter president for 3 years and as program coordinator for 8 years She is also a recipient of AFIO National's coveted General Stilwell Award presented in 2001. Peggy's topic covers the Richard Brenneke October Surprise where in 1991, she was retained by self-proclaimed ex-CIA agent, arms dealer and money launderer, Richard Brenneke, to co-author his autobiography. Discovering evidence in his files contradicting claims regarding his presence at October Surprise conspiracy meetings, she contacted former CIA analyst-turned-journalist, Frank Snepp. This evidence was the basis of Snepp's February 1992 article for the Village Voice which outed Brenneke as a con artist. Adler worked with Snepp on additional articles for the "Voice" which went on to prove that the so-called "October Surprise" was a hoax. Adler's work was also the subject of a chapter in Robert Parry's book, Trick or Treason: The October Surprise Mystery and she was interviewed by PBS' Frontline in this regard for an episode which aired in April 1992. In mid-1992, learning that the House October Surprise Task Force was investigating whether or not there actually had been an October Surprise, she contacted investigative journalist and author Steven Emerson, who put her in touch with the Task Force so that she could turn over to them the seventy cartons of documents she had hauled east from Brenneke's home in Portland, Oregon, in order to write his memoirs. Subsequently, she worked as a consultant to the Task Force, and assisted in drafting and editing the Brenneke section of their final report.
Our afternoon presenter is Damien Cregeau. Mr. Cregeau's one-hour PowerPoint presentation, "Spies, Lies, and Alibis: Spying and Tradecraft During the American Revolution," will focus on the espionage efforts in and around New York City, including the Major Benjamin Tallmadge's Culper Ring and the Dayton Ring run by Colonel Elias Dayton. It will also include an analysis of the failed Captain Nathan Hale operation as well as the successful counterintelligence efforts regarding the failed Tory plot to capture or kill Generals George Washington and Israel Putnam. The talk will also look briefly at the special invisible ink developed by Sir James Jay, brother of John Jay, as well as two common misunderstandings regarding the treachery of Major General Benedict Arnold. Finally, there will be a brief look at the unheralded efforts of Sgt. Daniel Bissell, a Continental Army soldier who posed as a deserter to operate behind British lines. Damien earned his bachelor's in history from Hillsdale College and his master's in history from Colorado State. After teaching history at preparatory schools for several years he became an independent historian. He is a scholar of the American Revolution specializing in espionage of the era. He has spoken on spies in the Revolution since 2007 at the FBI's New York Office, the Fraunces Tavern Museum in New York City, as well as to historical societies and organizations throughout the northeast, including Boston, Vermont and New Hampshire. He serves as president of the Connecticut Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. He has been published in seven historical journals, including Leatherneck Magazine, Financial History, the Journal of the American Revolution and the DAR's American Spirit. He and his wife own two homes from 1765 in Connecticut: a private's house in Wethersfield and the General Jedediah Huntington House in Norwich. In September, as part of the town of Litchfield's 300th anniversary, Damien will host a Revolutionary War spy symposium on Sunday, September 8th.
Event being held at the MIT Endicott House, 80 Haven Street, Dedham, MA 02026. Should you elect to stay at the Endicott House, Mike Assad has arranged a room rate of $140/night. Please mention AFIO/NE and Mike Assad when you make your reservation. For additional information contact us at afionechapter@gmail.com.
REGISTER: Advance reservations are $30 per person. We can no longer accept walk-ins. Emails regarding your plans to attend will be accepted if you are late meeting the deadline. These must be sent to Ms Sarah Moore at afionechapter@gmail.com no later than 3 days prior to the event
Reservation deadline: luncheon reservations must be made by 17 July 2019.
Mail your check and the reservation form to: AFIO/NE, Sarah Moore, PO Box 1203, Orange, CT 06477.
Speaker and Dinner are part of this chapter meeting where we will hear Maurice Dawson, Ph.D., D.C.Sc., SMIEEE, Director of the Center for Cyber Security and Forensics Education, Fulbright Scholar, & Senior Fellow at ALPF, discuss Cybersecurity issues. Professor Dawson is a nationally recognized expert on CyberSecurity and a published author.
Event is being held at the Stoney Creek Golf Club, 5850 W 103rd St., Oak Lawn, IL 60453. Chapter VP John Fanning has arranged dinner for us in a private room for the cost of only $40pp.
RSVP: Please advise me as soon as you can of your commitment to attend, and please bring guests with you.
Please understand that we must provide a guaranteed number, and I will be personally responsible for no-shows.
Email your RSVP to chapter President Vernon Petri at Vjpetri@petrilaw.com or call him at 317-696-3580. Also, if your dues are up for renewal, bundle the $40 fee with your registration.
