One is to ensure that the war fighters and the intelligence analysts get the information that they need when they need it, in a format that's useful to them. Stephen Cambone analystensurefighter Change image and share on social
Over the course of two years, we arrived at a point where we began to look at the value added by making information more easily accessible across the intelligence community, both defense and national. Stephen Cambone accessibleaddarrive Change image and share on social
It's easy to measure success by the number of dollars spent or by the number of programs initiated, without having too much regard for what was bought and how useful it was to the people who need it - the war fighter and the analyst. Stephen Cambone analystbuydollar share on social
That's driven by any number of factors, the most prominent of which have been the combat experience of two major campaigns - one in Afghanistan and the other in Iraq - and the ongoing demands of the global war on terrorism. Stephen Cambone afghanistancampaigncombat share on social
That is really not much different from the search engines that are being constructed today for users throughout the entire world to allow them to search through databases to access the information that they require. Stephen Cambone accessconstructdatabase share on social
But by providing the background picture - the universal situational awareness that we desire - by showing the anomalies, the Space-Based Radar will change the nature of how we do our analysis and our intelligence. Stephen Cambone analysisanomalyawareness share on social
So we have a group within the office that is devoted to support for the war fighter. That's, of necessity, an operational and tactical level of concern. Stephen Cambone concerndevotefighter Change image and share on social
And then fourth, we have that essential group of people who track programs and budgets to ensure that they align with the needs of preparation and warning, counterintelligence and support to the operational war fighter. Stephen Cambone alignbudgetcounterintelligence share on social
The office has oversight of people who do analysis and oversight of people who do operations, but it is not charged with doing either. That is an important point to make. Those functions are performed by the CIA, DIA and other agencies. Stephen Cambone agencyanalysischarge share on social
And to do that not only for the war fighter, but also to help prepare the people in the acquisition, personnel and policy worlds who need to make adjustments in the department's business, which itself may take 10 or 15 years to accomplish. Stephen Cambone accomplishacquisitionadjustment share on social
