Councils
Where Expertise Meets Action.
INSA’s policy councils and subcommittees bring together professionals from government, industry, and academia to address the intelligence and national security community’s most pressing challenges. Councils do not just talk about issues; they help shape them.
As a member, councils offer:
- Opportunities to shape policies that strengthen the IC's effectiveness and efficiency
- Thought leadership through white papers, op-eds, podcasts, and panel discussions
- Collaboration with peers and government partners in trusted, solution-focused forums
- Access to government and academic leaders who share challenges, priorities, and opportunities for collaboration
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Council service ensures that INSA members play an active part in advancing policy ideas and solutions that support the U.S. intelligence and national security mission.
Thought Leadership
White Papers & Op-Eds
New Paper Examines Impact of COVID on IC Acquisition
According to an August 2020 Intelligence Insights paper examining the impact of COVID-19 on government acquisition processes, the Intelligence Community (IC) lags behind its Department of Defense and civil agency counterparts, resulting in a significant slowdown for new and current acquisition projects.
Developed by INSA's Acquisition Management Council, the paper finds the acquisition slowdown is greater across the IC than elsewhere in the Government, which is the opposite of what happened after 9/11. One positive sign is that as the pandemic-driven virtual work has continued, the IC is beginning to see some stabilization and throughput is beginning to increase. In closing, the paper offers examples of acquisition successes and recommendations the IC should embrace as best practices.
A special thank you to Howard Weitzner (Accenture), Mary Quinn (Deloitte), and Jen Sovada (MissionTech Solutions) for their leadership on this paper.
Podcasts
New Paper Examines Impact of COVID on IC Acquisition
According to an August 2020 Intelligence Insights paper examining the impact of COVID-19 on government acquisition processes, the Intelligence Community (IC) lags behind its Department of Defense and civil agency counterparts, resulting in a significant slowdown for new and current acquisition projects.
Developed by INSA's Acquisition Management Council, the paper finds the acquisition slowdown is greater across the IC than elsewhere in the Government, which is the opposite of what happened after 9/11. One positive sign is that as the pandemic-driven virtual work has continued, the IC is beginning to see some stabilization and throughput is beginning to increase. In closing, the paper offers examples of acquisition successes and recommendations the IC should embrace as best practices.
A special thank you to Howard Weitzner (Accenture), Mary Quinn (Deloitte), and Jen Sovada (MissionTech Solutions) for their leadership on this paper.