Abraham D, Sofaer, George P. Shultz Fellow in Foreign Policy and National Security Affairs, Emeritus, is the author of Taking on Iran: Strength, Diplomacy and the Iranian Threat. Dr. Sofaer, who served as legal adviser to the US Department of State from 1985 to 1990, was appointed the first George P. Shultz Distinguished Scholar and Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution in 1994. During his service as legal adviser, he was responsible for US-Iran negotiations at the US-Iran Tribunal in The Hague.
Meeting location: Basque Cultural Center, 599 Railroad Avenue, South San Francisco, CA.
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We will also be taking a moment to honor the passing of Therese LeGallo, our immediate Past President. Her obituary appeared in the Weekly Notes #21-19 dated 28 May 2019.
1 November 2019, 10:30 am - 2 pm - Tysons, VA - SAVE THE DATE for this final AFIO luncheon of 2019. Features Jonna Mendez, former CIA Chief of Disguise, co-author of The Moscow Rules: The Secret CIA Tactics That Helped America Win the Cold War, and Vince Houghton PhD, Spy Museum Historian, discussing his just released The Nuclear Spies: America's Atomic Intelligence Operation against Hitler and Stalin.
Jonna Mendez's presentation starts at 11 a.m. Mendez (Spy Dust: Two Masters of Disguise Reveal the Tools and Operations That Helped Win the Cold War), share (with late husband Tony Mendez) their experiences as spies in Moscow during the height of the Cold War in the mid-1980s. The authors begin with the initial list of "the Moscow Rules" and continue to discuss briefly the current state of affairs in Russia under Vladimir Putin, and how they interfered with the 2016 U.S. election.
Vince Houghton PhD, historian and curator of the International Spy Museum, makes his presentation at 1 p.m. on The Nuclear Spies: America's Atomic Intelligence Operation against Hitler and Stalin. He asks why did the US intelligence services fail so spectacularly to know about the Soviet Union's nuclear capabilities following WWII? The Manhattan Project's intelligence team had penetrated the Third Reich and knew every detail of the Nazi 's plan for an atomic bomb. What changed and what went wrong?
Venue: DoubleTree by Hilton, 1960 Chain Bridge Rd, Tysons Corner, VA 22182 Phone: (703) 893-2100. Directions at this link.
Hold the date. Links to online registration will be provided next month.
Partisan political activism by current and former intelligence officers since mid-2016 is the largest and most significant politicization of intelligence by intelligence officers in U.S. history. This presentation will explore the causes and the wholly negative consequences of this new form of politicization for the IC and the country.
Dr. John A. Gentry was for 12 years an intelligence analyst at the CIA, where he worked mainly economic issues associated with the Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact countries; for two of those years he was senior analyst on the staff of the National Intelligence Officer for Warning. He is a retired U.S. Army Reserve officer, with most assignments in special operations and intelligence arenas. On active duty, he was executive officer of a special forces operational detachment. As a reservist, he was mobilized and spent much of 1996 as a civil affairs officer in Bosnia. Dr. Gentry also is an adjunct associate professor with the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University. He formerly taught at the College of International Security Affairs, National Defense University, at the National Intelligence University, and at George Mason University. His research interests primarily are in intelligence and security studies. He publishes frequently in Intelligence and National Security and International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence. Georgetown University Press published his co-authored book, Strategic Warning Intelligence: History, Challenges and Prospects, in early 2019. He is a member of the Editorial Committee of the International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence. He is adjunct professor at Georgetown University.
Central Asia is undergoing a period of profound transformations. Islam Karimov, who ruled Uzbekistan from 1989, died in office in 2016. His successor former Prime Minister Shavkat Mirziyoyev has embarked on a series of reforms to create a more efficient bureaucracy, attract investment, soften repression and rebuild ties with neighboring states.
Kazakhstan's first President Nursultan Nazarbayev resigned in March 2019. Zhomart Toqaev, his anointed successor, called a snap election on June 8th, winning with over 70% of the vote. But citizens have reacted angrily to perceived political stagnation with over 1000 arrested in protests around the country.
Tajikistan, the region's poorest state is also looking toward transition. President Emomali Rahmon, in power since 1992, appears to be grooming his son Rustam for power; presidential elections are scheduled for 2020. This comes at a time of instability in the country, with over thirty killed in a prison riot in May.
These ongoing developments are interlinked and pose questions around the sustainability of post-Soviet models of authoritarian governance in the region. To discuss these developments, Daniel Morgan Graduate School and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) will assemble a roundtable of experts who follow the region closely.
