Did The Pandemic Make Us Better People?
Over the past year, at considerable cost, we’ve learned to live with the virus. With the arrival of vaccines and their competent distribution, the US finally appears to be bending the…
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Preparing For Gen Z To Enter the National Security Community
It has been a year — said in that typical Gen X way. Fifty-two weeks, give or take, since the old reality abruptly halted for a new one. Habitual routines shifted to make new routines —…
Don’t Confuse 'Making It Work' with 'Working'
Cast in one light, the past year has been a triumph of technology and human ingenuity. We have collectively proven society can still function — money can be made, national security can be…
Can Teleworking Be Done In the National Security Environment?
Can the national security workforce telework? Those who have worked in classified spaces have been unable to telework due to the sensitivities of their work. The defense and intelligence…
An Atomized Professional Community Still Needs Coffee Breaks
Can you have a professional identity without a local professional community? I’ve been trying to work out the answer to that question since mid-2019, when I quit my day job in London and…
A Year of Working Intentionally
As we pass this hard-to-fathom milestone of one year out of the office due to COVID-19, we will no doubt read many pieces on Zoom fatigue and pandemic fatigue and desires for return to a…
How Zoom Has Reduced Barriers To Entry in National Security
One of the most important factors in my career has been the mentorship and advocacy I received from those who came before me. As we transitioned to a fully remote world, one of the most…
Where Bad Workplace Habits Go to Die
What will the national security workplace look like after the pandemic is over? With vaccination levels on the rise and restrictions on our daily lives beginning to lift, the question of how…