The 3RD Annual INSA Achievement Awards December 6, 2012 INTELLIGENCE AND NATIONAL SECURITY ALLIANCE AboutA INSA Program Agenda INSA is the premier intelligence and national security organization that Reception brings together the public, private and academic sectors to collaborate Cocktails and Networking on the most challenging policy issues and solutions. As a non-profit, non-partisan, public-private organization, INSA’s ultimate goal is to promote and recognize the highest standards within the national security Welcome and intelligence communities. INSA has over 150 corporate members Chuck Alsup, INSA Acting President and several hundred individual members who are leaders and senior executives throughout government, the private sector and academia. To learn more about INSA visit www.insaonline.org. Keynote Address Letitia A. Long, Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Building a Stronger Intelligence Community Dinner Presentation of 2012 INSA Achievement Awards Thank You We would like to thank the following organizations for their table purchases: Eagle Sponors General Dynamics Raytheon Company Liberty Sponsor ITT Exelis Northrop Grumman Corporation Select Tables Accenture KEYW Corporation MITRE Corporation Oracle Penn State University – Applied Research Lab TASC The SI Organization, Inc. 2 3 INSA Achievement Awards Keynote Speaker Purpose Letitia A. Long, Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency The Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) established a Ms. Letitia A. Long was appointed series of awards in 2010 intended to recognize the achievements of Director of the National Geospatial- young professionals in intelligence and national security. Six awards are Intelligence Agency on August 9, named after previous William Oliver Baker Award recipients and are 2010. Prior to her appointment, presented annually: Ms. Long served as Deputy Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency Joan A. Dempsey Mentorship Award (DIA) from May 2006 until July Sidney D. Drell Academic Award 2010. Previously, she was the Richard J. Kerr Government Award Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence (Policy, Requirements Edwin H. Land Industry Award and Resources) from June 2003 until William O. Studeman Military Award May 2006. She also served as the John W. Warner Homeland Security Award Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence from July 2000 to June 2003 and as the Director of Central Intelligence’s Executive Director for Intelligence Community Affairs from January 1998 to June 2000, where she was Objective and Selection Criteria responsible for community-wide policy formulation, resource planning and These awards are presented as an early and possibly first recognition of program assessment and evaluation. an individual’s professional contribution and potential. Although missions Ms. Long was selected into the Senior Intelligence Executive Service in July and requirements differ in each of the individual categories, common 1994 and was dual-hatted as the Director, Requirements, Plans, Policy, criteria include: and Programs Office for the Navy intelligence staff, as well as the Director of Resource Management for the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI). From • Leadership • Values 1994 to 1996, Ms. Long was on rotational assignment from ONI to the • Influence • Team-building DIA as the Director of Military Intelligence Staff. In 1996, Ms. Long joined DIA as the Deputy Director for Information Systems and Services where • Proficiency • Personal Skills she directed DIA’s worldwide information technology and communications programs. Ms. Long was also DIA’s first Chief Information Officer. 4 5 JOAN A. DEMPSEY MENTORSHIP AWARD SIDNEY D. DRELL ACADEMIC AWARD The Honorable Joan A. Dempsey is a 2004 recipient of the Dr. Drell was awarded the William Oliver Baker Award in William Oliver Baker Award, which she received in recognition 2001 in recognition of his distinguished record of exceptional of her tireless efforts to improve the IC through her distinguished accomplishments and invaluable contributions in support of service and strong leadership. technical security issues. Ms. Dempsey has a long and distinguished career in both the A distinguished scientist, leader in industry and academia, and public and private sectors. She served as the Deputy Director one of the founders of national reconnaissance as a space of Central Intelligence for Community Management within the discipline, for over four decades his work has helped protect Clinton Administration, and as the Executive Director of the our nation. Among his many visionary achievements of vital President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board within the Bush Administration. importance to our country were those in the cause of science in the national interest. His She previously worked as a senior civilian in the Department of Defense as Deputy Director contributions to national security through service on the President’s Foreign Intelligence of Intelligence at the Defense Intelligence Agency, as the Director of the General Defense Advisory Board and the Non-Proliferation Panel are unequaled. His courageous leadership Intelligence Program, and as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and ability in bringing issues of national security and arms control to the public forum and his Security. record of accomplishments will endure as an inspiration to all. Ms. Dempsey’s honors include a 2004 honorary doctorate from the Joint Military Intelligence College, the National Intelligence Medal of Achievement, the Intelligence Community Seal 2012 Recipient: Dr. Jürgen Pfeffer, Carnegie Mellon University Medallion, the Distinguished Civilian Service Award from the Secretary of Defense, and As an Assistant Research Professor at Carnegie Mellon University, the American University Roger W. Hones Award for Executive Leadership. Dr. Jürgen Pfeffer has combined his background in business informatics and computer science to contribute to open source 2012 Recipient: Margaret Dobrydnio, Defense Intelligence Agency exploitation. Significantly, his work on scalable k-centrality metrics has enhanced the Intelligence Community’s ability to identify key Within the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), Margaret Dobrydnio actors and issues in large data sets such as those present in online serves as a Senior Intelligence Analyst and liaison officer for the networks. Intelligence Community Prisoner of War/Missing in Action (POW/ MIA) Analytic Cell. She is the architect of the Cell’s Liaison and Dr. Pfeffer’s work allows analysts to handle full data streams as Engagement Strategy, creating the Strategy’s processes, networks opposed to samples, which is meaningful to large data sets like Twitter feeds. Furthermore, and links, uniting congressional staff, the Office of the Secretary Dr. Pfeffer is engaged in research projects that analyze data from emerging conflicts of Defense, the Joint Staff and the combatant commands into a in North Africa and the Middle East. His projects aim to describe and detect changes high-functioning POW/MIA community of interest. Her efforts have within networks consisting of persons, organizations, subjects and companies of specific substantially expanded our nation’s body of knowledge and understanding of the issues and countries, as well as the outside involvement from international groups. challenges involved in this complex environment. His influence and role extend beyond his research and post-doctoral position at Carnegie In her work, Margaret is consistently focused on collaboration, leadership and mentorship. Mellon. He has taught at Carnegie Mellon and various international universities on social She has built invaluable relationships with U.S. Africa Command, the Office of Naval network analysis and computational visualization approaches to analysis. In addition, Intelligence, the Central Intelligence Agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and he is involved with the Computational Analysis of Social and Organizational Systems she has provided essential intelligence support to in-theater special operations commands. summer institute, an annual program training participants in social and organizational network analysis that is often attended by members of the Intelligence Community. Dr. Margaret demonstrates a remarkable passion for working with junior analysts; she Pfeffer’s continued dedication to educating and improving the technological expertise of regularly identifies opportunities for them to produce intelligence products and participate intelligence analysts has bettered the Community as a whole. in engagement activities to ensure they develop into successful analysts in their own right. Her colleagues and junior analysts consistently seek her out for guidance and mentorship on all matters ranging from production, training, engagement and policy related to the POW/MIA Analytic Cell. Margaret has helped to develop the next generation of analysts while serving as a role model and leading all-source analytic efforts and production on this issue for her agency. 6 7 RICHARD J. KERR GOVERNMENT AWARD EDWIN H. LAND INDUSTRY AWARD In recognition of his remarkable record of distinguished service to On May 25, 1988, the renowned scientist and inventor, Dr. the Intelligence Community, the William Oliver Baker Award was Edwin Land, became the fifth award recipient of the SASA Medal presented to Dick Kerr in 2008. of Achievement. The medal was presented by the distinguished During the pivotal years of the Cold War and