Speakers:Torokul Doorov, Director of RFE/RL's Kazakh Service; Salimjon Aioubov, Acting Director of RFE/RL's Tajik Service; Alisher Syddiq, Director of RFE/RL's Uzbek Service; Erica Marat, Associate Professor, College of International Security Affairs, National Defense University. Moderator: Edward Lemon, DMGS - Kennan Institute Fellow, Daniel Morgan Graduate School of National Security
Where: The Daniel Morgan Graduate School of National Security, 1620 L St NW, Suite 700, Washington, D.C. 20036
RSVP Required. Do so HERE. Qs? contact Frank Fletcher, Director of Lectures & Seminars by email to: events@dmgs.org
Attire: business / business casual
Registration Opens at 9:00 am
Please note that you must RSVP to attend this event.
HOLD THE DATE. The 2019 annual CIRA dinner will be held in Tysons Corner. The cost will be $110 per person.
As was the case last year, the selected Tysons Corner hotel has reserved a block of rooms at reduced rates for attendees traveling from out of town. Information on menu choices will be forwarded in the near future.
Program: Cocktail Reception starts 6 pm; Dinner begins 7:30 pm; Presentations begin 8:45 pm. Full details when finalized.
The evening's program will include the presentation of the first CIRA Lloyd Salvetti award. There will be periodic updates on menu, reduced room rates, and updates on the evening program including the presentation of the Lloyd Salvetti Award. Meanwhile, put this date in your calendar and stay tuned for follow-ups. When available, specifics on location, registration, and other questions, will be announced on CIRA's webpage.
The 2019 NCMF General Membership Meeting & Annual Symposium will be held from 9am to 3pm on 16 October 2019 at the JHU/APL Kossiakoff Center, 11100 John Hopkins Road, Laurel, MD 20723-6099. See below for a snapshot of the program and stay tuned for more details. Registration is open now. We hope you will please share information about our upcoming program with friends, colleagues, and related communities.
SYMPOSIUM SNAPSHOT: RUSSIAN PENETRATION OF U.S. ASSETS
The NCMF symposium this year will feature an exposé of Soviet and Russian active measures to engage in political warfare and to conduct espionage against the U.S. and others using close access and other means. Among the speakers are Dr. John Lenczowski, Dr. Terry Thompson, Dr Eric Haseltine, Charles Gandy, Jerry Roddy, and James Gosler, all of whom were directly involved in working to thwart these security threats. In addition, the program includes information about NCMF and museum activities as well as an update on the new museum project.
REGISTRATION and COST: Fee includes breakfast (8:15 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.) and lunch (Noon - 1:00 p.m.). $25 Members, $50 Guests (includes 1 year NCMF membership). Deadline to register is 11 October.
To register, do so here.
***CCH Symposium 2019 (see next event below) - Remember, this year the Symposium on Cryptologic History will take place on 17-18 October and registration for this event is separate from the NCMF program. Please consider registering for both events and enjoying 3 full days of cryptology and cybersecurity. See the NCMF event calendar and Educate section for information about the CCH Symposium.
Additional information or questions can be handled at NCMF Office at cryptmf@aol.com or call 301-688-5436.
The National Security Agency/Central Security Service (NSA/CSS) and the National Cryptologic Museum Foundation invite proposals for the 2019 Symposium on Cryptologic History. The Symposium will be held on October 17-18, 2019 at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory's Kossiakoff Center in Laurel, MD. The theme of the 2019 Symposium is "From Discovery to Discourse."
THEME & PROGRAM INFO
The theme for the 2019 Symposium on Cryptologic History is "From Discovery to Discourse." Since 1990, the Symposium on Cryptologic History has served as an opportunity to present historical discoveries found in unclassified and declassified Intelligence Community records and engage in scholarly discussion about their significance to cryptologic history. The 2019 Symposium program offers over 20 educational sessions led by over 65 speakers. Topics include cryptologic history related to World War I and II, the Cold War, communications security, cyberspace and technology, international and diplomatic relations, counterintelligence and espionage, declassification and public engagement, and more. The program is here.
REGISTRATION INFO: The registration rate is $70/day ($140 for the full program). The student rate is $35/day ($70 for the full program). Registration includes a light continental breakfast, lunch, and afternoon snacks. Sessions on Saturday, October 19th are free for those who register for one, or both, days at the Kossiakoff Center. For registration questions, contact the NCMF at crypt@cryptologicfoundation.org or 301-688-5436.
Registration is available online here. OR mail your registration form and payment following these instructions.
*** Registration will close on Friday October 11, 2019. No refunds for cancellations will be issued after Monday October 14, 2019.
The CAE in Cyber Security Symposium is right around the corner! CAE is Centers of Academic Excellence. If your institution belongs to the CAE-CD, CAE-2Y, CAE-R, or CAE-CO Program, you are eligible to participate. Details to follow several months from now.
