The Information Advantage

Listen to Dr. Pat Hendrix, The Citadel’s OSINT Expert in the Department of Intelligence and Security Studies, as he discusses Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) and how Citadel students are using OSINT in the classroom.  The Information Advantage  is hosted by Frank Emerson and produced by Aubrey Carson and Jessica Galvin, with additional support provided by Jeff Leonard. The music for this podcast...

Listen to some of the speakers at The Citadel’s first OSINT Conference discuss the future of OSINT and the need for expanding partnerships among the government, private sector, and academia. Thank you to Andrew Borene at Flashpoint, Patrick Weninger and Matthew Brock at Orbis Ops, Jim Ford at Microsoft, Dennis Eger with the U.S. Army, Melissa Ullom with the U.S. State Department, and Guido Torres...

The Director of National Intelligence OSINT Executive, Jason Barrett, discusses the Intelligence Community’s Open Source Intelligence Strategy 2024-2026 and the connection between open source intelligence and advising tomorrow’s principled leaders.

Join Professors DuBose Kapeluck, Ph. D., and Mark Owens, Ph. D., who are The Citadel’s experts on southern politics, as they discuss the 2024 presidential race and the results of The Citadel Poll. Learn about their findings, voters’ preferences, decision making, and what it means for South Carolina as one of the fastest growing states. The Citadel Poll

Join our discussion with retired CIA Officer David Tyson as he gives The Citadel’s cadets the educational advantage on his career as a CIA operations officer and member of CIA’s Team Alpha. Tyson was a member of Team Alpha, the first group of U.S. personnel inserted behind enemy lines in Afghanistan after 9/11. Tyson also served as a Chief of Station and is a recipient of the CIA’s Distinguished I...

Associate Professor and Department Chair of Intelligence and Security Studies Melissa Graves, Ph. D., discusses The Citadel's OSINT Conference and why OSINT is the Intelligence Discipline of First Resort.

Listen to Tonya Ugoretz, the FBI’s Assistant Director, Directorate of Intelligence, provide the information advantage on the FBI’s unique law enforcement and intelligence roles, and how the FBI is adapting to a shifting operating environment through the FBI’s five-year intelligence program strategy.

Do you want to catch the next high value target, such as a terrorist or international drug trafficker? Listen to former CIA officer and adjunct Citadel professor, Mike Cinnamon '92, provide you the information advantage on targeting and how it works.