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The Centre for Counterintelligence and Security Studies (CI Centre)® A subsidiary of David G. Major Associates, Inc. (DGMA) Premier Education and Training in Counterintelligence, Counterterrorism and Security since 1997 Alexandria, VA | 1-800-779-4007 | 703-642-7450 | Contact Us
GSA Schedule Catalog Contract Number: GS-02F-0210R Counterintelligence, Counterterrorism & Security Training Courses
David G. Major Associates, Inc./ The Centre for Counterintelligence and Security Studies (CI Centre)®
Schedule 69 Instructor Led Training, Course Development SIN 27-400 Forty-one fully-developed commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) courses designed to enhance the tactical and strategic counterterrorism, counterintelligence, security awareness and operational capabilities of Federal Government personnel are available to be taught at our training facility in Alexandria, VA or at remote client sites.
Volume discount of 5% when a customer agency purchases at least 100 class days on a single purchase order/contract with courses to be performed within one contract year.
Government purchase cards are accepted at all levels.
FSC Group: 69
Contract Number: GS-02F-0210R
Contract Period: August 30, 2005 to August 30, 2010
Contractor: David G. Major Associates, Inc. (DGMA) P.O. Box 11221 Alexandria, VA 22312 Phone: 703-642-7450 or 1-800-779-4007 Fax: 703-642-8073
Business size: Small, veteran-owned business
David G. Major Associates, Inc. (DGMA) through its subsidiary, The Centre for Counterintelligence and Security Studies (CI Centre), provides dynamic, in-depth and relevant education, training and products on counterintelligence, counterterrorism and security.
Our courses are designed to enhance your organization's mission and to protect your information, facilities and personnel from global terrorists, foreign intelligence collectors and competitor threats.
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At the CI Centre, students learn directly from experienced veterans who were successful in the counterintelligence, counterterrorism, security and intelligence professions. Our proven instructors served in the FBI, CIA, Defense Department, Military Intelligence, State Department, Department of Justice and more. Many are also Middle East/Terrorism experts and authors.
We have a proven track record of presenting dynamic, in-depth and powerful "culture-changing" courses that create a real buy-in and support of CI, CT and security disciplines.
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Elicitation Techniques and the Recruitment Process from the Intelligence and Counterintelligence Perspective Maximum Number of Students: 25 Course Number: 101 Course Length: 1 day Learn how elicitation works. Understand the basics of the techniques so that you can recognize when someone attempts to elicit information from you. Learn the basics of the recruitment process from both the intelligence and counterintelligence perspectives. The goal of the course is to provide the students the tools to recognize when they are the target of an elicitation operation and how to counter this collection methodology.
The John Walker Case: Implications and Lessons Learned for Today’s Challenges Maximum Number of Students: 25 Course Number: 105 Course Length: 1 day John Walker, along with his best friend Jerry Whitworth, his brother Arthur, and his son Michael were all arrested for espionage in May 1985. He and eventually his network had spied for the KGB since December 1967. CI Centre Professor former KGB Major General Oleg Kalugin supervised this case for the Soviet KGB when it began and when it ended. After his arrest, John Walker was brought to the Baltimore Field Office of the FBI where CI Centre Professor David Major was the CI Supervisor and Program Manager. The arrest of the Walker espionage ring resonated within the National Security Community and in the White House. It led directly to the appointment of David Major as the first Director of Counterintelligence on the National Security Council staff. The end result was a series of presidential policy decisions to break the back of Soviet/Russian intelligence in the United States that had a positive impact on mitigating some of the damage done by the Robert P. Hanssen espionage case. The lessons of these events and their legacy for today’s counterintelligence issues will be discussed in this intensive course.
Chinese Cyber Trends Maximum Number of Students: 25 Course Number: 107 Course Length: 1 day The emergence of the PRC’s cyber attacks directed against America and the world in the past ten years is examined in an unclassified venue. This includes a discussion of software and hardware cyber attack trends that represent one of the most significant threats facing the West. The course will examine the following points: Ten plus years of warnings; CI aspects of cyber trends and issues; Goal of cyber attacks by the PRC; What cyber threats is the U.S. facing; What PRC entities are conducting cyber attacks; What are the methods of cyber attacks. This course can be combined with our already existing two-day 207 PRC Intelligence and Counterintelligence Methodologies course.
Technological Espionage Wars Maximum Number of Students: 25 Course Number: 113 Course Length: 1 day BOURBON - SILVER - GOLD - IVY BELLS - TAW - ABSORB - KH-11 - RYAN - TRANSPONDER - MONOPOLY.....These are only a few of some of the most sensitive, inventive and sometimes dramatic codenames in the technological espionage wars. From sewers, buildings, bridges, basements, tunnels and railways to the very depth of the ocean floor, around the world and in space, technical collections espionage operations have been implemented with amazing secrecy and bravado. The development, deployment, productivity and subsequent compromise of some of these highly classified projects represented some of the most daring unknown battles in the espionage wars. The details of these operations and how they were compromised will be revealed in this session.
