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 June 2016 DHS Bulletin In Effect 

NASA CI/CT MONTHLY NEWS UPDATE – November 2016 

This monthly newsletter is published to increase NASA personnel awareness of significant current 

issues related to counterintelligence, counterterrorism, and counterintelligence cyber matters. To 

learn more about CI/CT awareness, or to schedule a CI/CT presentation, please contact the CI 

POC located on the last page. 

Significant Counterterrorism (CT) Issues: 

E.U. BRACES FOR WAVE OF ISLAMIC STATE FIGHTERS AFTER MOSUL BATTLE 

A long-awaited offensive to dislodge the Islamic State from its stronghold 

city of Mosul is fueling fears of renewed terrorist attacks, as European 

counterterrorism officials say more fighters are returning home after waging 

jihad in Syria and Iraq. 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/eu-authorities-brace-for-wave-ofislamic-statefightersaftermosul-assault/2016/10/23/175c5ac8-960e-11e6-9cae-2a3574e296a6_story.html

ISIS SUFFERS MAJOR LAND LOSSES AHEAD OF PLANNED MOSUL ASSAULT 

The U.S.-led coalition airstrikes and ground fighting have depleted the Islamic 

State’s territory in Iraq and Syria in a big way, reportedly by 16 percent over 

just 9 months, a new study has found. 

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/10/11/isis-suffers-major-land-loss-ahead-plannedmosul-assault-report-finds.html

COUNTERTERRORISM POLICE MISHAPS LEAVES EUROPEANS WORRIED 

Which mishap by German authorities was worst? Was it that police 

officials monitored the Syrian suspect so poorly that neighbors noticed it? Or 

was it that he fled authorities while they followed him? Or lastly, the series of 

major mistakes by authorities ended in Al-Bakr's suicide in jail.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/10/13/a-series-of-counterterrorism-policeSignificant Counterintelligence Issues: 

THREE ARRESTED IN SCHEME TO EXPORT SENSITIVE U.S. TECH TO RUSSIA 

A U.S. citizen and two Russian nationals were arrested recently on charges 

relating to the alleged illegal export of sensitive military technology from the 

United States to Russia, the Justice Department said. 

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-russia-technology-idUSKCN12625O?il=0

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THREE TURKS WITH MULTIPLE US MILITARY CONTRACTS ARRESTED ON 

ESPIONAGE CHARGES 

Three Turks have been arrested recently in the United States on 

espionage charges, which include "funneling military secrets out of the 

country," after winning numerous military contracts with the Pentagon. 

http://www.dailysabah.com/americas/2016/10/09/three-turks-who-won-multipleus-military-contracts-arrested-on-espionagecharges?utm_source=360works%20cloudmail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newswatch

CORPORATE THEFT STRIKES FORTUNE 500 OIL COMPANY IN HOUSTON 

FBI agents said the man, who was captured on video inside the Houston 

offices of an unidentified Fortune 500 energy company, is believed to 

have left the offices with a backpack and shoulder bag stuffed full of 

company secrets. 

http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/FBI-seeks-public-s-help-insuspected-corporate-9646492.php

Analyst Notes – Items to Watch: 

 As the battle of Mosul begins, it is evident that ISIS will fight on in other areas as well as 

bringing terrorist attacks to the West. ISIS fighters have already been seen leaving the Middle 

East and have begun the process of making their way back to their home countries. The West 

will most likely suffer increased terrorist attacks from returning “jihadists” and ISIS 

sympathizers. Al-Qaeda (AQ) has benefitted directly from the assaults on ISIS and the group 

continues to “lay low,” strengthening its relationships with terrorist groups such as AQIM, 

AQAP and Jabhat Fateh Al-Sham. Russian espionage continues to target U.S. technology and 

other intelligence services continue to conduct espionage for their countries, or to sell on the 

open market. Although cyber espionage dominates current headlines, ordinary theft achieves the 

same ends by exploiting poor physical security practices. The NASA CI/CT division continues 

to monitor these threats and any others that have the potential to harm NASA or its equities. 

NASA CI Offices:

Ames Research Center:

Armstrong Flight Research Center:

Glenn Research Center: 

Goddard Space Flight Center: 

Jet Propulsion Laboratory:

Johnson Space Center:

Kennedy Space Center:

Langley Research Center:

Marshall Space Flight Center:

NASA Headquarters:

Stennis Space Center: 

NASA Headquarters Cyber: 

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