Gen Z , or those born between the late 1990’s and the early 2000’s , will likely comprise at least one-quarter of the global workforce by 2025. In order to tap into that younger generation…
November 30, 2023
The vast majority of employees across the intelligence community work out of Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities, or “SCIFs.” These are essentially highly protected office spaces with restrictive rules, including a ban on cell phones and…
October 5, 2023
The Army is making a strong push into open source intelligence. Earlier this year, the Army published its first OSINT strategy. The service’s goal is to “professionalize” its OSINT workforce and use OSINT as an…
September 6, 2023
The personnel vetting process is a major drag on the government’s hiring ambitions. It can often leave candidates confused and in the dark, even before they start the lengthy background investigation process. So what if…
August 23, 2023
In a June 30 memo, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin directed Pentagon officials to take a range of actions to tighten access to classified information. The directive stems from a review of security procedures Austin ordered…
July 21, 2023
The intelligence community has a new data strategy. The 2023-2025 IC Data Strategy lays out the steps all 18 intelligence agencies will take to develop a more data-savvy workforce, and set the groundwork for the…
July 18, 2023
For this episode, I spoke with Henry Sokolski, executive director of the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center, about NPEC’s report, “Over-classification: How Bad Is It, What’s the Fix?” The over-classification of national security information has been…
June 1, 2023
A new Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Agency project is looking to use psychology to thwart would-be hackers. Many cyber attacks these days use basic human psychology to get people to click on a link, for…
April 25, 2023
The Defense Intelligence Agency is in the early stages of making major upgrades to the federal government’s top-secret network, the Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communication System (JWICS). DIA’s “customers” – other federal agencies and military units…
April 24, 2023
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s “Tearline” project is a unique “open source” endeavor in the intelligence community. And its efforts aren’t going unnoticed: Tearline recently won the inaugural “OSINT Unit of the Year” award from the…
March 22, 2023
Compensation for individuals with security clearances increased by 7% in 2022. More than half of all cleared workers now make six figures, according to ClearanceJobs’ annual Security Clearance Compensation Report. I spoke with ClearanceJobs President…
March 15, 2023
The National Security Agency’s Cybersecurity Collaboration Center opened nearly two years ago to help the defense industrial base and other critical organizations better secure their networks. The organization works with a couple hundred of companies…
January 25, 2023
The Defense Intelligence Agency is in charge of maintaining the federal government’s top-secret network. That global system is on the cusp of a major overhaul. I spoke with DIA Chief Information Officer Doug Cossa about…
January 11, 2023
