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March 7, 2007
Privatized Intelligence - The Next Frontier for Private Security
Topics: War on Terror
Most, if not all, private security companies integrate inteligence gathering as a cornerstone of their operations and services. Take for example, Blackwater USA.
Blackwater has always offered intelligence services, but has found numerous restrictions when working for their government clients. With their foray into the private sector under a different corporate brand they will be free to pursue clients without answering to their main Blackwater client--the State Department.
Blackwater's move into corporate intelligence is both smart and timely, but the Diligence/KPMG debacle may prompt further inquiry on what exactly private intelligence companies actually do and don't do. Private intelligence is actually a bigger potential marketplace than private security, estimated to be a $50 billion marketplace in 2004. Some may view Blackwater's unannounced links to TIS as a suspicious and impenetrable corporate move, though others may look at it as the right response at the right time.I call this a good business move that will be of significant benefit to Blackwater's clients - and that includes the State Department which is in need of much better intel than they've been getting. More on private intelligence services here ...
Posted by Richard at March 7, 2007 9:56 AM
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