"GROWING DIVERSITY" - FEDERAL TIMES OP-ED BY RONALD SANDERS AND PATRICIA TAYLOR
Diversity is a mission-critical imperative for the intelligence community (IC), and our definition goes beyond race and national origin, gender and disability. The IC's mission depends on a workforce diverse in many dimensions, requiring a wide range of expertise and deep knowledge of other cultures, languages, perspectives and ideas. We not only need a workforce that reflects the rich diversity of America, but one that also reflects, understands and can engage all of the countries and cultures of the world - oftentimes clandestinely.
This is where our nation's heritage Americans come in. These first- and second-generation citizens can offer us the advanced language skills and unrivaled cultural expertise that are as vital to security as they are rare in our general population. They also bring a unique appreciation for the freedoms and opportunities that so many of us take for granted. That's why the director of National Intelligence has made the recruitment and retention of first- and second-generation citizens a top human capital priority. Read More
DIRECTOR BLAIR ADDRESSES THE U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
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Director of National Intelligence Dennis C. Blair spoke at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce National Security Task Force Meeting in Washington, DC on July 22, 2009. Read The Transcript