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BGS Managing Director Michael Allen Discusses Possible Congressional Action To Reorganize The Intelligence Community In Light Of Public Pressure And The Results Of The President’s Review Group

BGS Managing Director and author of “Blinking Red” Michael Allen in Defense News discusses the possibility of a new period in intelligence reform, but comments he does not believe that this reform will be a “wholesale change like the Intelligence Reform Act, or the 9/11 recommendations.”

BGS Managing Director Michael Allen On Sirius XM’s The Morning Briefing Speaks To The Evolution Of U.S. Intelligence Practices Since 9/11 — As Covered In His Book, Blinking Red

BGS Managing Director Michael Allen’s Book, Blinking Red, Is Reviewed By The Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal’s review of Michael Allen’s book, Blinking Red, highlights the history of the Director of National Intelligence, as written by Michael Allen. From David Feith’s review: “Though Mr. Allen argues that intelligence reform is a worthy work in progress — “while imperfect,” the 2004 law “created a…

BGS Senior Vice President Julianne Smith In The Wall Street Journal Analyzes The Latest Events Surrounding China’s Air-Defense Identification Zone

BGS Senior Vice President Julianne Smith says of the outlook of China’s air-defense identification zone, “I don’t think it’s going to disappear,” and that “it would be really hard for [the Chinese] to back out of this.” “The bottom line right now,” she says, “is doing all we can on…

BGS Managing Director Michael Allen’s Book, Blinking Red, Is Reviewed By Defensenews.com

Defensenews.com calls Blinking Red “a step-by-step walk through of the backroom negotiations that created the position of Director of National Intelligence (DNI) and the wrestling over who would get to control the intelligence community.”