Office of Protective 

 Services June 2016 DHS Bulletin In Effect

Director, Counterintelligence 

NASA CI/CT MONTHLY NEWS UPDATE – October 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: 

BRITAIN’S MI6 SPY CHIEF SAYS ISLAMIST TERRORIST THREAT IS PERMANENT 

The Islamist terrorist threat to the West will endure for years to come, because 

simply taking back territory from Islamic State will not solve the deep fractures 

which have fostered militants. 

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN11R28L

 

EXPERTS WARN OF EXPANSION OF RADICAL ISLAMIC TERRORISM 

Three experts on Islamic terror told the House Armed Services Committee 

recently even 15 years after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks “our enemies are in for 

the long haul” in the Middle East and around the globe. 

https://news.usni.org/2016/09/21/trio-experts-warn-house-panel-expansion-radical-islamicterrorism?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Mil%20EBB%209.22.16&utm_term=Editor

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FBI DATA SHOWS 7,700 TERRORIST ENCOUNTERS IN ONE YEAR

Leaked documents with sensitive FBI data reveal that 7,712 terrorist encounters 

occurred within the United States in one year and that many of those encounters 

occurred near the U.S.-Mexico border. The incidents are characterized as 

“Known or Suspected Terrorist Encounters.” 

http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2016/09/26/leaked-fbi-data-reveal-7700-terrorist-encounters-usa-one-yearborder-states-targeted/

Significant Counterintelligence Issues: 

PUTIN HAS FINALLY REINCARNATED THE KGB 

Russian President Putin is planning a major overhaul of the country’s 

security services. The idea is to merge the Foreign Intelligence Service, or 

SVR, with the Federal Security Service, or FSB, which keeps an eye on 

domestic affairs. This new supersized secret service will be given a new 

name: the Ministry of State Security – The term last used by Josef Stalin. 

http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/09/21/putin-has-finally-reincarnated-the-kgb-mgb-fsb-russia/

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RUSSIA REASSERTS ITSELF, U.S. INTEL AGENCIES REFOCUS ON THE KREMLIN 

U.S. intelligence agencies are expanding spying operations against Russia 

on a greater scale than at any time since the end of the Cold War, U.S. 

officials said. The mobilization involves clandestine CIA operatives, 

National Security Agency cyber-espionage capabilities, satellite systems and 

other intelligence assets. 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/as-russia-reasserts-itself-us-intelligence-agenciesfocus-anew-on-the-kremlin/2016/09/14/cc212c62-78f0-11e6-ac8e-cf8e0dd91dc7_story.html

U.S. TARGETS ATTEMPTS TO EVADE NORTH KOREAN SANCTIONS

U.S. officials took action against a Chinese company and four of its employees 

accused of helping to facilitate North Korea's nuclear program. The U.S. 

Justice Department charged employees of the Dandong Hongxiang Industrial 

Development Co. Ltd., or DHID, with using dozens of fake businesses and 

bank accounts to evade sanctions on North Korean nuclear weapons programs.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2016/09/26/us-targets-attempts-evade-north-koreasanctions/91114966/

Analyst Notes – Items to Watch: 

 As Western military pressure increases and ISIS controlled territory shrinks, it has become 

evident that ISIS is preparing to bring the fight to the West via terrorism. ISIS planned for this 

contingency and will continue terrorist attacks across the globe via self-radicalized followers and 

ISIS sympathizers. The ISIS “message” of hate and “armed resistance” continues to resonate 

and gather recruits. Al-Qaeda (AQ) continues to “lay low” and has strengthened its relationship 

with a number of very capable regional terrorist groups. The Russian intelligence services have 

been strengthened by both money and personnel and are now seen as a real threat towards the 

U.S. and the West; especially in light of the planned consolidation of Russian security services. 

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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