The US intelligence community (IC) is a network of 18 government agencies and offices charged with collecting, analyzing, and delivering intelligence to senior US leaders to support national security decision-making.

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Outline:

(01:21) Background on the IC

(01:25) What does the IC do?

(03:17) The IC's diverse types of roles and activities

(04:01) Functional and regional analysts

(05:50) Technical roles

(07:08) Intelligence collectors and case officers

(09:25) Why might you (not) want to work in the IC?

(10:01) Upsides to IC work

(14:45) Downsides to IC work

(18:06) IC members

(20:03) The federation and its components

(21:48) Intelligence outside of the IC

(24:34) How the IC plugs into the policymaking process

(31:50) Intelligence work on emerging technology topics

(36:45) IC components relevant to emerging technology

(40:00) IC work on AI issues

(41:36) IC work on biosecurity and countering WMD

(43:28) IARPA and In-Q-Tel

(44:09) Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA)

(45:03) In-Q-Tel

(45:56) Working in the IC

(49:52) Desired qualities and skills

(53:01) Job and internship listings

(54:38) Appendix: The different kinds of intelligence work

(54:44) The intelligence cycle

(57:18) Types of intelligence (the INTs)

(01:00:14) Testimonials

(01:01:40) Additional resources

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