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Succeeding in the Open

Posted: August 26th, 2015

By Robert Cardillo

Robert Cardillo served as the sixth Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). Prior to that assignment, Mr. Cardillo served as the first Deputy Director for Intelligence Integration, ODNI, from 2010 to 2014 and as the Deputy Director of DIA. In the summer of 2009, Mr. Cardillo served as the Acting J2, a first for a civilian, in support of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

The Cipher Brief sat down with Robert Cardillo, the Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.  He shared his thoughts on the public-private partnership and the future of NGA.

The Cipher Brief: In today’s complex threat environment, how does the IC stay at the technology curve? How does it manage to stay relevant in a world awash in information?

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