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The Director of National Intelligence (DNI) has created an internal networking service for its employees, called A-Space.
This “MySpace for Spies†is modeled after highly trafficked social networks, and has been created to help the analytical business for employees to have a shared work space and better, more efficient communication tools. The internal nature of A-Space means that National Intelligence will not need to worry so much about firewalls, or other security issues surrounding the use of a third-party service, such as regular email clients, or even the telephone. This isn’t just about firewalls–it’s also about creating an ideal work space that heavily ties in to the price of human capital. Making the system more efficient should be better for budgets as well as for time spent on various projects of importance.
The network will allow spies in the US and in other countries to communicate with each other without worrying about the security risks involved as well. The information that’s being sent through and stored on A-Space could benefit a lot of people in many ways, making it a valuable resource for national security. The system will include private messaging tools and recommendation software, as well as create, edit, and manage documents.
The security risk involved with creating an online network to this degree is of course a valid concern for all parties involved, so I’ll assume that the greatest security measures have been taken for the creation and maintenance of A-Space. Whether a network like this will be extended to broader use by others involved with other arms of national security, such as the Army, remains to be seen, especially for communication on an external level as well. In the mean time, it appears that the government will continue to block sites.