Direct your questions to info@caecommunity.org. What are CAEs? More information here.
Upcoming CAE events and the Cyber Security Symposium.


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Marketing strategies are the long term plans to attain certain objectives of the organisation. The strategic plan is the detailed planning involving marketing research, and then developing a marketing mix to delight customers. Its necessary for the organisation to have clear marketing objectives, and the major path for achieving organisational goals will be depend upon strategies (Doole and Lowe, 2008). Vodafone Group PLC is a British multinational mobile network operator and Britain's third largest company which is also the world's largest mobile telecommunication network company in terms of revenue. Marketing can thus be seen as the process of developing and implementing a strategy to plan and coordinate ways of identifying, anticipating and satisfying consumer demands, in such a way as to make profits.
Environmental audit the tool by which the performance of Vodafone can be identified. The audit is process in which the identification of the facts is the first step, the second step is to understand the elements, facts and figure and the last element is to identify the measure which are most liable for the problems. PESTEL analysis is the tool by which the checking and controlling of the external factors can be acknowledged (Perreault, JrCannon and McCarthy, 2013). Vodafone is a multi-national company which deals in telecommunication. It is included in the third largest position which measures both the subscribers and revenues. It is the most expensive brand in UK and this brand is estimated at 27 million pounds.
The study is concluded that the tool which have been used to evaluate the performance of Vodafone are the best measures which can be taken and considered. The corporation has the various elements which can influence its business situations. It can be concluded that the strategic growth is based on the constant learning and rectifying concepts. This can be done by auditing the elements of the entity and after doing the proper study and a deep analyses it can be decided that the corporation is on the path of success or not.
The external factors that the Vodafone must deal with the details of the environment in which the entity is operating, the sector, competitor and the purchasing behaviour of potential customers. The external environment has two aspects: the macro environment that affects the all the companies and micro environment that affects only the firms in the particular industry.
Political factors- In this different factors included which affect the external environment that is regulations, infrastructure and health issue.
Regulations – Political pressure may be brought regarding the use of the mobiles by the children and by using the phones health issue will be generate (Quester and et. al., 2007).
Infrastructure – The infrastructure building need to support the network requires the permission with the regulatory bodies to use their lands.
Health issue – Mobile phones effect on the health of the persons and school going children.
Economical factors – These factors affect the cost of the product of Vodafone.
Cost of Licenses – The cost of acquiring the license of the mobile phones is very high.
3G – The network with the cost of building requires a lot of revenue to break even, but if the price is too high, the standard will not take off.
Cost of calls being down – There are constant price wars between the users of Vodafone and there are very few markets where there is monopoly controlling the mobile market.
Socio-cultural factors – These factors affect the social trends and demographics of the corporate.
Health Issues – If the Vodafone has largest footprint in the different countries in all over the world, the company has been confronted with the competition in both developed and emerging market.
European market is the largest market for Vodafone group but its revenue in the market are slightly decreasing (Jain, and Haley, 2009). Vodafone group has implemented differentiation strategy but the company has not launched the value-added services in both developed and emerging markets and by that they facing high price competition. While expanding geographic global footprint and diversify the products and services, the company needs to focus more resources on value-added services as the key differentiators in order to maintain the growth.Demographics – Mostly mobile phones are used by the young members of the society. In a country, where the population is ageing, which is across the European Union, the demographics may shift to the aged population ho may have less use of the mobile phones.
Social trends – Now a days, mobile phones become popular and having more than one is become a trend. If a trend is not having a phones this could seriously impact on the usage.
Technological factors – In the industry of the mobile phones it has been a great deal of technological change. Mobile phones are used for the telephonic conversation but at the present time text messaging is also available and it has increased the usage. The issue of ethics as Vodafone can offer a wide variety of the mobile phones with the new technology so this will help to increase their sales revenue.
Environmental factors – Vodafone have established a recycling program of the handset that encourage the customer top dispose of handsets in a responsible way by providing the incentives to the consumers (Berthon and et. al., 2012).
Legal factors – Legal policies can affect the sale of the product ans the current situation of the business. It is very important for the Vodafone to update itself with latest laws and regulations.
Porter's Five Force Model: By using this model, competitor analysis takes place by understanding how the threats of new entrants, the bargaining powers of buyers, bargaining power of supplier, the threat of substitute products and the rivalry among the competing firms will effect the competitors in the industry. These five force have a direct effect on the strategies of Vodafone competitiveness.
Rivalry with Existing competitors– Position of the Vodafone as cost leaders the competitors has a hard time to compete on the basis of price because in any aspect of logistics is inferior then the competitors will have to fall the prices.
