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Secrecy News -- 03/04/04
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Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 03:50:05 -0600 (CST)
---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2004 15:07:45 -0500 From: "Aftergood, Steven" <saftergood () fas org> To: secrecy_news () lists fas org Subject: Secrecy News -- 03/04/04 SECRECY NEWS from the FAS Project on Government Secrecy Volume 2004, Issue No. 25 March 4, 2004 ** BYRD BLASTS WHITE HOUSE COMMISSION ON IRAQ INTEL ** THE VIRTUES OF RED TEAMING ** INTELLIGENT AGENT SOFTWARE AGAINST TERRORISM ** CHINA AND BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE [...] THE VIRTUES OF RED TEAMING "Red teams" that challenge the premises, goals and operations of government programs can serve a catalytic role in transforming military and intelligence organizations, according to a recent Defense Science Board (DSB) report. The DSB identified the attributes of successful red teams and cited instances in which they had played a constructive role. The U.S. missile defense program, the DSB noted without irony, has been the beneficiary of much "free red teaming" from critics such as MIT professor Ted Postol and the Union of Concerned Scientists. "Unfortunately, it is often the case that those organizations in need of red teaming have a culture inimical to its use," the DSB report said. See "The Role and Status of DoD Red Teaming Activities," Defense Science Board, September 2003: http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/dod/dsb/redteam.pdf [...] _______________________________________________ Secrecy News is written by Steven Aftergood and published by the Federation of American Scientists. To SUBSCRIBE to Secrecy News, send email to secrecy_news-request () lists fas org with "subscribe" in the body of the message. To UNSUBSCRIBE, send a blank email message to secrecy_news-remove () lists fas org OR email your request to saftergood () fas org Secrecy News is archived at: http://www.fas.org/sgp/news/secrecy/index.html _______________________ Steven Aftergood Project on Government Secrecy Federation of American Scientists web: www.fas.org/sgp/index.html email: saftergood () fas org voice: (202) 454-4691 - ISN is currently hosted by Attrition.org To unsubscribe email majordomo () attrition org with 'unsubscribe isn' in the BODY of the mail.
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