Virtual SpyDrive® with Pre-Briefing Maximum Number of Students: 50 Course Number: 115.V Course Length: 1 day This is the same informative course that focuses on espionage in Washington, DC, the “Spy Capital of the World”; however, it is delivered at your company without having to leave your building. This virtual format course also shows the activities of spies, their homes, places of employment and operational sites but without the bus ride. This seminar includes a 2 ½ hour pre-brief to prepare attendees of the SpyDrive before they embark on the virtual tour of spy sites. This is a perfect security awareness class that your employees are sure to remember.
SpyMaryland Maximum Number of Students: 350 Course Number: 120 Course Length: 1 day This one-day auditorium lecture takes the attendees through a visual presentation of the spies and operational sites used by foreign intelligence services based in the Washington DC area and operating in the Maryland area. Specific areas of Maryland became known as “Spy Country” to counterintelligence professionals because of the propensity of intelligence officers to use specific locations for clandestine operational acts. This lecture is an exceptional and unique addition to your security awareness program.
SpyVirginia Maximum Number of Students: 350 Course Number: 121 Course Length: 1 day This one-day auditorium lecture takes the attendees through a visual presentation of the known and hidden spy and operational sites used by foreign intelligence services based in the Washington DC area and operating in Virginia. Some of the most damaging spies in US history lived and/or conducted espionage activity in Northern Virginia. This is highlighted in this highly entertaining presentation. This lecture is a one-of-a-kind addition to your security awareness program.
SpyAmerica Maximum Number of Students: 350 Course Number: 122 Course Length: 1 day This is the third in a series of lectures that provide fast-paced, innovative and informative one-day awareness seminars. They are the perfect security/threat briefings for companies, government agencies, and federal contractors who live and work in the states of Maryland, Virginia or other sections of our nation. Find out why America is the number one target of foreign intelligence services, where espionage has occurred, how foreign intelligence officers identify, target and recruit Americans (this segment is presented by our retired KGB officers) and the consequences of espionage on our economy and national security.
Target NSA Maximum Number of Students: 350 Course Number: 125 Course Length: 1 day This one-day course will take you on an eye-opening journey covering historical and modern day espionage operations targeting NSA’s “crown jewels” on land, in the sea and in space. Drawing from open source material, this seminar discusses how spies from within and outside NSA have hurt national security. Learn about the grave damage caused by the trusted insiders who decided to betray their organizations, families and country. The spies identified in this seminar held the highest clearances and accesses in the NSA, FBI, CIA, State Department, U.S. Army, Air Force, Navy and the British MI-6 and GCHQ. Access to U.S. communication systems, signal intelligence platforms and their supporting infrastructures remains at the top of Foreign Intelligence Services’ and terrorist organizations’ collection requirements. This course has value for an organization involved in or concerned with SIGINT and Information Assurance issues.
Women in Espionage Maximum Number of Students: 25 Course Number: 140 Course Length: ½ day From Biblical times and through the American Revolutionary War, the U.S. Civil War, World War I and World War II, the Cold War and the Post Cold War, women have played an important role in intelligence and espionage. Women have been spies, female traitors, heroines and espionage enablers. This course provides an introduction to who these women were, what they did, and whom they betrayed.
Women in Espionage Maximum Number of Students: 25 Course Number: 140.C Course Length: ½ day This course has more of a contemporary focus on women involved in espionage. It discusses the impact that women have had on the field of espionage, from field operatives to senior level Intelligence Community managers. Classic Cold War era operations in Moscow are highlighted, and the roles of women in these cases are discussed. The role in espionage of the modern seductress, following in the footsteps of Mata Hari, is updated with details on current cases. The impact of “wives” is discussed, including wives who betray their husbands, wives who are accomplices and female officers who use the role of “wife” as cover. Jonna Mendez, former CIA officer, discusses her role in operations in the 1980’s and early 1990’s, using disguise, photography and surveillance detection tools. The “glass ceiling” dynamic will be explored, with interviews with women involved in the cases in the 1990’s. Finally, the course will end with a discussion of the alleged “outing” of Valerie Plame and the consequences of that event.
Women in Espionage Maximum Number of Students: 25 Course Number: 140.1 Course Length: 1 day This is a full day course combining the half day sessions of Women in Espionage and Contemporary Women in Espionage. See the above descriptions for course numbers 140 and 140.C.
Current Counterespionage Cases Maximum Number of Students: 25 Course Number: 150 Course Length: 1 day This seminar is designed to provide an introduction to the more recent espionage cases affecting our nation's security. We will discuss the predications of the cases; highlight the spy's background, revealing both psychological insights into why he/she spied as well as insights from CI professionals involved in the cases; discuss the foreign intelligence service (FIS) modus operandi and tradecraft; review the damage to our national security; and integrate lessons learned. The examples used in this course are updated as new espionage cases surface.
