Dr. Vickers was the longest serving Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence in the department’s history. Previously, he served as the department’s first and only Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations/Low-Intensity & Interdependent Capabilities from July 2007 to March 2011, and Acting Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence from January 2011…
Mr. Shedd was named Acting Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency in August 2014 following four years service as Deputy Director. Until January 2015 he led the Defense Intelligence Enterprise workforce. Mr. Shedd served from May 2007 to August 2010 as the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Deputy Director for…
Allen and Smith write that intelligence is more in demand than ever, stating that US policymakers will turn to the intelligence community to evaluate threats such as Russian aggression, ISIL, and cyber intrusions.
Bash states that in order for the US to lessen ISIS’ capabilities, we will need increased effort by special operations forces, airstrikes, and intelligence collection.
“The world still relies on the West to solve global problems and underwrite international security,” Smith writes. “Small-scale tactical shifts that avoid taking risks and fail to challenge the status quo simply will not suffice.”
