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Careers in the Intelligence Field
(hosted by the Intelligence and National Security Alliance)
Monday, March 20th
5:30-7:00pm
Arlington campus, Founders Hall, room 602
The CIA is not the only place to work on intelligence issues. No matter what your interests or areas of expertise may be, learn the many paths you can take – through jobs in both government and the private sector – to launch an intelligence career.
Behind every James Bond is a cadre of regional experts, technical specialists, strategic planners, and many others who make it possible to collect and analyze intelligence about critical national security threats. Many of these experts are civil servants employed by government agencies, but many others work for private companies – contractors and consultants who complement the work of government personnel by providing specialized skills and expertise where they are needed most.
Over the course of a 90-minute information session, you will learn:
• What the Intelligence Community actually does
• How you can pursue intelligence-related jobs in federal, state, and local government agencies, as well as in the private sector
• How you can apply your skills and interests to a wide range of career specialties needed by the Intelligence Community and its private sector partners
The information session will be led by Larry Hanauer, who has spent more than 20 years working on intelligence and national security issues in the U.S. Congress, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the RAND Corporation, and Booz Allen Hamilton. During a five-year tenure as a senior staff member of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), one of two congressional committees charged with overseeing the U.S. Intelligence Community, he led the Subcommittee that oversees all activities, programs, and budgets of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), the national security elements of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the intelligence components of the Departments of State, Treasury, Energy, and Homeland Security.
Mr. Hanauer is currently the Vice President for Policy at the Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA), a non-profit, non-partisan organization that promotes public-private partnerships within the national security and intelligence communities. INSA applies private sector experience and expertise to the business of government in order to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the U.S. Intelligence Community. At any given time, INSA employs a half-dozen paid graduate student interns who work closely with senior government and industry officials to address issues that affect the Intelligence Community and its industry partners, including cyber security, financial threats, insider threats, security clearance reform, homeland security, acquisition and procurement, and the promotion of technological innovation.