Cuban Intelligence: An Introduction to Cuban Intelligence and Counterintelligence Operations & Methodologies Maximum Number of Students: 25 Course Number: 159 Course Length: 1 day Through the real life experiences of a retired Cuban intelligence officer and a retired KGB officer, this one-day introductory course focuses on one of the most effective and least known of the Communist intelligence organizations: the Cuban Directorate of Intelligence (DI) of the Ministry of Interior. We will discuss the formation, development/evolution and current state of the intelligence gathering organizations that exist in Communist Cuba. The course will cover the qualifications, selection process, and training of Cuban intelligence officers and their subsequent modus operandi, tradecraft, and targeting efforts. Other topics will include intelligence training of allied intelligence and CI services, biochemical capabilities, and cyber and radio frequency weapons. Various case studies will demonstrate Cuba’s main intelligence target: America. The concluding lecture for this seminar will expose students to a brief analysis and forecast of what the future will bring to post-Castro, post-embargo Cuba, and the possible future of the intelligence organizations in that country in case the essence of the regime does not change.
Current Counterterrorism Issues Maximum Number of Students: 25 Course Number: 160 Course Length: 1 day This seminar explores definitions, theory and the relationship between Counterintelligence and Counterterrorism; the importance of CT training and pattern analysis; paradigm shifts after 9/11; the challenges of terrorism to a democracy – the impact of terror on civil liberties; international state supporters of terrorism; our adversaries in World War IV – the War on Terror; and current terrorism statistics. The Course also takes an in-depth look at the evolution of the 9/11 attacks by al Qaeda, the origins of the Arab-Israeli conflict, and several current terrorist attacks.
Counterintelligence Tools and the War on Terrorism Maximum Number of Students: 25 Course Number: 161 Course Length: 1 day No need to reinvent the wheel—the successful counterintelligence method of identifying, penetrating and neutralizing threats has been used for years to stop spies, and these same methods can be applied to counterterrorism and preventing attacks. The course provides a comparison of CI and CT techniques as well as “connecting the dots” on how al-Qaeda targeted America before the attacks.
Terrorist Attacks and Survival Maximum Number of Students: 25 Course Number: 162 Course Length: 1 day Learn what to do and what not to do in order to survive. Illustrated by the use of case studies, this tactical-level, scenario-based training examines a wide variety of terrorist attacks, assassinations, kidnappings and hijackings and the lessons learned from them. The course also provides the knowledge and skills necessary to identify attack sites and scenarios, as well as the recognition of pre-incident/pre-attack indicators. This course is taught by a global security expert who has trained hundreds of executives on these skills.
Dying to Kill Us: Understanding the Terrorist Mindset Maximum Number of Students: 25 Course Number: 163 Course Length: 1 day An overview of the threat from suicide bombers: the psychology and motivation of these devastating bombers as well as the perennial “Why do they hate us?” question. Included in this course are the use, types and “effectiveness” of improvised explosive devices and vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices: how terrorists fabricate them, various delivery systems, and the operational tactics of the terrorists. Another critical training component included in this presentation is how you can safely determine if there is a bomb in or under your vehicle.
The Evolution of Counterterrorism in America Maximum Number of Students: 25 Course Number: 164 Course Length: 1 day This course provides the history of how we got to today in our fight against terrorism. From the bombing of Black Tom Island in New York in 1916 to the 9/11 attacks, learn how America has dealt with terrorist threats.
The Origins of the Arab-Israeli Conflict and the Israeli Intelligence Response Maximum Number of Students: 25 Course Number: 165 Course Length: 1 day Israel has literally been at war before, during and after its founding in 1948. The operations of its intelligence and security services reflect this war mode, both in the training of its officers and implementation of operations in Israeli and around the world. The course discusses operations of the three Israeli intelligence services, the Mossad, Aman, and Shin Bet and what these operations reveal about the capacities and capabilities of Israeli intelligence. The establishment of Israeli as a nation and the roots of the Arab-Israeli conflict are discussed and provide a framework for understanding today’s war with Jihad’s Islamic terrorism.
Economic Espionage and the Theft of Technology Maximum Number of Students: 25 Course Number: 170 Course Length: ½ day This seminar is designed to provide an introduction to the threat from economic espionage. The seminar will examine and define many of the terms applicable to economic espionage, review many of the significant cases, focus on economic collection by both adversaries and allies, look at the threat from the trusted insider, and also address the penetration of government agencies by contractors. The course presents an overview of the Economic Espionage Law of 1996 and examines the scope of our national losses resulting from economic espionage in the bi-annual surveys of the theft of proprietary information done by the American Society of Industrial Security (ASIS).
Counterintelligence Realities for Analysts Maximum Number of Students: 25 Course Number: 200 Course Length: 2 days This seminar is designed for analysts or scientists, to provide them with a better understanding of counterintelligence and to protect them from becoming a target of a foreign intelligence entity. The course covers understanding the recruitment process, dealing with liaison, how vulnerable you are to elicitation and how to protect yourself, why espionage is so important in world events, impact of espionage on policy, targeting of analysts, etc.
