The National Open Source Enterprise is a United States Government

Federal government of the United States

The federal government of the United States is the national government of the constitutional republic of fifty states that is the United States of America. The federal government comprises three distinct branches of government: a legislative, an executive and a judiciary. These branches and...

 organization that was established by Assistant Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Open Source

Assistant Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Open Source

The Assistant Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Open Source is a senior level position within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, responsible for developing strategic direction, establishing policy and managing fiscal resources for Open Source Intelligence, providing...

 (ADDNI/OS), Eliot A. Jardines

Eliot A. Jardines

Eliot A. Jardines was the first Assistant Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Open Source in the United States.-Early life and education:...

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Purposes

According to the Director of National Intelligence publication entitled, "National Open Source Enterprise" which was released in April, 2006:

Mission

The mission of ADDNI/OS is "To enable all intelligence disciplines to provide timely, relevant and value-added insight to consumers via the National Open Source Enterprise.

Vision

The vision of ADDNI/OS is "Open source

Open source

The term open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials. Some consider open source a philosophy, others consider it a pragmatic methodology...

s are routinely exploited in all intelligence disciplines, facilitated by innovative experts - but with every officer open source capable. Supporting technology is interoperable, and the availability of information resources is maximized by strong public-private relationships, information sharing best practices, and an agile requirements process."

Values

The values of ADDNI/OS are:

• Agility - the ability to respond quickly and effectively to any challenge or opportunity.
• Gestalt - the enterprise we build is greater than the sum of its parts.
• Excellence - in all our actions and activities - providing unparalleled support.

Goals

The ADDNI/OS established five goals for the National Open Source Enterprise:

1. Source of First Resort. Open source
   Open source
   The term open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials. Some consider open source a philosophy, others consider it a pragmatic methodology...
   
    is the source of first resort for all disciplines and the precursor for clandestine and technical collection.
2. Guild. Our people are empowered by a guild of experts who champion the use of open sources, by universal training in open source exploitation, and by embedding open sources in the work of all disciplines.
3. Global Input. Global input ensures the broadest range of information with relevant sourcing background is accessible to all consumers.
4. Single Architecture. A single open source architecture provides optimum access to information - acquired once and shared with all.
5. Open Source Works. A robust Skunk Works
   Skunk works
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   -like capability anticipates and capitalizes on emerging opportunities driving innovation in tradecraft, analysis and technology.

Further reading

• Initial Assessment on the Implementation of The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004