The Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) has released a white paper documenting the vision and approach for enhancing enterprise information technology in support of intelligence and national security missions. This paper, titled ”Doing in Common What Is Commonly Done” provides insights based on interviews of government leaders including CIOs, CTOs and other agency leadership. [...]
INSA Publishes White Paper on Intelligence Community Information Technology Enterprise
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Expectations of Intelligence from the Intelligence Community in the Information Age
December 1, 2012 By 4 Comments
Friends and professional associates at the Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) have published a white paper which should be of high interest to anyone in the intelligence community or in policy-making positions in the national security community. The paper, titled Expectations of Intelligence in the Information Age, is a quick read that I highly [...]
INSA Report: Cyber Intelligence… Setting the landscape for an emerging discipline
March 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) is a group of professionals bound by a common desire to enhance the national security of the United States. Members include experts who have seen the brutal realities of international affairs and have also seen the impact of sound policy on our nation’s well being. INSA is a [...]
INSA Report: Cloud Computing: Risks, Benefits, and Mission Enhancement for the Intelligence Community
March 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
On 13 march 2012, the Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) released a report culminating a years worth of interviews and continuing dialog with industry, academia and government on the mission needs and benefits of new approaches to Information Technology implementation in support of national security missions. The report, titled “Cloud Computing: Risks, Benefits, and [...]
INSA Study on Cloud Computing in the Intelligence Community: Rollout 13 March 2012
March 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Over the last year I’ve had the pleasure of serving with a team of volunteers from the Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) as we dove deep into topics associated with Cloud Computing and the Intelligence Community. National security technologists have long been thought leaders when it comes to adopting advanced technology to serve important [...]
CTOs: Provide your inputs on how the government will implement cloud computing constructs
February 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Our nation’s technologists have always come to the aide of their nation. There are many great exemplars in this domain. two of my personal favorites are: Edwin Land, inventor famous for his work on consumer cameras but also a key designer of reconnaissance systems (including the U2). Frederick Terman, the thinker most responsible for creating [...]
