Have you read GIF's interview with NGA Director Letitia A. Long?

December 16, 2010

Read the full interview here

Letitia A. Long began her federal civilian career with the Navy in 1978 as a project engineer in training with the David Taylor Research Center. Upon completion of her degree in 1982, she continued with the center for six years, working on various submarine acoustic sensor programs. In 1988, she joined the staff of the director of naval intelligence, where she managed intelligence research and development programs.

Long was selected into the Senior Intelligence Executive Service in July 1994 and was dual hatted as the director, requirements, plans, policy and programs for the director of naval intelligence staff, as well as the director of resource management for the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI). From 1994 to 1996, she was on rotational assignment from ONI to the Defense Intelligence Agency as director of military intelligence staff. In 1996, she joined DIA as the deputy director for information systems and services, where she directed DIA’s worldwide information technology and communications programs. She was also DIA’s first chief information officer.

She also served in the positions of deputy director of naval intelligence, from July 2000 to June 2003, and the director of central intelligence’s executive director for intelligence community affairs, responsible for community-wide policy formulation, resource planning and program assessment and evaluation, between January 1998 and June 2000. Long was the deputy under secretary of defense for policy, requirements and resources from June 2003 until May 2006. Most recently, she served as deputy director of the Defense Intelligence Agency from May 2006 to July 2010.

Long was interviewed by GIF Editor Harrison Donnelly.