Date : 10/15/2019 6:57:14 PM
From : "Nichols, Andrew (COL US NDU/ES)"
To : "Dror Harel"
Cc : "ormatan@mail.gov.il"
Subject : RE: Request for Assistance from the Eisenhower School - to DSDE (MALMAB)

Hello Ma'am,

Very good -- that sounds fine to me -- 8:00 on the 27th in Barry Zebrack's office.  Thank you for being flexible.

I don't really know his address yet, apart from this general information:  Hakirya, Tel Aviv 6473425.

Hopefully, I will receive additional details about where to go in the next few days.  I think Mr. Zebrack is waiting to receive my visit request, which I will send shortly.

Best regards,
Andrew


-----Original Message-----
From: Dror Harel [mailto:Dror_Harel@MOD.GOV.IL]
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2019 11:51 AM
To: Nichols, Andrew (COL US NDU/ES) <andrew.h.nichols.mil@ndu.edu>
Cc: ormatan@mail.gov.il
Subject: Re: Request for Assistance from the Eisenhower School - to DSDE (MALMAB)

Dear Andrew,

8 am is fine.
I spoke to Barry and he suggested we use his office to save you the walking.
I think we should discuss everything else at out meeting.
Regards,
Dror



Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.


-------- Original message --------
From: "Nichols, Andrew (COL US NDU/ES)" <andrew.h.nichols.mil@ndu.edu>
Date: 15/10/2019 17:34 (GMT+02:00)
To: Dror Harel <Dror_Harel@MOD.GOV.IL>
Cc: ormatan@mail.gov.il
Subject: RE: Request for Assistance from the Eisenhower School - to DSDE (MALMAB)


Hello Dr. Harel,

 

Thank you very much for your email.  That's wonderful that you will be able to meet with me on Sunday October 27th.  I am grateful to have a little of your time.

 

To answer your question - yes, a short presentation on DSDE would be just fine.  Hopefully, we can get acquainted and I can learn a little more about your agency, and we can discuss options for a student visit in April.  From my perspective, this is an informal preparatory visit, so please do keep things manageable on your side.

 

Would you be free to meet with me at 08:00 on the 27th?

 

I have several meetings planned for the morning, as shown below.  Perhaps you could advise me on whether 8:00 would be a reasonable time to meet with you, considering the 9:00 meeting with Mr. Zebrack of SIBAT.  I suppose your office is probably within walking distance of his.  Is that so?

 

08:00     Directorate of Security for the Defense Establishment (DSDE) (MALMAB) - Dr. Dror Harel

09:00     International Defense Cooperation Directorate (SIBAT) - Mr. Barry Zebrack

09:30     National Cyber Security Authority (NCSA) - TBD

10:30     Defense Export Control Agency (DECA) - Mr. Yoram Ziflinger - IMOD

TBD        Defense Research and Development Directorate (MAFAT)

 

The meeting time with MAFAT has not yet been established, as I am waiting to hear back from the point of contact.  If needed, I could meet with you earlier (perhaps at 7:30, or maybe just before lunch).

 

One option to keep in mind for the future student visit is that LTC Matan Or kindly offered meeting space at the Israel National Defense College (in case it makes sense to keep the students in one place and have visitors turn up there).  Perhaps for the government visits, it would be best for my group to go to the IMOD headquarters as I am planning to do later this month.

 

Thank you again for agreeing to meet and discuss the mission and work of your agency.

 

Best regards,

Andrew

 

ANDREW H. NICHOLS, Colonel, USAF

Assistant Professor, National Security and Industrial Base

Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy 

National Defense University

 

Eisenhower Hall (Bldg. 59), Room 415

andrew.h.nichols.mil@ndu.edu

Office:  (202) 685-4319

Cell:  (703) 888-6378

 

From: Dror Harel [mailto:Dror_Harel@MOD.GOV.IL]
Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2019 12:28 AM
To: Nichols, Andrew (COL US NDU/ES) <andrew.h.nichols.mil@ndu.edu>
Cc: ormatan@mail.gov.il
Subject: RE: Request for Assistance from the Eisenhower School - to DSDE (MALMAB)

 

Dear Andrew,

 

Now that I have received the formal approval - I would be happy to meet with you on the 27.

