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CIA Veteran at IAFIE Conference Discusses the Importance of Careers in Intelligence

Moore called the Trump administration “fundamentally different from previous administrations: Executive Orders are developed without the usual vetting process and major policy decisions are discussed over dinners with a handful of players, rather than in the Situation Room at the White House.”

Even with all the uncertainties and changing priorities of the Trump administration, Moore said the Intelligence Community is focused on three primary concerns:

• Avoiding strategic surprises
• Seeking feedback “to tailor products and processes to ensure the smoothest delivery of intelligence materials to the President and his team”
• Establishing relationships with “new customers” to ensure intelligence analysis stays relevant as policy and priorities emerge.