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Operations in the Information Environment (OIE)

Winning the War by Evolving in the Information Environment

OIE involves the integrated employment of information forces and capabilities to influence, disrupt, and protect information systems across both kinetic and non-kinetic operations.

COLSA has evolved to stay at the forefront of Information Operations by maintaining a highly trained and skilled workforce and leveraging AI for dynamic decision-making and data integration. Our OIE experts deliver strategies and capabilities to help the Warfighter win the information war and defend democracy on a global scale. 

Featured Information Operations (IO) Solutions

Military Deception (MILDEC)

Targeting adversary groups, organizations, and nations with disinformation campaigns to prevent anti-American threats and attacks.

  • Recognized as the leading MILDEC provider across the DOW supporting the long term development of CCMD level MILDEC programs
  • Experts in Deception in Support of Operations Security (DISO) planning, execution, and training 
  • MILDEC and DISO Instructors providing Subject Matter Expertise (SME) to multiple Joint MILDEC training courses 
  • Leaders in the Denial and Deception program for the Joint Force

Military Information
Support Operations (MISO)

Countering mis- and disinformation campaigns to delegitimize foreign adversaries. 

  • Disrupting adversarial objectives by flooding media outlets such as radio, social media, television, and print with counter mis- and disinformation 
  • Supporting Strategic Communication (SC) initiatives to create and disseminate key themes and messages to targeted adversarial groups 
  • Conducting Joint level IO exercises with both CCMDs and foreign partners around the globe

Social Media Multi-language Analysis & Engagement

Continuously monitoring adversarial entities, communities, and networks to identify mis- and disinformation.  

  • Entity detection and tracking 
  • Social network and pattern of life analysis 
  • Nodal analysis and influencer detection 
  • Multi-source analysis 
  • Detection of radicalization, sentiment analysis, and deep fake analysis 
  • Mobilization of like-minded communities 

Mission-driven OIE

Providing custom OIE across the United States Joint Forces, leading in Defense Space missions for the United States Space Force, and supporting classified intelligence missions.  

Department of War

Space

Intelligence

Civil

Mission-critical Functions

Our OIE teams offer a wide range of skills and expertise:

  • Intelligence Support to the Information Environment (IE) 
  • Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Operations in the Information Environment (OIE) Planning 
  • Military Deception (MILDEC) Planning 
  • Deception Activities Intelligence Support 
  • Influence Operations Planning 
  • Regional and linguistic expertise

COLSA is a great company, very family oriented. It was scary leaving the government sector and entering the private sector…at the end of the day, I couldn’t have landed at a better company.

Darren Quarles
Director, Corporate Security

Be at the Forefront of Information Operations Missions

Mission-first. That’s the type of work our OIE experts produce, the mindset we look for in our candidates, and one of the most defining characteristics of our culture.

Explore OIE Roles