🎙️ Episode 3 of the All Source Podcast’s latest series, The Career Playbook, is here! Series host Suzanne Wilson Heckenberg sits down with Ben Conklin for a candid conversation about owning the messy chapters of your career. Ben shares why career growth is rarely linear, how setbacks and unconventional experiences can become strengths, and why sometimes you have to take the risk before you feel fully ready. 🎧 Tune in to Episode 3 today! ▶️ Watch on YouTube: piped.video/3t-0b3V3UQc 🎙️ Listen on Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/podcast/i… 🎙️ Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/2fbciJ… A big thank you to our series sponsor, George Mason University - @ScharSchool of Policy and Government, and the Intelligence Champions Council for supporting The Career Playbook. @JanesINTEL #CareerPlaybook #IntelligenceCommunity #Mentorship

⏰ One week left to submit a nomination for the 2027 William Oliver Baker Award! More than an impressive career. More than a title. The Baker Award recognizes a lifetime of leadership, service, and contributions that have advanced U.S. intelligence and national security. Know a leader whose career and service deserve recognition? Put their name forward before the deadline. 👉 Learn more and submit a nomination: insaonline.org/events/willia… Nominations close COB Monday, September 28. #INSABaker #IntelligenceCommunity #NationalSecurity

🎙️ New Episode! Check out the latest episode of the Intelligence Career Conversations podcast featuring Lorna Macfarlane, a graduate student at The George Washington University Law School. Lorna reflects on her unconventional path into national security and how experience in procurement, fraud, risk, and compliance sparked her interest in insider threat. For early-career professionals, her advice is simple: stay persistent and don’t be discouraged if your career path isn’t linear. 👉 Listen now: insaonline.org/detail-pages/… #IntelligenceCareers #NationalSecurity

Happy Birthday to the @CIA and the @usairforce! 🎉 Here’s to 79 years of intelligence behind the scenes and airpower above the clouds. #IntelligenceCommunity #Defense

#ICYMI Check out our latest newsletter packed with upcoming programs, new content, and updates from across INSA! A big thank you to our sponsor, @MANTECH, for supporting this edition. What’s inside: 🔹 NEW classified SCIF After Hours with Dr. Chris Parrett, Director, Rapid Capabilities Office, @NGA_GEOINT 🔹 Insider Risk: From Reactive to Proactive webinar featuring leaders from the @FBI and MANTECH 🔹 SCIF After Hours with Amy Heald, Chief of Staff, Office of the Director, @CIA 🔹 Open INSA nominations for the 2027 William Oliver Baker Award and Charlie Allen Achievement Awards 🔹 A new Intelligence Career Conversations episode featuring Lorna Macfarlane 🔹 The latest headlines from across the intelligence and national security community...and more! 👉 Read the full update here: mailchi.mp/insaonline.org/20… #IntelligenceCommunity #NationalSecurity #AtAGlance

[New Classified Program!] Join 150 cleared professionals for a classified discussion with Dr. Chris Parrett, Director, Rapid Capabilities Office, @NGA_GEOINT, on Tuesday, October 27, from 5:30-7:30 pm, in Chantilly, VA. 👉 Register Today! insaonline.org/detail-pages/… The conversation will be moderated by INSA President Suzanne Wilson Heckenberg and will focus on scaling Project Maven, protecting data integrity in contested environments, countering AI-enabled adversary tradecraft, and more! Don’t miss this opportunity to engage directly with NGA leadership! Thank you to our sponsors! @PeratonCorp #IntelligenceCommunity #NationalSecurity #ProjectMaven

🏆 Every organization has them. The early- and mid-career professionals who go above and beyond. The mentors investing in the next generation. The colleagues whose contributions deserve to be recognized. Now is the time to put their name forward. Nominations are open for the 2027 Charlie Allen Achievement Awards, recognizing outstanding professionals across the intelligence, defense, homeland, and national security communities. Know someone who deserves recognition? Nominate them today! 🔗 Submit a nomination: insaonline.org/events/27-ach… #INSAAchievement #FutureWorkforce #IntelligenceCommunity

An interesting companion read to today's remembrances: Government Executive spoke with a few young public servants, including a former INSA intern, Megan Anderson, about what 9/11 means to a generation that barely remembers it, and how it still influenced their choice to serve. What does 9/11 mean for young public servants who hardly remember it? govexec.com/workforce/2026/0… @seanthenewsboy

Today, on the 25th anniversary of September 11, we remember the nearly 3,000 lives lost, honor the courage of those who stepped forward to help others, and reflect on the unity and resolve our nation showed in the days that followed. We are also reminded of the critical importance of information sharing, partnership, and trust across the intelligence and national security community. We are grateful to those who responded that day, those who answered the call in the years that followed, and those who continue working to keep our nation safe. We will never forget. #NeverForget