Bargaining power of buyers– The buyers in the mobile industry are strong. These buyers can reduce the cost leader prices but nor pass the level of the closest competitor. This ensures that Vodafone will continue to earn the profit at above average return to its closest competitor.
Bargaining power of supplier – Supplier of the mobile industry is also strong (Ataman, Van Heerde and Mela, 2010). Vodafone could hold the suppliers cost down and it could make a profit even when competitors are making only average return.
Potential entrants – Vodafone must continue to reduce the cost below that of competitors. Vodafone can help to make the entrance into the mobile industry to its potential competitors by maintaining the level of high efficiency.
It is the process of identifying and analyse the organise the specific characteristics include the resources, capabilities and core competencies (Douglas and Craig, 2011). Internal analysis is comprised by the following elements which includes organisation current vision, mission, strategic objectives and strategies.
Resources – These are the assets that Vodafone has carried out for the work activities and process related to the business mission, goals and objectives. Resources includes financial resources, physical assets, human resources, intangible resources and cultural resources and these resources are very helpful for Vodafone.
Strategic capability - The company is able to develop the strategic capability that can be analysed with the help of the value chain activities that are primary and support activity. Substantial strategic capability is developed by Vodafone regards to the operations to provide the telecommunication services at low cost with good quality for that company have to develop the technology to exploit the technological opportunity (Rivera-Camino, 2007). For handle the development of the human resources it has to develop the capabilities of the recruitment and selection for improving the technological innovation and motivation for more technological innovation. Organisational capabilities are the complex and coordinated network of Vodafone routine and processes that determine the transforms of the enterprise its input into output effectively and efficiently.
Core Competencies – These are the major value-creating skills and capabilities that are shared the multiple product lines or the multiple business. The sharing process inside the company is what distinguish the core competencies from distinctive capabilities. Vodafone has organisational processes and routines to get work done. These capabilities of the corporate are the fundamental building blocks for the development of the core competencies.
VRIO Analysis :- This technique is used for the analysis which consider the several dimensions for the evaluation for the organisation as well as for the competitor.
V – Value. It is expensive on the resources and it is obtain in the market.
R – Rareness. Resources are limited in the Vodafone.
I – Imitability. There is difficulty to imitate the resources.
O – Organisation. These are those resources by the existing arrangements and can the organisation use that resources properly.
Financial resources – These resources which are used by Vodafone in taking the decisions related to the finance.
Human resources – These resources are like men, machines for making the product.
Material resources – These resources are like raw material etc. for making the products.
Non Material resources- These resources like knowledge and information available to the Vodafone for making the products and plans.
Value Chain analysis :- It includes the two type of activities that is primary and support activities. Primary activities includes the inbound logistics, operations, outbound logistics, marketing and sales and the services which are provided by Vodafone. Support activities assist the primary activities which help the organisation to achieve its competitive advantage. It includes procurement, technology development, human resource management and firm infrastructure. By all these factors Vodafone achieve the leading position in the competitive market.
SWOT Analysis :- To identify the internal strength and weakness of Vodafone and the external opportunities and threats which the environment needs to the company for that SWOT analysis is needed.
Strength – Vodafone has introduced its brands into the existing brands of its controlled network and retains the value of the internet of that brand which is exist in the market in each country. Standardised customer retention management is a feature of Vodafone. The company is developing a management to ensure the awareness of its consumer base and their preferences in order to help the efficient sale of the new product and services.
Weakness – Capital expenditure of Vodafone is high. Exploring the new technology needs huge research, development and infrastructure cost. Enterprise is not flexible when it switches to alternative technologies if the underlying infrastructure will nor support it.
Opportunities – Third generation mobile phone is expected to be the major product of the telecommunication industry as it will allow the faster and high quality data which will facilitate the mobile internet at broadband speed (Atasu, Sarvary and Van Wassenhove, 2008).
Threats – Mobile telecom company have to accept the decisions that may be made for political or social reasons without taking into account the effect on the company in the industry.
Ansoff Matrix :- This matrix is divided into four parts that is Market penetration, product development, market development and diversification.
Market penetration is used when the products which are exist in the market to increase the market share of Vodafone. The current capability, resources are the factors which are used for growth oriented strategy.
Product development is necessary for the firm because consumers wants new and unique products so that value of the brand increases.
Market development means to expand into new market with the existing products. Vodafone have the capability and the resources to enter into the new market to increase the growth of firm and attain the success.
Diversification – It happens when both new products to be developed and new markets to be tapped.
