# OSINT Foundation **Entity class:** Professional nonprofit foundation ## Definition The **OSINT Foundation** advances the profession, tradecraft, and workforce of open-source intelligence across government, industry, and academia. ## Relationships - **discipline:** [[wiki/OSINT|OSINT]] and [[wiki/Publicly Available Information|Publicly Available Information]]. - **event:** [[wiki/OSINT Foundation Tech Expo|OSINT Foundation Tech Expo]]. - **collection:** [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [OSINT Foundation](https://www.osintfoundation.com/osint/) ## Simple Reminders, Quotations, and Thoughts > "Open-source intelligence requires systems that sort, validate, connect the data and turn unclassified intelligence into a force multiplier." > **— Defense Intelligence Agency**, *September 8, 2026, 2026 DoDIIS Worldwide Conference Recap* [[reminders/Information/Open-Source Intelligence Systems Must Sort Validate and Connect Data by Defense Intelligence Agency|Open-Source Intelligence Systems Must Sort Validate and Connect Data by Defense Intelligence Agency]]