Knowledge Management in the Intelligence Enterprise

If you are responsible for the management of an intelligence enterprise operation and its timely and accurate delivery of reliable intelligence to key decision-makers, this book is must reading. It is the first easy-to-understand, system-level book that specifically applies knowledge management principles, practices and technologies to the intelligence domain. The book describes the essential principles of intelligence, from collection, processing and analysis, to dissemination for both national intelligence and business applications.

Aimed at professionals responsible for the management of intelligence enterprise operations, this text describes the application of the principles, practices, and technologies of knowledge management to the domain of intelligence. The text covers the fundamental principles of intelligence at all of its stages, from collection, processing, and analysis, through final dissemination. Applications for national, military, business, and competitive intelligence are discussed. Waltz is the technical director for intelligence systems with the Veridian Systems Division, Applied Science and Technology Sector. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Ed Waltz is technical director of intelligence systems at Veridian, Ann Arbor, Michigan. He received his B.S. in electrical engineering from the Case Institute of Technology and M.S. in computer information and control engineering from the University of Michigan. He is also the author of Information Warfare: Principles and Operations and co-author of Multisensor Data Fusion (Artech House, 1998, 1990).