Vulnerabilities of an Intelligence Officer Maximum Number of Students: 25 Course Number: 202 Course Length: 2 days The rules are different overseas. Learn how to protect yourself from being identified, targeted, recruited or manipulated by foreign security services. Step inside their shoes and learn how to think like them. Be aware of the techniques they use to get close to you without your knowing it. The seminar includes a discussion of mission, methods and means of CI services; and students participate in two case studies directed toward understanding how CI services deploy CI collection resources. The students have the unique opportunity to participate in case studies, and hear firsthand from a former FBI access agent on how he was utilized to target, assess, and successfully manipulate numerous foreign intelligence officers, as well as their clandestine agents.
Vulnerabilities of an Intelligence Officer Maximum Number of Students: 25 Course Number: 202.1 Course Length: 1 day This seminar is a condensed version of the 202 Seminar set forth above. The rules are different overseas. Learn how to protect yourself from being identified, targeted, recruited or manipulated by foreign security services. Step inside their shoes and learn how to think like them. Be aware of the techniques they use to get close to you without your knowing it.
Vulnerabilities of Global Travel: Personnel and Information Protection Maximum Number of Students: 25 Course Number: 203 Course Length: 2 days In today’s international market place and global national security environment, global travel is an essential and absolute requirement for the corporate, military or government employee/contractor. This essential seminar provides practical information and usable tactics to assist the global traveler. This seminar covers pre-travel preparation planning, strategies to decrease individual profiles while traveling, plus arrival and personal conduct advice while at the travel destination(s) to enhance their personal safety. Included in this seminar are strategies to recognize recruitment and elicitation operations, technical collection operations to assess the traveler and/or compromise their information, and/or criminal/terrorist pre-attack profile recognition.
Safe Foreign Travel Maximum Number of Students: 25 Course Number: 204 Course Length: 1 day The seminar provides 101 practical safe travel tips for both first-time and experienced travelers. You will learn how to minimize your risks by lowering your profile overseas. Learn also to recognize and avoid higher-risk locations and situations as well as the pre-incident indicators that warn of a threat to your personal safety. And learn how to defuse and manage potentially violent street/criminal confrontations. This dynamic multimedia presentation covers pre-trip preparations, all modes of travel and accommodations as well as in-country business and social activities.
National Security Policy and Counterintelligence Implications of Denial and Deception Practices Maximum Number of Students: 25 Course Number: 205 Course Length: 3 days This D&D awareness course is designed to introduce topics and examples which specifically relate to the impact of D&D on national security policy formulation, its impact on counterintelligence efforts, and an understanding of cultural and multi-country attitudes on the use of deception. This includes a discussion of denial and deception mounted against the US by its allies and adversaries, methods and avenues available and used to mount such operations. This will include agents of influence, covert funding, and control of the media, forgeries, double agentry, and manipulation of mass organizations. The seminar provides a comprehensive and in-depth discussion of the denial and deception operation conducted to protect KGB spy in the CIA Rick Ames and KGB spy in the FBI Bob Hanssen.
National Security Policy and Counterintelligence Implications of Denial and Deception Practices Maximum Number of Students: 25 Course Number: 205.5 Course Length: 5 days This D&D awareness course is designed to introduce topics and examples which specifically relate to the impact of D&D on national security policy formulation, its impact on counterintelligence efforts, and an understanding of cultural and multi-country attitudes on the use of deception. This includes a discussion of denial and deception mounted against the US by its allies and adversaries, methods and avenues available and used to mount such operations. This will include agents of influence, covert funding, and control of the media, forgeries, double agentry, and manipulation of mass organizations. The seminar provides a comprehensive and in-depth discussion of the denial and deception operation conducted to protect KGB spy in the CIA Rick Ames and KGB spy in the FBI Bob Hanssen. The five day version of this seminar includes a comprehensive discussion of world wide efforts to protect penetration of western intelligence services beyond just Ames and Hanssen and a discussion of denial and deception issues connected with of the hunt for WMD in Iraq before the Iraq war of 2003. This national security issue will be discussed to examine the role of denial and deception in a national intelligence assessment.
People’s Republic of China Intelligence and Counterintelligence Methodologies Maximum Number of Students: 25 Course Number: 207 Course Length: 2 days This course is an introductory look at the evolution of intelligence and counterintelligence practices of the PRC. It focuses on the significant differences as well as the similarities between Chinese intelligence collection and counterintelligence practices and Western and European models. It focuses on Chinese cultural considerations and PRC historical events essential to an understanding of their collection practices and counterintelligence operations in China. In addition to coverage of traditional espionage, the seminar also discusses the Chinese economic espionage threat. Companies and government agencies concerned with the theft of dual-use, proprietary information and technology will find this two-day seminar particularly useful in understanding that threat.
People’s Republic of China Collection Methodologies Maximum Number of Students: 25 Course Number: 207.3 Course Length: 3 days The seminar expands on the topics discussed in the 207 seminar with a detailed discussion of some of the most controversial and recent Chinese intelligence cases that have affected the DOE, FBI and other agencies. The impact of public expectation in Chinese espionage cases and the reality and difficulty of proving espionage are discussed in depth in this seminar.
