epstein files transparency act

…Terrorist acts against physical targets such as bridges, dams, airfields, or buildings. Change of residence of suspected agitators or opposition leaders. Discovery of message dead drops. Increased smuggling of currency, gold, gems, narcotics, medical supplies, and…

…A direct effect is the first-order result of action with no intervening mechanism between act and outcome—usually immediate and empirically verifiable, like the results of weapons employment. Indirect effects are more complicated. An indirect…

…Security (1) The purpose of security is to prevent the enemy from acquiring unexpected advantage. (2) Security enhances freedom of action by reducing friendly vulnerability to hostile acts, influence, or surprise. Security results from the measures…

…Also called ACT. (Approved for incorporation into JP 1-02.) adversary. A party acknowledged as potentially hostile to a friendly party and against which the use of force may be envisaged. (JP 1-02. SOURCE: JP…

…The primary purpose of diagnostic techniques is to make analytic arguments, assumptions, and/or intelligence gaps more transparent. 4-2. The following techniques have been used at the strategic, operational, and tactical levels for some time…

…Cell members, usually three to ten people, comprise a cell and act as the basic component for the organization. A cell could, however, be a lone member. One of the primary reasons for a cellular configuration…

… As it has in the past, the United States will continue to respond to a variety of civil crises by acting to relieve human suffering and restoring civil functioning, most often in support of civil…

…Often analysts realize too late that some additional information categories will be needed and then must go back and review all previous files and recode the data. With a modest amount of effort, outside-in thinking…

…The act of monitoring does not serve each level of assessment discretely, but serves all forms of assessment simultaneously, even though certain ISR platforms are collecting against specific requirements. Monitoring requires extensive expertise from a wide…

…The need to move into another phase normally is identified by assessing that a set of objectives has been achieved or that the enemy has acted in a manner that requires a major change in focus…

…Civilians may lose this protection based upon specific warlike acts. Once civilians take a direct part in hostilities, they become lawful targets for such time as they directly participate in the hostilities. (1) The parties to…

…Matrices do not replace standard reporting procedures or standard database files. Note. It is possible, and sometimes productive, to use one matrix for all associations, personal and non-personal; this is done routinely using automated systems…

…This could include a collection of programs, files, websites, or personas that represent a physical unit, person, location, or event. Equipment. An object is made up of any number of devices and components, integrated and codependent…

…issue of proportionality. Protection of the Civilian Population. Civilian populations may not be intentionally targeted for attack. Acts of violence designed to spread terror among the civilian population are prohibited. However, civilians may not be used…

…To make this complex data more useful to their planning counterparts, targeting personnel should prepare summary files and worksheets distilling the pertinent information collected on each potential target. Target files should contain four types of information…

…The information environment is a global environment composed of all individuals, organizations, and systems that collect, process, disseminate, or act on information. (1) The information environment is where humans and automated systems observe, orient, decide, and…

…Chapter 4— * Discusses the primary purpose of diagnostic techniques to make analytic arguments, assumptions, and/or intelligence gaps more transparent. * Discusses techniques that include deception detection, key assumptions check, quality of information check, indicators, and argument…

…A division headquarters may be used in other roles, including acting as the senior Army headquarters, joint force land component, or a joint task force headquarters in a joint operations area for small-scale operations. However…