OSS.Net also known as OSS or its formal company name, OSS.Net, Inc., is a Virginia C corporation founded by Robert David Steele

Robert David Steele

Robert David Steele Vivas , is known for his promotion of open source intelligence . He is a former United States Marine Corps infantry and intelligence officer for twenty years and was the second-ranking civilian in U.S. Marine Corps Intelligence from 1988–1992...

 to further international understanding of the importance of Open source intelligence

Open source intelligence

Open-source intelligence is a form of intelligence collection management that involves finding, selecting, and acquiring information from publicly available sources and analyzing it to produce actionable intelligence...

 as a means of improving public policy decisions, reducing secrecy, and empowering the public by combining the process of intelligence with legally and ethically available open sources of information using open source intelligence software and making best use of private sector open source intelligence services.