KGB/SVR101: The Evolution of Espionage Tradecraft Training Maximum Number of Students: 25 Course Number: 210 Course Length: 2 days This unprecedented seminar is given by three CI Centre professors who were officers in the KGB. What kind of training does a Russian intelligence officer receive? Learn the theories, subjects and tradecraft an officer studies, so you can gain better insight into the other side. Remember that in addition to training its own officers, the KGB trained many intelligence services and supported terrorist groups around the world; this is as relevant today at understanding our adversaries as it was during the Cold War era.
An Introduction to Israeli Intelligence and Counterintelligence Operations and Methodologies Maximum Number of Students: 25 Course Number: 220 Course Length: 2 days This seminar expands upon the material covered in our one-day 165 Course “The Origins of the Arab-Israeli Conflict and the Israeli Intelligence Response.” It is designed for personnel who would benefit from an understanding of the basis for the evolution of Israeli Intelligence Services (IIS), their tradecraft, and how they are fighting terrorism. The seminar explains the roots of the Israel and Arab conflict. The development of the State of Israel and the role its intelligence services have contributed in the process is discussed. The seminar will explain the role, missions and training of IIS officers and how this provides an insight into understanding Israel’s war on terrorism. Historical and recent intelligence and counterintelligence operations conducted by Israel are examined to provide students an insight into IIS methods and mindset.
An Introduction to Israeli Intelligence and Counterintelligence Operations and Methodologies Maximum Number of Students: 25 Course Number: 220.1 Course Length: 1 day The seminar discusses background information of the creation and evolution of the State of Israel and the three Israeli intelligence services. The one-day version omits a significant discussion of Israeli counterintelligence practices, the controversy surrounding the attack on the USS Liberty and the Pollard espionage case, which are discussed in the two day version of this seminar.
The Secret History of History: The Impact of Intelligence and Counterintelligence on World Events Maximum Number of Students: 25 Course Number: 250 Course Length: 2 days The media, along with critics of intelligence and numerous individuals convicted of espionage have often rationalized their actions by making the argument that intelligence and counterintelligence programs have had little or no impact on world events. This two-day seminar is a historical journey through some of the most dramatic events in history to counter this hypothesis with factual examples. The seminar begins with the Elizabethan Era and the importance of her spymaster followed by a discussion of the only US President held captive in the Tower of London, the importance of double agents and deception in the American War of Independence and the decisive role of intelligence in the Civil War. Also discussed are the role of espionage against the US in the nuclear age, the impact on US National Nuclear Strategy and Policy and the two times the US came close to nuclear war. Implications for national security resulting from the damage caused by a number of high and low profile US espionage cases are explored. The seminar provides numerous examples of the power of intelligence and the policy implications when intelligence gaps existed, such as in the Middle East.
Terrorist-Insurgent Attacks: Techniques, Tactics & Strategies (Hostile Environment Awareness Training) Maximum Number of Students: 25 Course Number: 260 Course Length: 2 days This course overviews the global evolution of terrorist groups and their techniques, tactics and strategies (TT&S) from the 1960’s to the present. We discuss how various groups have adapted or incorporated technical and tactical changes or advancements into their strategies. This includes the important impact of state actors, such as the Stasi on the Red Army Faction (RAF) and like-minded groups in the late 1960s to the 1980s. It also includes the Qods Force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards on the Shiite extremists in Iraq. Multimedia and scenario-based, the course examines a wide spectrum of terrorist and insurgent attacks globally, from urban to battlefield environments. The focus is on the terrorist’s TT&S and how they have evolved & adapted in the face of changing environments, technologies & security countermeasures. Above all the focus is on the lessons learned (and often forgotten). The lessons learned focus is on: Vulnerabilities; Attack prediction; and Recognition of pre-incident indicators. Defensive and offensive countermeasures and skill sets covered in this presentation include: Movement and Terrain Analysis; Threat Detection (Counter Surveillance); Driver Oriented Escape and Evasion Maneuvers; Driver Oriented IED Vehicle Searches; Hostage Survival Techniques.
An Introduction to Saudi Arabian and Iraqi Intelligence Services Maximum Number of Students: 25 Course Number: 263 Course Length: 1 day This unclassified course examines the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s intelligence services that have been working closely with the United States against the terrorist threats posed by Al Qaeda. However, the Kingdom has an agenda which is often at odds with US policy and their intelligence services are a key element in pursuing this agenda. We discuss the principal Saudi Arabian intelligence services (Mabahith, Mukhabarat), military, and SNSC operating against the US. The course provides an overview of periods in Saudi history which have impacted how the security services are used; the services’ organization and leadership; and case studies illustrating the services’ efforts to advance the Kingdom’s agenda. The second part of the course provides an introduction to Iraq’s intelligence service, IIS [Mukhabarat], also known as the Department of General Intelligence or the General Directorate of Intelligence (Al-Mukhabarat Al-A'ma), and the Saudi Arabian Intelligence services with an external function (Mabahith, GIP, Military and NSC). We will discuss the history of Iraq in the Twentieth Century as it relates to the evolution of its intelligence services; the historic ties to Nazi Germany; and Saddam Hussein's rise to power. We examine the Iraqi Intelligence Service's operations and cooperation with foreign intelligence services and Middle East terror organizations prior to the 2003 launch of Operation Iraqi Freedom. An understanding of the power and scope of activity of the Iraq services will provide insight into some of Iraq’s current-day problems.
