Background Intellipedia is an online system for collaborative data sharing used by the United States Intelligence Community (IC). It was established as a pilot project in late 2005 and formally announced in April 2006 and consists of three ...
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Military Intervention in Civil Disturbances
Background The following documents have been released regarding how the military can “help” during certain civilian disturbances. Operation Garden Plot Operation Garden Plot is a general U.S. Army and National Guard plan to respond ...
Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs)
Many government agencies use MoUs to define a relationship between departments and agencies. For example, the NSA may have a MOU between it and the USAF for certain satellite data, ie; who owns the data. Under the FOIA, you can ask for MOUs ...
Civil Defense
Background Civil defense or civil protection is an effort to protect the citizens of a state (generally non-combatants) from military attack. It uses the principles of emergency operations: prevention, mitigation, preparation, response, or ...