A company can achieve sustainable growth to survive its business when it possess the competitive advantage against its competitors globally. Global telecommunication industry is fragmented industry. The company has implemented differentiation strategy but it requires the sustainable advantage in order to provide the values to its subscribers. A enterprise can gain competitive advantage by creating the more values than its competitors. The corporate has centralized supply chain to weaken the bargaining power of suppliers to achieve the operational efficiency. Vodafone has invested in the many companies for improving the technologies globally to create innovative and differentiated products and services (Thorpe and Morgan, 2007). To reduce the bargaining power of substitute products, the company has to diversify its products and service portfolio and offered a wide range of product and service include the value added services to meet the consumer needs.
Vodafone has expanded its global geographic footprint through the horizontal integration, joint venture and strategic alliance by capitalizing on its superior brand recognition. The company has thus implemented differentiation strategy and initiated one Vodafone program to achieve the cost effectiveness and efficiency. By gaining the economy of scale and globally to improve the bottom line performance (Kanagal, 2009). Vodafone has formulated and implemented those generic strategy in accordance with its vision & mission and external & internal environment. the company has to initiate in order to create a value-added services to meet the consumers needs. Vodafone has the largest geographic footprint in more than one country , the company has been confronted with the high competition in both developed and emerging markets.
Vodafone has largest footprint in the different countries in all over the world, the company has been confronted with the competition in both developed and emerging market. European market is the largest market for Vodafone group but its revenue in the market are slightly decreasing. The market is expected to grow continuously and most multinational mobile operators have recently focused on the Indian market and the corporate facing high price competition in the market. Vodafone group has implemented differentiation strategy but the company has not launched the value-added services in both developed and emerging markets and by that they facing high price competition. While expanding geographic global footprint and diversify the products and services, the company needs to focus more resources on value-added services as the key differentiators in order to maintain the growth.
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We had such a great time down under at the Vans Park Series in Manly Beach, Australia. It's truly rewarding watching the world's best skaters skate what we build! Thank you Vans and Australia for the hospitality.
Sydney, AUSTRALIA (March 4, 2017) – Back to back rain delays did not stop the 2017 Vans Park Series Pro Tour Global Qualifiers in Australia today, as twenty of the world's most talented park terrain skateboarders battled through a lightning round of finals heats, to inevitably crown Tom Schaar the winner of the VPS Australia Global Qualifier. With an exceptional performance leading the qualifiers and flawless runs in today's finals, the 17-year-old perfectionist swept the crowds with his dynamic flow and precision throughout the custom-spec park terrain course. Tom Schaar's conclusive win not only grants him the Australia Global Qualifier title, but also places him in the lead in the 2017VPS Men's Tour Challenger Rankings.
In a well-deserved 2nd place, Ivan Federico's calculated form and variety of tricks were in full force, while Pedro Barros' undeterred speed and velocity earned him 3rd.


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SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (AP) — Two sheriff's vans were parked outside and police officers stood at the gate of a cattle fence surrounding the address listed for the Texas church shooting suspect, preventing a group of waiting journalists from entering.
Two officials who spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity have identified him as Devin Kelley. Officials from the Comal County Sherriff's Office and the Texas Rangers declined to comment Sunday evening, or to say if they had raided his home. A few minutes later, the gate opened and two Texas Rangers trucks pulled out.
The home is in a wooded area on the rural, western outskirts of New Braunfels, north of San Antonio. It is off a two-lane highway.
Authorities say 26 people were killed and about 20 wounded in the shooting.
Meanwhile, President Donald Trump says the deadly church shooting in Texas is an "act of evil."
Trump is in Tokyo on the first leg of a visit to Asia. He says he has spoken with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and the state has the administration's "full support."
Trump says he will continue to follow developments closely while he is traveling through Asia.
The president says the "act of evil" occurred as the victims and families were in their place of "sacred worship."
Texas authorities say 26 people were killed and about 20 others were wounded Sunday after a man open fire inside First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs southeast of San Antonio.
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The Curious Case of Cameron Wake
A picture is worth a thousand words, but this wouldn't be the last time Dolphins fans heard from Cameron Wake
The Dolphins trailed the Patriots by two touchdowns late in the third quarter in a late October Thursday night affair in Foxboro. The Miami defense forced an incomplete pass on third down and got off the field.
Cameron Wake, did not.
As he lie there on his stomach at mid-field, you wouldn't know he had just torn his Achilles tendon away from the bone. Rather, you would think he was just resting in-between sets of planks with a very matter of fact look draped across his face.
Arian Foster suffered the same injury the week prior. Steve Smith had the dreaded Achilles tear less than a month later. Those two rolled around on the turf, writhed in pain and were helped off the field.
Maybe he doesn't feel pain. Maybe he refused to show the country that he was in an immense amount of anguish. Either way, it was another prime instance of Cameron Wake providing a strong example for his teammates, his peers, and those that look up to him.