An Introduction to Hezbollah: A Dangerous Terrorist Organization Maximum Number of Students: 25 Course Number: 267 Course Length: 1 day Hezbollah is one of the most dangerous terrorist organizations in America and around the world. This course provides historic operations of Hezbollah personalities and discusses the details of how terrorists conduct their tradecraft, OPSEC, and operations. The differences between al Qaeda / Hezbollah / other terrorist organizations are also discussed.
Iranian Intelligence: An Introduction to Iranian Intelligence and Counterintelligence Operations & Methodologies Maximum Number of Students: 25 Course Number: 270 Course Length: 1 day This seminar serves as an introduction to Iranian Intelligence and Counterintelligence Services and examines the origins, structure, missions, operations and methodologies of these services. Beginning with the modern history of Iran and the SAVAK that viewed many of its own nationals as enemies of the state, you will learn how the Shah was overthrown and Khomeini took power, transforming Iran into a Shia theocracy. These events led to a closer relationship between Islamic terrorist groups and the Iranian intelligence services. The seminar explores these relationships and implications for the world today, as well as the efforts by Iran to control its own increasingly dissatisfied citizens. Iranian collection targets in the US, the Middle East and around the world are also explored.
Operational Games: The Espionage Wars Maximum Number of Students: 25 Course Number: 350 Course Length: 3 days This groundbreaking course chronologically examines significant cases of Russian intelligence officers who spied for the United States and American intelligence officers who spied for Russia since 1950 and how their cases affected one another. This unprecedented course “connects the dots” of the past 50 years of counterintelligence. Both sides fought hard and had an equal share of successes and failures. For the first time, you will be able to see a chronological birds-eye view of the espionage battles, what went right, what went wrong and why identifying what went wrong is far more complicated than most realize. NOTE: This is an intensive, advanced course and it is recommended that students have some familiarity with the important espionage cases of these two countries over the past 50 years.
The War on Terror: Roots of the Conflict Maximum Number of Students: 25 Course Number: 361 Course Length: 3 days Our flagship CT course. To win a war, one must first understand and define the enemy then understand how to fight the enemy. This important, graphic-intense course focuses on the new challenges and threats of the 21st century emanating from the Islamic Threat and explores the question “is Islam a religion of peace” and why have some Muslims openly declared war against the West?” The course explores the questions of who is the enemy, how and why is the enemy fighting the war with the West and what are the strategic and tactical goals of the enemy. The seminar includes an honest detailed background discussion of Islam and how Islam is used to justify the Militant Jihadist, it explains the roots of the terrorist actions observed by today’s Islamic Jihadist, introduces the key concepts to understanding Islam today, will provide background for the students to understand and interpret events that are currently unfolding in the Middle East and around the world, and discuss the significance of the 1948, 1957, 1967, 1973, 1982 and 2006 wars between the Arab countries in the region and Israel. The key terrorist activities and attacks leading up to attack on September 11, 2001 as well as the key terrorist events following this monumental day are examined, as well as the emerging problem known as “Eurabia” and its impact on US National Security and Intelligence Policy. The course concludes with a discussion of what the West need to know about Islam today and the impact of Globalization, Islamic apologists and the divided loyalty problem within the US.
Informant Development to Fight the War on Terrorism: Jihadist Islamic Doctrine for Law Enforcement Officers Maximum Number of Students: 25 Course Number: 362 Course Length: 3 days This course will train Law Enforcement Officers how to identify, approach and recruit sources to identify, penetrate and report on the potential Jihadist problems within their jurisdiction; Provide the tools and tactics required to identify and develop counterterrorist informants/sources; Understand the differences between development of general criminal informants/ sources and the development of counterterrorism informants/ sources. The seminar introduces key concepts to understanding Islam today such as: who was Muhammad, the origins and importance of the Qur’an and the Sunnah, what does abrogation mean, the importance of the Mecca and Medina Suras, what is the meaning of Jihad and salvation, why Islam is more than a religion, the origins and importance of Sharia or Islamic Law, what is Dhimmitude and why is it important. This course will provide Law Enforcement Officers with an understanding of Jihadist Islamic Doctrine including a detailed knowledge of the process of radicalization and training directed against Muslims by Jihadists to recruit them to support or conduct acts of terrorism; The Jihadist interpretation of Islamic Doctrine and Law to justify terrorism; and Tactics to use when talking to people within their community who are in a position to support law enforcement’s fight in the war on Jihadist Terrorism.
The Security Profession: Dilemmas, Decisions and Advocacy Maximum Number of Students: 25 Course Number: 500 Course Length: 5 days This seminar is for government security officers and helps them gain the critical cooperation they need from people in their organization. Topics include: security and the law, espionage investigations, physical security lessons from embassies, the recruitment process, security implications of various spy cases, dealing with disgruntled employees, industrial espionage, 10 years that changed America, and the importance of security awareness. The seminar examines the dilemmas facing personnel decisions based on security issues and the need to make educated personnel decisions. The seminar also discusses methods of enhancing the security profession in the eyes of their co-workers and within the culture of the organization.