🎙️ Episode 2 of the All Source Podcast’s latest series, The Career Playbook, is here! Series host Suzanne Wilson Heckenberg sits down with The Hon. Sue Gordon for a conversation on finding the right fit throughout your career. Sue shares lessons on recognizing your strengths, staying open to unexpected opportunities, and finding the roles where you can make the greatest impact. 🎧 Tune in to Episode 2 today! ▶️ Watch on YouTube: piped.video/NUYk0YxvR_A 🎙️ Listen on Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas… 🎙️ Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/2fbciJ… A big thank you to our series sponsor, George Mason University - @ScharSchool, and the Intelligence Champions Council for their support of The Career Playbook! #Mentorship #IntelligenceCommunity

🏆 Nominations are now open for the 2027 William Oliver Baker Award! Learn More: insaonline.org/detail-pages/… Help us recognize an extraordinary leader whose career, achievements, and service have made a lasting impact on U.S. intelligence and national security. Submit your nomination by Monday, September 28! #IntelligenceCommunity #NationalSecurity

Meet Will Cocos, Executive Vice President and General Manager, U.S. Government at @vantortech, in our latest #YourIC profile! From the U.S. Naval Academy and SEAL Teams to a career in national security technology, Will shares how curiosity, mentorship, and a willingness to keep learning have shaped his path. He also reflects on the importance of continuing to experiment while getting better at scaling what works. 👉 Read his profile: insaonline.org/detail-pages/… #IntelligenceCommunity #NationalSecurity

🎙️ New Episode! Check out the latest episode of the Intelligence Career Conversations podcast featuring David Cattler, former Director of DCSA. From the U.S. Navy and White House to NATO and DoD, David reflects on how an unexpected move into intelligence shaped his career. He also discusses the importance of continuing education, mentorship, prioritizing judgment over collecting credentials, and knowing when to pursue the next opportunity. 👉 Listen now: insaonline.org/detail-pages/… #IntelligenceCareers #NationalSecurity

#ICYMI Check out our latest newsletter packed with upcoming programs, new content, and updates from across INSA! A big thank you to our sponsor, @MANTECH, for supporting this edition. What’s inside: 🔹 NEW classified SCIF After Hours with Amy Heald, Chief of Staff, Office of the Director, @CIA 🔹 Common Threads Colorado heads to Colorado Springs and Aurora September 16–17 🔹 Nominations are open for the 2027 Baker Award, Charlie Allen Achievement Awards, and INSA’s 2027–2029 Board of Directors 🔹 A new Intelligence Career Conversations episode featuring David Cattler, former Director of DCSA 🔹 #IntelSummit26 highlights…and more! 👉 Read the full update here: us8.campaign-archive.com/?e=… #IntelligenceCommunity #NationalSecurity

[New Classified Program!] Join 150+ cleared professionals for a classified discussion with Amy Heald, Chief of Staff, Office of the Director, @CIA, on Monday, November 9, from 5:30-7:30 pm, in Chantilly, VA. 👉 Register Today! insaonline.org/detail-pages/… The conversation will be moderated by INSA President Suzanne Wilson Heckenberg and focus on tech modernization, compressing acquisition timelines, and strengthening industry collaboration. The evening also includes plenty of time to connect with colleagues from across the intelligence and national security community and engage directly with CIA leadership during the Q&A. Thank you to our sponsor! @KBRincorporated #IntelligenceCommunity #NationalSecurity

Two days. Hundreds of conversations. Countless new connections. One incredible #IntelSummit26. 🎉 Day 2 brought another outstanding lineup of speakers, packed breakout sessions and ignite rounds, a busy exhibit hall, and plenty of opportunities to connect with colleagues from across the intelligence and national security community. But some of the best moments happened between sessions: catching up with familiar faces, making new introductions, exchanging ideas over coffee, and starting conversations that will continue long after the Summit ends. A huge thank you to our speakers, sponsors, exhibitors, partners, and everyone who spent the past two days with us in Bethesda. That’s officially a wrap on #IntelSummit26. Until next year! 👋 #IntelligenceCommunity #NationalSecurity

⚡ Closing out #IntelSummit26 with a conversation on what it will take to turn AI innovation into real mission impact. In our final plenary, speakers underscored that operationalizing AI is not a solo effort. Moving at the speed of mission requires constant dialogue, trust, and a shared commitment to getting the right capabilities into the hands of those who need them. Innovation may open the door, but strong partnerships are what turn possibility into progress. #IntelligenceCommunity #NationalSecurity @DeptofWar, @DefenseIntel, @AFCEA

Kicking off Day 2 of #IntelSummit26 with a strong message from intelligence leaders across @DefenseIntel, @NGA_GEOINT, @NRO_gov, and @NSAGov: keeping pace with today’s threat environment will take speed, agility, and collaboration. From modernizing acquisition and better leveraging commercial capabilities to integrating data across domains and using AI to accelerate analysis, the conversation centered on getting better capabilities into the hands of the warfighter faster. A perfect segue into this morning’s breakout sessions on UxS and acquisition at mission speed, featuring leaders from DoW, CIA, NSA, U.S. Space Force, and more! @AFCEA #IntelligenceCommunity #NationalSecurity

DIA Says AI Is Essential, But Analysts Can’t Lose Their Edge The Intelligence Community (IC) has more data, more advanced technology and more ways to understand the world than at any previous point in its history. The challenge now is making sure all of news.clearancejobs.com/2026/…