As it is very soon - could you give a general idea of what you would like to discuss? Would a presentation about DSDE be enough?

 

Regards,

Dror

 

Dr. Dror Harel

Regional Director

Foreign Relations Div.

DSDE

Office: +972-3-6934513

Cell: 972-50-629-8185+

dror_harel@mod.gov.il <mailto:dror_harel@mod.gov.il> 

 

From: Nichols, Andrew (COL US NDU/ES) [mailto:andrew.h.nichols.mil@ndu.edu]
Sent: Sunday, October 06, 2019 7:29 PM
To: Dror Harel
Cc: ormatan@mail.gov.il
Subject: RE: Request for Assistance from the Eisenhower School - to DSDE (MALMAB)

 

Hello Ma'am,

 

Thank you for your assistance.  It appears I mistyped his email address-I should have used nir_ben-moshe@mod.gov.il <mailto:nir_ben-moshe@mod.gov.il> .  In any case, I will not re-send the message, since you already forwarded my message to seek approvals for a visit.

 

I will stand by to hear back from DSDE.

 

Best regards,

Andrew

 

ANDREW H. NICHOLS, Colonel, USAF

Assistant Professor, National Security and Industrial Base

Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy 

National Defense University

 

Eisenhower Hall (Bldg. 59), Room 415

andrew.h.nichols.mil@ndu.edu <mailto:andrew.h.nichols.mil@ndu.edu>

Office:  (202) 685-4319

Cell:  (703) 888-6378

 

From: Dror Harel [mailto:Dror_Harel@MOD.GOV.IL]
Sent: Sunday, October 6, 2019 12:07 PM
To: Nichols, Andrew (COL US NDU/ES) <andrew.h.nichols.mil@ndu.edu <mailto:andrew.h.nichols.mil@ndu.edu> >
Cc: ormatan@mail.gov.il <mailto:ormatan@mail.gov.il>
Subject: RE: Request for Assistance from the Eisenhower School - to DSDE (MALMAB)

 

Dear Andrew,

 

Thank you for your email.

 

First let me say that the reason you did not reactive a reply from DSDE's director is that you had the wrong email address. Nonetheless, I will be happy to act as the relevant POC for DSDE in this matter.

To the point, I have forwarded your request for a meeting and am currently waiting for the required approvals, as I cannot meet with you and discuss a joint collaboration without them. As soon as I hear anything - one way or another, I will let you know.

 

In the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact me for further information or questions.

 

Warm regards,

Dror

 

Dr. Dror Harel

Regional Director

Foreign Relations Div.

DSDE

Office: +972-3-6934513

Cell: 972-50-629-8185+

dror_harel@mod.gov.il <mailto:dror_harel@mod.gov.il> 

 

From: Nichols, Andrew (COL US NDU/ES) [mailto:andrew.h.nichols.mil@ndu.edu]
Sent: Friday, October 04, 2019 7:48 PM
To: Dror Harel
Cc: ormatan@mail.gov.il <mailto:ormatan@mail.gov.il>
Subject: FW: Request for Assistance from the Eisenhower School - to DSDE (MALMAB)

 

Hello Dr. Dror Harel,

 

Greetings from the Eisenhower School at the National Defense University (NDU).  I was provided with your contact information by my Department Chair, Col Sean O'Brien, USAF-a person you met last spring.

 

At the Eisenhower School, I teach the Cyber Domain/Advanced Computing Industry Study, and I am interested in bringing my students to Israel next spring for several visits to firms, government agencies, and academic institutions. 