An Overview of Critical Counterintelligence Issues Maximum Number of Students: 25 Course Number: 501 Course Length: 5 days Our flagship CI course. This course focuses on the evolution of the legal, organizational and ethical aspects of counterintelligence and security in the past 100 years. It is designed to increase the number of personnel who have a broad and current understanding of the development of the counterintelligence discipline in the US. We highlight the historical consequences of ignoring counterintelligence and the strategic importance of a robust national CI program. We examine the period from 1916-1954, including intelligence collection by and the response to the German IIIB during WWI by enacting the US espionage law, and Japanese and Nazi espionage before and during WWII. A comprehensive examination is made of the nexus between communism and Soviet espionage during the period the USSR was our “ally.” We examine in-depth a number of the 235 spies exposed by VENONA, highlighting the deep penetrations of the OSS, the impact on CIA/FBI relationships and the political and government response and lack of response to the truth of espionage. We examine the ethical implications of doing it “wrong” with a detailed discussion of the Angleton era and its impact on the CIA covering the period 1954 to 1974. A detailed analytical case study of the widely held myth of “The False Defector” and asset validation is included to challenge the student’s ability to evaluate the key concept that CI is the “art of the probable, not the art of the possible.” The course includes a detailed examination of the CIA’s actions in the Ames case and a discussion of CI today.
An Overview of Critical Counterintelligence Issues Maximum Number of Students: 25 Course Number: 501.3 Course Length: 3 days A condensed version of the five day course focuses on the topics noted above for the five-day seminar but every lecture is shortened and two key segments are dropped. A discussion of the DOE Oppenheimer security case and the Barr and Sarrant espionage case each illustrate the complexity of security decisions. The seminar is forced to drop a discussion of the Earl Pitts espionage case, the false defector discussion and a significant portion of the ethical discussions.
Key Counterintelligence Events: Offensive Double Agent Operations Maximum Number of Students: 25 Course Number: 502 Course Length: 5 days Building on the foundation forged in our 501 Course, this course primarily focuses on counterintelligence events that changed history and the value and need to conduct offensive double-agent operations. This is a deliberate effort to facilitate the course participant’s ability to understand and overcome institutional cultural opposition to double agentry. The students participate in a day-long case study of the Oleg Penkovsky CIA/MI6 operation. They are exposed to two conflicting analyses of Penkovsky’s bona fides in consecutive nightly readings and the impact such assessments can have on national policy. This culminates in a detailed case study in which the students draw conclusions on the validity of the intelligence produced via this operation. The students study two successful double operations, and draw conclusions concerning the value of each to the USIC. The course includes a detailed examination of the methods used by foreign security and counterintelligence services to assess and conduct recruitment operations against US Government personnel assigned overseas. A day long lecture is presented to illustrate the inter-connectivity and complexity of connecting and analyzing a series of events including espionage cases, penetrations of intelligence services and the conduct of offensive double agentry.
Key Counterintelligence Events: Offensive Double Agent Operations Maximum Number of Students: 25 Course Number: 502.3 Course Length: 3 days This three-day version of this seminar covers the same basic concepts, but omits the segment that provides a detailed examination is made of the methods used by foreign security and counterintelligence services to assess and conduct recruitment operations against US Government personnel assigned overseas. The seminar discusses one double-agent case study.
Counterespionage Today: Complexities and Decisions Maximum Number of Students: 25 Course Number: 503 Course Length: 5 days This course focuses on the discipline of counterespionage. It covers selected modern cases from the more than 200 espionage prosecutions of the past five decades including a number of non-Russian espionage cases. We take you on an exploration of the very complicated and often time-consuming process of investigating an espionage lead. We study legal principles and protection of sources and methods during the conduct of a counterespionage investigation. You will learn about the complexities of investigating when not only several US intelligence agencies are involved, but when foreign CI and intelligence services must become involved for successful resolution. We study the investigative cycle, illustrating it with many different case studies, not all of which were neutralized through prosecution, driving home the fact that arrest and prosecution is but one method of neutralizing a threat. The seminar also examines the complexity of conducting espionage overseas and who the US is forced to deal with in these types of cases. The last two days of the course focus on the complexities of the Hanssen case and includes a Hanssen SpyDrive.
Counterespionage Today: Complexities and Decisions Maximum Number of Students: 25 Course Number: 503.3 Course Length: 3 days This course focuses on the discipline of counterespionage. It covers selected modern, non-Russian espionage cases from the more than 200 publicly prosecuted espionage cases of the past five decades. We take you on an exploration of the very complicated and often time-consuming process of investigating an espionage lead. We study legal principles and protection of sources and methods during the conduct of a counterespionage investigation. You will learn about the complexities of investigating when not only several US intelligence agencies are involved, but when foreign CI and intelligence services must become involved for successful resolution. We study the investigative cycle, illustrating it with many different case studies, not all of which were neutralized through prosecution, driving home the fact that arrest and prosecution is but one method of neutralizing a threat. The three-day version of this seminar does not include a detailed discussion of the Hanssen case or the Hanssen SpyDrive.
