The impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) on business, technology, and the arts routinely make headlines. But what about AI’s effects on one of the Intelligence Community’s most valuable resources: open source intelligence (OSINT)?

On Monday, March 9, 2026, the Clements-Strauss Intelligence Studies Project (ISP) will host a public event, “Intelligence and OSINT in the Age of AI," with Randy Nixon, former Director of the CIA's Open Source Enterprise. This event will mark the first of ISP’s Off the Wire series.

Registration is recommended. Registrants will receive a reminder about the event.
Garage parking is available for a fee at the Manor Garage. Parking will not be validated.

Biography: Mr. Randy Nixon joined Janes as Chief Customer Officer in October 2025 after over a 30 year career in government service with the CIA and the Army.  At Janes, Nixon is responsible for leading the company's customer-centric strategy, ensuring that customer needs are the core of product innovation, service delivery, and strategic partnerships. Nixon's last position in government was leading the Intelligence Community's Open Source Enterprise where he was responsible for open source intelligence (OSINT) collection, dissemination, and analysis for all 18 agencies of the IC.  Prior to that he was a founder of the CIA's Office of Advanced Analytics.  In both of these positions, he pioneered the use of artificial intelligence at the CIA.  An awardee of the CIA's Directorate of Analysis highest award, the Langer Award, and a Distinguished Career Intelligence Medal, Nixon spent most of his career leading or working analysis in areas of war or instability.  

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