 

A few days ago, I sent an introductory email to Mr. Nir Ben Moshe, Director of Security for the Defense Establishment (DSDE) (MALMAB), asking if I might visit your organization on Sunday, October 27th.  I realize he might not be the person who deals with such matters, so I thought I would provide this information to you so you could forward it to another appropriate person within MALMAB, if needed.

 

For your reference, I have attached an information sheet about my course, along with the latest version of the preliminary agenda/itinerary for the last week of October.  (There have been no changes that would affect MALMAB, as far as I am aware.)

 

Happily, Mr. Yoram Ziflinger (yziflinger@mod.gov.il <mailto:yziflinger@mod.gov.il> ), Head of International Cooperation Division in the Defense Export Controls Agency (DECA), and Mr. Barry Zebrack (barry_zebrak@mod.gov.il <mailto:barry_zebrak@mod.gov.il> ) Regional Director, North America, of the International Defense Cooperation Directorate (SIBAT), have already agreed to a visit on the 27th.  I am currently working through LTC Matan Or (cc'd) of the Israel National Defense College (INDC) to arrange a visit to the Defense Research and Development Directorate (MAFAT) on the same day.  Because all of these offices are probably close to one another in Hakirya, Tel Aviv, I am hoping to sequence the appointments in a logical way.  Ms. Racheli Chen, Director DECA, advised me she would take steps to identify an appropriate sponsor in the Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMOD) for one or both visits, and that should happen within a few days.

 

Could you please forward my request appropriately-or would it be best to wait to hear from Mr. Ben Moshe?

 

Thank you for your assistance.

 

Best regards,

Andrew

 

ANDREW H. NICHOLS, Colonel, USAF

Assistant Professor, National Security and Industrial Base

Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy 

National Defense University

 

Eisenhower Hall (Bldg. 59), Room 415

andrew.h.nichols.mil@ndu.edu <mailto:andrew.h.nichols.mil@ndu.edu>

Office:  (202) 685-4319

 

From: Nichols, Andrew (COL US NDU/ES)
Sent: Tuesday, October 1, 2019 4:02 PM
To: 'moshe@mod.gov.il' <moshe@mod.gov.il <mailto:moshe@mod.gov.il> >
Cc: 'ormatan@mail.gov.il' <ormatan@mail.gov.il <mailto:ormatan@mail.gov.il> >
Subject: Request for Assistance from the Eisenhower School - to DSDE (MALMAB)

 

Dear Mr. Ben Moshe,

 

Thank you for a moment of your time to request a little assistance to support two upcoming Eisenhower School visits to Israel.  I was provided with your contact information by a colleague of mine at the Eisenhower School, Col Sean O'Brien, USAF, whom you may have met last spring in connection with his group's visit to Israel and the Directorate of Security for the Defense Establishment (DSDE) (MALMAB).

 

At the Eisenhower School, I lead the Cyber Domain/Advanced Computing Industry Study (the 'Cyber IS'), and I am planning to bring up to 15 people to Israel next spring for an overseas field study experience (approx. dates:  18-24 April 2020, with meetings from 19-23 April), and we are seeking a few additional contacts in the Israeli Ministry of Defense (MOD) to facilitate meetings with selected government agencies and private sector organizations.  I am planning to make a preparatory visit to Israel on 26 Oct-1 Nov 2019 to establish initial contacts, gather insights, and discuss options for a future group visit.  Information about my course is included in the attached document.

 

Fortunately, we are already receiving generous support and assistance from the Israel National Defense College (INDC) (esp. LTC Matan Or), and Col Shlomo Binder (a 2019 Eisenhower graduate), to plan these visits.  It would be very helpful if I could meet with you or one of your representatives on 27 October, and if my group could do the same in April.

