Director, Counterintelligence 

 Office of Protective 

 Services Nov 15 2016 DHS Bulletin In Effect 

NASA CI/CT MONTHLY NEWS UPDATE – January 2017 

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: 

WHAT IS INSPIRING HOMEGROWN TERROR IN THE U.S.? IT IS NOT JUST ISIS. 

Many Western jihadists are not necessarily motivated by a specific group but 

rather the rhetoric, ideology and activities of the wider global jihadist 

movement, often referred to as the Salafi-jihadist movement. 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2016/12/06/what-is-inspiringhomegrown-terror-in-the-u-s-its-not-just-the-islamic-state/?utm_term=.7ab743375541

THE UNNOTICED TREND THAT WORRIES EUROPE’S CT AGENCIES

According to the International Center for the Study of Radicalization and 

Political Violence, criminals-turned-terrorist suspects are becoming a more 

common problem. The research center collected extensive data on 79 recent 

European militants with criminal pasts. About 80 percent of those involved 

in recent terrorist plots had criminal convictions. 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/12/20/the-unnoticed-trend-that-worrieseuropes-counterterrorism-agencies/?utm_term=.c428dd69c102

THREAT OF ISIS TO LAST FOR ‘YEARS TO COME,’ JIHADI EXPERTS WARN

The threat posed by the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) will last for 

“years to come,” despite projected territorial losses in Iraq and Syria, a 

grouping of top experts on jihadism warned in December 2016. 

http://www.newsweek.com/threat-isis-last-years-come-experts-warn-531248

Significant Counterintelligence Issues: 

SCIENTIST PLEADS GUILTY TO STEALING SENSITIVE DOCS FOR CHINA 

A scientist has pleaded guilty to charges he stole sensitive documents from a 

Connecticut military contractor and transported them to China. The 38-yearold Chinese citizen and legal permanent U.S. resident worked until 2014 as a 

senior engineer and scientist for United Technologies Research Center. 

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/chinese-scientist-yu-long-guilty-stealing-united-technologies-militarydocuments-china/

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PENTAGON: CHINA THREATENED TO BANKRUPT DEFENSE CONTRACTOR 

A U.S. defense contractor was threatened with bankruptcy by Chinese 

hackers seeking jet fighter logistics secrets, according to the Pentagon’s 

Joint Staff. 

http://freebeacon.com/national-security/pentagon-china-threatened-bankruptdefense-contractor/

ACCOUNTANTS AND SPIES: THE SECRET HISTORY OF DELOITTE'S ESPIONAGE 

It's a story that goes back a decade, and has never before been told 

publicly. It involves several veteran CIA officers, an undercover 

mission and a huge haul of extremely valuable intelligence. The saga 

shows just how intense the competition between major accounting firms 

is, and just how willing they can be to engage in tactics that don't 

exactly mesh with their buttoned-down corporate image. 

http://www.cnbc.com/2016/12/19/accountants-and-spies-the-secret-history-of-deloittes-espionagepractice.html

Analyst Notes – Items to Watch:

 It is becoming painfully aware that the fight in Iraq and Syria against ISIS does not mean that 

the Islamic State will cease to exist if they suffer defeat on the battlefield. Recent attacks across 

the globe show that despite military reversals, ISIS is capable of devastating terrorist events 

worldwide. ISIS fighters and sympathizers continue to be arrested in Europe and the United 

States while planning attacks against civilian targets. As the pressure rises on ISIS, Al-Qaeda 

(AQ) continues to expand its influence and strengthen relationships with terrorist groups such as 

AQIM, AQAP and Jabhat Fateh Al-Sham in Syria. Russian and Chinese espionage operations in 

the United States continue unabated, with U.S. technology and R&D being top on their targeting 

lists. 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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