The blank stare that donned the all-pro pass rusher's face was one of uncertainty. He was 34 years old, he was owed nearly $10 million in 2016 and would be returning from a horrific, sometimes career-ending injury. The writing was on the wall. Everyone connected to the Dolphins thought the fringe Hall of Famer's career in Miami would come to an end.
With his future severely in doubt, Cam Wake held his emotions together
Being doubted is nothing new for Cam Wake.
After going undrafted out of Penn State in the 2005 NFL draft, Wake signed with the New York Giants. He didn't even have an opportunity to go to training camp as he was cut in June.
Refusing to give up on the dream, he took a job working in a gym cleaning up the machines and selling new memberships. This, of course, afforded him time to continue to sculpt his body and refine his craft for a second chance.
That second chance wouldn't come from the NFL, but from up north in the Canadian Football League. In 2007, as a member of the BC Lions, Wake led the CFL in sacks, had the only blocked field goal in the league that season and won rookie of the year honors along with defensive player of the year.
For an encore, Wake recorded 23 sacks in his second year taking home defensive player of the year honors again and becoming the first defensive player in league history to take home the MVP trophy.
After being named to the all-decade CFL team for 2000-2009, despite only playing two years, it was clear that he was ready to try the NFL again.
He worked out for eight NFL teams and garnered interest from 17 in total. He signed four year contract with the Miami Dolphins worth $4.9 million.
He wouldn't see more than limited reps in his first year in 2009 but broke out in 2010 with 14 sacks.
In 2012, his 15 sacks, three forced fumbles and countless quarterback pressures earned him first team all pro honors. His 2010 and 2014 performances earned him second team all-pro honors.
Wake's release the Kraken celebration has endeared Dolphins fans for years.
Prior to the Achilles injury, the 33 year old defensive end was on his way to his fifth pro-bowl game with seven sacks through the Dolphins first seven games.
Known for his burst off the line of scrimmage, it was apparent from the time Tom Brady barked out his final cadence that something was wrong with #91. He pulled up immediately and limped into the Patriots right tackle before falling to the turf.
You can question his run defense and you can question his ability to drop into coverage. But if you've spent any time around Cam Wake or any time reading about his journey, you know better than to put limitations on what he is capable of.
It was a near certainty that the Dolphins would move on from the worn-down veteran as the team focused a roster over-haul geared towards younger players.
In a surprising twist, the Dolphins extended Wake's contract in May reducing his cap hit to a more team friendly figure.
The news wasn't a surprise to those that spend every day around the Beltsville, Maryland native. They knew what this superstar that is carved out of stone is capable of.
Teammate Earl Mitchell said as much, "Everybody knows Cam as a freak of nature." Ndamukong Suh stated rather briefly, "He's Superman."
The tireless hours spend in 2005 and 2006 in the weight room wondering if he'd ever buckle a chin-strap again served as a reminder that he's been in similar valleys before.
Wake never faltered in his confidence stating, "Add another one to list. I've been over-coming obstacles my entire career, why would I expect this to be any different?" (These quotes are from a Miami Herald article published last June.)
He would make his pre-season debut in late August just 10 months removed from the Achilles surgery.
Enduring yet another change to his career arch, Cam Wake was asked, for the first time since 2009, to come off the bench as a sub-package player.
With the Dolphins stumbling out of the gate to a paltry 1-4 record, Wake wasn't getting many opportunities to rush the passer as the Dolphins were constantly playing from behind. In those first five games, Wake was on the field for just 122 of the Dolphins defense's 388 plays – just 31% of the potential reps.
He tallied only one sack and forced just one fumble during the Dolphins woeful September and early October.
Then, Adam Gase and the Dolphins coaching staff cranked up Wake's snap count. He played 74% of the team's defensive snaps in an upset victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers and continued to see a heavier workload each week from then on. Going from a 15-25 snaps per game player, Wake was now getting 30, 40 even 50 snaps in some games.
The additional reps led to immediate production. During the six game winning streak, Wake has not failed to record a sack in a single game. During that six game stretch, he has sacked the quarterback 7.5 times and forced two fumbles.
It's not the volume figure that is most impressive, though.
On a per snap basis, just a couple of pass rushers are disrupting quarterbacks more than Cameron Wake.
Accounting for sacks, tackles for loss and quarterback hits, and qualifying players only with 200 or more snaps, Cam Wake ranks 3rd in the league in disruption productivity. His 8.18% disruption percentage trails only Joey Bosa of the Chargers and Aaron Donald of the Rams.
(These numbers were provided by Chris Kouffman on Twitter @ckparrot. The stat double weight sacks to account for the bigger impact they have.)
