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

Get Involved!

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

Andrew Hallman: Do Right, Fear No One

Dec 10, 2025, 11:51 by Nicole Leung
On this episode of the Intelligence Career Conversations podcast, host Jim Donnelly welcomes Andrew Hallman, VP and Strategic Account Executive for the IC at Leidos. Mr. Hallman traces his path into the IC and shares how early academic influences, on-the-job learning, and pivotal mentors shaped his professional journey. He also offers insights into the need for digital fluency across the workforce, how AI is reshaping intelligence tradecraft, and his grounding philosophy of doing right and fearing no one.

Episode 58

On this episode of the Intelligence Career Conversations podcast, host Jim Donnelly welcomes Andrew Hallman, VP and Strategic Account Executive for the IC at Leidos. Mr. Hallman traces his path into the IC and shares how early academic influences, on-the-job learning, and pivotal mentors shaped his professional journey. He also offers insights into the need for digital fluency across the workforce, how AI is reshaping intelligence tradecraft, and his grounding philosophy of doing right and fearing no one.

Podcasts

Andrew Hallman: Do Right, Fear No One

Dec 10, 2025, 11:51 by Nicole Leung
On this episode of the Intelligence Career Conversations podcast, host Jim Donnelly welcomes Andrew Hallman, VP and Strategic Account Executive for the IC at Leidos. Mr. Hallman traces his path into the IC and shares how early academic influences, on-the-job learning, and pivotal mentors shaped his professional journey. He also offers insights into the need for digital fluency across the workforce, how AI is reshaping intelligence tradecraft, and his grounding philosophy of doing right and fearing no one.

Episode 58

On this episode of the Intelligence Career Conversations podcast, host Jim Donnelly welcomes Andrew Hallman, VP and Strategic Account Executive for the IC at Leidos. Mr. Hallman traces his path into the IC and shares how early academic influences, on-the-job learning, and pivotal mentors shaped his professional journey. He also offers insights into the need for digital fluency across the workforce, how AI is reshaping intelligence tradecraft, and his grounding philosophy of doing right and fearing no one.