Aliases
CIA OSEDNI Open Source CenterDirectorate of Digital Innovation (parent org)OSCOSEOSINT CenterOpen Source EnterpriseOpen Source Intelligence Center
Disambiguation
The Open Source Center (OSC), redesignated Open Source Enterprise (OSE) in 2015. Part of the Intelligence Community's OSINT infrastructure, not a dedicated UAP organization. Mentions in UAP corpus likely reflect general IC intelligence sharing.
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Organization
intelligence-agencyUSfounded: 2005
Enrichment
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- Open Source EnterpriseWikipedia▎ high· 2026-05-14
- Founded November 2005 as OSC within CIA
- Renamed OSE October 1, 2015
- Headquarters in Reston, Virginia
- Randy Nixon director 2022–2025
- Predecessor FBIS (est. 1941)
- Previously operated UK facility at Caversham Park until 2017
- Open Source Center (OSC) Becomes Open Source Enterprise (OSE)Federation of American Scientists▎ high· 2026-05-14
- Established 2005 under DNI authority
- Redesignated OSE on October 1, 2015
- Incorporated into CIA Directorate of Digital Innovation
- Mission: collect, analyze, disseminate publicly available intelligence
- Ceased public distribution of unclassified products in late 2013
- Director of National Intelligence - Open Source CenterFederation of American Scientists (FAS Intelligence Resource Program)▎ high· 2026-05-14
- Established November 8, 2005
- Serves entire Intelligence Community and U.S. Defense Department
- Collection sources: Internet, databases, press, radio, TV, video, geospatial data, commercial imagery
- Training mission for analysts on open source material exploitation
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OSC
Description (EN)
Low-signal entity — referenced 7 time(s) across 1 document(s). No external enrichment performed (criteria: ≥3 mentions). Use the page references below for raw context.
Descrição (PT-BR)
Entidade de baixo sinal — referenciada 7 vez(es) em 1 documento(s). Sem enriquecimento externo (critério: ≥3 menções). Use as referências de páginas abaixo para contexto bruto.