Councils

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Council service is open to INSA members in good standing. Simply complete this brief form & our membership team will contact you with next steps. 

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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

INSF Paper Finds Remote Work to Outlive Pandemic

Sep 10, 2021, 00:00 by Christopher Nardozza
Underwritten by Avantus Federal, the paper summarizes key findings from INSF's three-part videocast series, which examined the shift to remote work in 2020; specifically, what worked, what challenges remain, and what opportunities lay ahead.

ARLINGTON, VA — The Intelligence and National Security Foundation (INSF) has released a new white paper focused on the COVID-19 pandemic impact on the intelligence and national security workforce. Underwritten by Avantus Federal, The Future of the IC Workforce: The Promise and Limits of Remote Work Technology summarizes key findings from INSF's three-part videocast series, which examined the shift to remote work in 2020; specifically, what worked, what challenges remain, and what opportunities lay ahead.

“The paper provides a number of recommendations for how we can reimagine the traditional IC work model and use lessons learned from the pandemic to build and grow a talented and diverse workforce,” said Suzanne Wilson Heckenberg, president of INSF and the Intelligence and National Security Alliance.

Key findings include the need for government and industry to reduce over-classification of materials, embrace OSINT, implement agile leadership, and embrace emerging technologies including zero trust architecture.

 
Podcasts

INSF Paper Finds Remote Work to Outlive Pandemic

Sep 10, 2021, 00:00 by Christopher Nardozza
Underwritten by Avantus Federal, the paper summarizes key findings from INSF's three-part videocast series, which examined the shift to remote work in 2020; specifically, what worked, what challenges remain, and what opportunities lay ahead.

ARLINGTON, VA — The Intelligence and National Security Foundation (INSF) has released a new white paper focused on the COVID-19 pandemic impact on the intelligence and national security workforce. Underwritten by Avantus Federal, The Future of the IC Workforce: The Promise and Limits of Remote Work Technology summarizes key findings from INSF's three-part videocast series, which examined the shift to remote work in 2020; specifically, what worked, what challenges remain, and what opportunities lay ahead.

“The paper provides a number of recommendations for how we can reimagine the traditional IC work model and use lessons learned from the pandemic to build and grow a talented and diverse workforce,” said Suzanne Wilson Heckenberg, president of INSF and the Intelligence and National Security Alliance.

Key findings include the need for government and industry to reduce over-classification of materials, embrace OSINT, implement agile leadership, and embrace emerging technologies including zero trust architecture.