Interviewing Techniques: Basic to Advanced Maximum Number of Students: 25 Course Number: 515 Course Length: 5 days In this interactive workshop, participants learn strategies to successfully interview both cooperative and uncooperative individuals to gain maximum information. Interviewing techniques have evolved into professional interactions that draw heavily upon psychological principles for overcoming resistance. The course focuses on six areas: Self-assessment of behavioral skills, Rapport-building skills, Questioning techniques, Stress and Deception, Statement Analysis, and Strategies for overcoming resistance. Participants try out new techniques through a variety of practical exercises. Because successful interviews typically result from carefully planned interview strategies, each participant will receive an interview plan outline to be personalized for the suspects they interview.
Espionage Investigations and Interviewing Techniques Maximum Number of Students: 25 Course Number: 518 Course Length: 5 days This seminar is designed to provide an introduction to the complexities of and the decision making processes associated with investigating and prosecuting espionage cases in the United States in the 21st Century. The seminar examines the psychology of espionage and the basis for opening espionage investigations. It explains the evolution of key legal and policy decisions associated with prosecuting espionage cases. The seminar provides tools for conducting successful counterintelligence interviews. These tools include a self assessment of the interviewer’s behavioral skills; counterintelligence interviewing techniques; detecting deception during interviews; questioning techniques; and practical exercises in interviewing espionage suspects. This seminar provides espionage investigators in the US national security community a deeper understanding of the status of counterespionage today, and their individual roles in the protection of our nation’s most vital secrets, plans, and programs.
Counterintelligence Asset Validation Maximum Number of Students: 25 Course Number: 512 Course Length: 5 days Reliable, timely, and meaningful human intelligence (also know as human assets/ sources/ informants) are a key element of the national security of the United States. Continued validation of these human assets is critical to the successful conduct of our national counterintelligence programs essential to protection of our national defense. This seminar provides unique procedures, techniques, and critical thought processes to accomplish this task. The course covers planning for operational testing, conducting and evaluating operational testing, and general validation concepts. The course provides insights into the psychology of deception through verbal, non-verbal and written communication, and the polygraph, with emphasis throughout on culture differences. Expert legal opinions and case examples are provided regarding asset validation. The course explores double agent methodology by examining the theory of double agentry, which is enhanced by a practical exercise utilizing a student voting computer based program that forces the students to make independent decisions in a group environment. This facilitates independent thought, analysis, and explanation of decision making by the students. The students are exposed to two conflicting analyses of a major US human source whose bona fides were questioned and the impact such decisions can have on national policy. This culminates in a detailed case study of the operation in which the students draw conclusions on the validity of the intelligence produced via this operation. This course provided essential practical knowledge and exploitable information for all individuals conducting, supporting, or consuming foreign intelligence, counterintelligence, counter narcotic, counterterrorist operations or information.
Middle Eastern Intelligence Services and Terrorist Organizations Maximum Number of Students: 25 Course Number: 560 Course Length: 5 days This five-day course is essential for any individual or organization whose area of responsibility is the Middle East and/or terrorism. The seminar will provide a foundation for the students to understand and interpret events that are currently unfolding in the Middle East and the missions, operations and methodologies of the key Middle Eastern intelligence and counterintelligence services. Also, this seminar will examine the operations and methodologies of terrorist organizations that have spawned in the region. The first day covers the roots of today’s civilizational conflict with the Islamist jihad—the political beginnings of Islam and Islamic doctrine—and how this political ideology continues to define the actions of Muslim terrorists today. The next three days cover the intelligence and counterintelligence services of four key Middle Eastern countries: Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Israel. The course looks at case studies to understand these services’ operations in and out of their own countries, and especially in the United States. The final day is a powerful look at the kind of tradecraft and operations security terrorists use in conducting terrorist operations.
Counterterrorism Asset Validation Maximum Number of Students: 25 Course Number: 562 Course Length: 5 days Reliable, timely, and meaningful human intelligence (also know as human assets/ sources/ informants are a key element of counterterrorist operation at either the local or national level. Continued validation of these human assets is critical to the successful conduct of our efforts to protect the nation from the threat to the nation’s population and property by domestic and international based terrorist organization and/or groups. The course covers planning for operational testing, conducting and evaluating operational testing, and general validation concepts. The course provides the following: insights into the psychology of deception through verbal, non-verbal and written communication, and the polygraph, with emphasis throughout on culture differences; in-depth training regarding the inner workings of terrorist organizations, with an emphasis on their ideology, motivations, network capabilities, and exploitable characteristics; practical insight into how counterterrorist personnel effectively spot, assess, recruit, validate and utilize assets for counterterrorism investigations and operations; and an in-depth examination and lessons learned of a significant penetration of US intelligence by an l-Qaeda double agent that was not effectively validated. This course provides essential practical knowledge and exploitable information for all individual from the local/state/federal law enforcement communities department of defense intelligence and war fight communities and individuals tasked with conducting, supporting, or consuming counterterrorist operations or information.
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