 

I have already reached-out to these agencies for assistance with a possible visit on 27 October:

 

- Defense Research and Development Directorate (MAFAT) - TBD (LTC Or is coordinating, ormatan@mail.gov.il <mailto:ormatan@mail.gov.il> )

- Defense Export Control Agency (DECA) - Ms. Racheli Chen (rachel_chen@mod.gov.il <mailto:rachel_chen@mod.gov.il> )

- International Defense Cooperation Directorate (SIBAT) - Mr. Barry Zebrak (barry_zebrak@mod.gov.il <mailto:barry_zebrak@mod.gov.il> )

 

As discussed in the attached paper, the Cyber IS course is aimed at helping our students to:  understand the factors that promote innovation and growth in the technology sector, prepare them to leverage the contributions of industry, government, and academic players to resource national security strategies, and lead at a strategic level.  The protection of intellectual property and critical technologies will be an important subject of discussion throughout the course.  We will conclude with student-led presentations to senior government and private sector executives in which the students will describe their recommended strategies to address policy challenges relevant to the domain.  Because there are many technology-related business areas, our focus next spring will be on firms, agencies, and institutions whose work touches on at least one of the following four areas:

 

- Cybersecurity and cyberspace operations

- Artificial intelligence (AI)

- Advanced computing (quantum and neuromorphic)

- Telecommunications (esp. 5G technology)

 

The preliminary agenda for my October visit is included below my signature block.  The intent is to schedule a similar (but deeper) set of engagements for the students next spring.

 

I think exposing the students to some information about MALMAB's role in protecting critical technologies would add a lot of value to our visit.  Ideally, we would like to identify an appropriate sponsor within the Israeli MOD for both visits.

 

LTC Matan Or kindly told me that if a meeting space is needed for certain student engagements in April, INDC (located in Ramat Hasharon) would be able to provide it.

 

I would welcome any contacts you might recommend, and other thoughts or suggestions.  Please send them to me at:  andrew.h.nichols.mil@ndu.edu <mailto:andrew.h.nichols.mil@ndu.edu> .

 

Thank you for your assistance!

 

Best regards,

Andrew

 

ANDREW H. NICHOLS, Colonel, USAF

Assistant Professor, National Security and Industrial Base

Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy 

National Defense University

 

Eisenhower Hall (Bldg. 59), Room 415

andrew.h.nichols.mil@ndu.edu <mailto:andrew.h.nichols.mil@ndu.edu>

Office:  (202) 685-4319

 

 

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Preliminary Agenda for the Preparatory October Visit

(Subject to change, as some visits may need to be shifted or cut out due to time constraints)

 

 

Arrival on Saturday, 26 October 2019

 

- Col Nichols will be the only traveler

- In-country transfers will be conducted via rental car

 

Sunday, 27 October (Tel Aviv and Ramat Hasharon)

 

- Defense Research and Development Directorate (MAFAT)

- Directorate of Security for the Defense Establishment (DSDE)(MALMAB)

- Defense Export Control Agency (DECA)

- International Defense Cooperation Directorate (SIBAT)

- National Cyber Security Authority (NCSA)

- Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Unit 8200

- Israel National Defense College

 

Monday, 28 October (Tel Aviv, Rosh HaAyin, and Herzliya)

 

- Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.

- Partner Communications Company, Ltd., or Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Corp. Ltd.

- Viola Group (venture capital firm)

- Google AI

- IBM Israel Ltd.

 

Tuesday, 29 October (Haifa)

 

- Elbit Systems Ltd.

- Intel Israel 74 Ltd.

 

Wednesday, 30 October (Jerusalem)

 

- Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Quantum Information Science Center (QISC)

- Israel Innovation Authority

- Israel National Cyber Directorate (INCD)

- MassChallenge Israel

 

Thursday, 31 October (Beer Sheva)

 

- Ben-Gurion University (BGU) Cyber Excellence Center

- National Cyber Emergency Response Team (CERT)

- Gav Yam Negev Advanced Technologies Park

 

Departure on Friday, 1 November

 

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