Business as usual in 2016 as Wake makes Sunday afternoons for opposing quarterbacks a living nightmare
Jay Ajayi got the ground game cranking, Ryan Tannehill has elevated his play, but Cameron Wake's resurgence should be the third coming of age story for the Dolphins recent success.
He is signed through 2017 with the Dolphins and despite an age that is considered ancient in the NFL, is anyone still willing to doubt that Cameron Wake can't do this well into his late 30's?
Nobody exemplifies determination, grit, hard work, perseverance and an attitude that refuses to quit more so than Wake.
You'd be hard pressed to find a better role model currently in the NFL. Wake doesn't get the promotion of Houston's J.J. Watt, but that's because he doesn't ask for it.
The staple of Cameron Wake's career has been keeping his head down, putting his nose to the grind-stone and outworking every single person trying to prevent him from achieving his goals.
I don't have any children. I do have a wonderful woman by my side that I hope to one day have a child with. When he or she is born, you can bet Cameron will be atop the suggested baby name list.
You can follow me on Twitter @Travis_writes or,
Contact me via email at traviswingfield@yahoo.com
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The TVR Tuscan was a front engine, rear wheel drive sports car built by TVR from 1967 to 1971 in the company's Blackpool, England factory. It was the second car developed by TVR during the Martin Lilley era of the automotive firm.

The car was made available in both a V8 and a V6 format, with a total of 174 cars built between the two available engine formats.

Tuscan V8

In early 1967, the first Tuscans were made, available with only the V8 engine. Recalling the performance potential of the Grantura-based Griffith, it was based on the Grantura/Vixen and was built in three different configurations between January 1967 and early 1971. The engine was a  Ford Windsor V8, similar to that available in early Ford Mustangs. The motor was equipped with a Ford 4-barrel carburetor, made 271 hp, and was capable of propelling the car to a top speed of 155 mph. Stopping power came from disc brakes in the front and the rear. Production of the V8 models dwindled after the release of the V6, and was discontinued altogether in 1970. In total, 73 cars were sold by TVR with a V8. Most of the Tuscan V8s were sold in the United States, with only the occasional vehicle being built with right-hand drive for the home market.

It was originally available in a short-wheelbase form with Vixen-style bodywork, looking very much like a Series IV Grantura 1800S aside from its prominent bonnet bulge. Approximately twenty-four were built. The SWB style was essentially identical to the V8-powered Griffith, which was discontinued in early 1967 as a result of the reputation it had gained for issues with build quality and reliability. The LWB car arrived a little later and used the same long-wheelbase chassis as the Vixen S2, and the same method of bolting the body to the chassis. About another two dozen of these LWB Tuscan V8s were built until production ended in 1969.

1970 saw the introduction of the widebody Tuscan V8 (LWB SE), which featured a restyled body shell that gave a preview to the upcoming M-series body style. The widebody Tuscan was powered by the larger  version of the small block Ford V8, and, although estimates vary, it appears that approximately ten widebody cars were built between 1970 and 1971. The V8 SE also had wider, hooded taillights mounted at a reverse rake.

Total production:
SWB: approximately 24
LWB: approximately 24
LWB SE: approximately 10

Tuscan V6

In mid-1969, to provide a car at an intermediate level of performance, TVR released the Tuscan V6. Equipped with a 2994 cc OHV Ford Essex V6 motor, which came from Ford's British division (also used in the Ford Zodiac Mk IV and Ford Capri). The brakes were changed from the V8 model, as only the front used discs, and the rear had drum brakes. The V6 model was also narrower, using the same bodyshell as the TVR Vixen but with provision of an access panel above the rear differential, and a round tubular frame chassis similar to the TVR Vixen but with some upgrades.  It did, however, receive the same Salisbury differential as the Tuscan V8. The 3.0 L V6 powerplant produced 138 hp, and 182 lb/ft of torque equipped with a twin choke synchronous Weber 40DFAV carburetor and the car was able to reach speeds of 125 mph. At the time it was offered for sale, the Essex V6 did not meet emissions requirements in the United States, so the Tuscan V6 was not exported there although at least one car was sent into the US masquerading as a TVR Vixen. Most of the cars produced were right-hand-drive, for the home market. There were a total of 101 V6 cars produced including a prototype before the line was stopped altogether to make way for its successor, the TVR Vixen 2500.

See also
TVR Tuscan Challenge - introduced in 1988, this was a competition-only roadster built in small numbers
TVR Tuscan Speed Six - Recent model (produced from 1999-2006) that bears the same name.

References

Sports cars
Cars introduced in 1967
1970s cars

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