Current budget realities make clear that resources available for intelligence activities will continue to decline in the near-term. Since the publication of the INSA white paper Smart Change in May 2011, the IC has experienced the initial effects of sequestration, the furlough of some parts of the workforce, contract employees unable to perform important services without government supervision, a 16-day government shutdown, and the realities of a significantly reduced budget—all at a time when threats to the U.S. remain undiminished. These challenges reinforce the compelling need for the IC to continue its efforts to improve community-wide strategic workforce planning and management.