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Celebrating National OSINT Day: Thanks to All Who Joined Us!
2/27/2026 8:00:00 AM
Thank you to everyone who came out for the OSINT Foundation's National OSINT Day Social! It was a wonderful evening of great food and camaraderie. An invaluable opportunity to catch up with old friends and make new ones.
National OSINT Day Proclamation
2/26/2026 8:00:00 AM
The OSINT Foundation, the professional association of U.S. Intelligence Community open-source intelligence (OSINT) practitioners, celebrates the fourth National OSINT Day, February 26, 2026. This is also the 85th anniversary of the formal establishment of the OSINT discipline in the United States.
Congressional Proclamation on 85th Anniversary of the OSINT Discipline
2/25/2026 10:00:00 AM
The OSINT Foundation would like to thank Congressman Scott Perry (PA-10) and the entire OSINT Subcommittee of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) for supporting our efforts at recognizing the 85th anniversary of the OSINT discipline in the United States.
OSINT HISTORY: Where it All Began
2/13/2026 8:00:00 AM
On 26 February 1941, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt established the Foreign Broadcast Monitoring Service (FBMS). The FBMS worked to record, translate, transcribe, and analyze foreign broadcast programs. In the year after the attack on Pearl Harbor, on July 28, 1942, the FBMS changed its name to the Foreign Broadcast Intelligence Service.
OSINT Policy Framework Document Released
2/9/2026 7:00:00 AM
Today the OSINT Foundation announces the publication of our OSINT Policy Framework document. The Foundation has determined a comprehensive policy framework is critical for the OSINT discipline. While this framework should not be considered as directive for IC OSINT agencies, it delineates best practices relative to OSINT activities.
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10x National Security Becomes Bronze Level Sponsor
2/4/2026 8:00:00 AM
The OSINT Foundation is pleased to announce that 10x National Security has partnered with us as a Bronze Level Sponsor.
OSINT – Celebrating The Discipline’s 85 Years Defending The Nation!
2/2/2026 8:00:00 AM
The OSINT Foundation celebrates the contributions made to the national security of the United States by the open-source intelligence (OSINT) discipline throughout its 85-year history.
Shadow Nexus Becomes Bronze Level Sponsor
1/21/2026 8:00:00 AM
The OSINT Foundation is pleased to announce that Shadow Nexus has partnered with us as a Bronze Level Sponsor.
OSINT Foundation Announces 2025 Scholarship Recipients
1/16/2026 8:00:00 AM
At the 2025 OSINT Foundation Awards the OSINT Foundation recognized the recipients of our 2025 scholarship awards. Each $3,000 academic scholarship is awarded to a current student who is interested in OSINT and a career in national security.
ANDECO Institute Becomes Bronze Level Sponsor
1/14/2026 8:00:00 AM
The OSINT Foundation is pleased to announce that ANDECO Institute has partnered with us as a Bronze Level Sponsor.
OSINT Foundation Commends ODNI's Efforts to Fully Integrate Open-Source Intelligence into All-Source Analysis
1/12/2026 8:00:00 AM
We commend the Office of the Director of National Intelligence for its continued efforts at ensuring open-source intelligence and its precursors (PAI and CAI) are fully integrated into all-source analysis.
The OSINT Foundation says goodbye to Dr. Eric Haseltine
1/9/2026 8:00:00 AM
An inaugural member of our Advisory Board, his term completed December 31.
Lieutenant General Ron Burgess (USA, ret.) Returns to the OSINT Foundation Board of Advisors
1/7/2026 8:00:00 AM
We are very pleased to announce the return of Lieutenant General Ron Burgess (USA, ret.) to the OSINT Foundation Board of Advisors. LTG Burgess previously served on the Advisory Board from 2022 to 2024.
The OSINT Foundation says goodbye to Dr. Tom Fingar
1/5/2026 8:00:00 AM
An inaugural member of our Advisory Board, his term completed December 31.