Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines was awarded the NATO Parliamentary Assembly’s “Women for Peace and Security Award” on Nov. 25 during the assembly’s 70th annual session in Montreal. The award recognized the first female director of the U.S. Intelligence Community for promoting the equal participation of women in peace and security issues.

Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines and Senator Mark Warner (D-Virginia), chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, joined University of Virginia (UVA) leaders on Nov. 22 to cut a ceremonial ribbon marking the launch of the National Security Data and Policy Institute (NSDPI) in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Raise your hand if you’ve ever wondered whether aspects of your favorite spy movies are real?

Twenty-three years later, Gary Greco can still vividly picture Ron Bucca waving goodbye and passing through the Pentagon Metro Station turnstiles.

A group huddled around a long table to discuss whether the President should travel to a conflict zone amid rising national security concerns. After analyzing the latest intelligence and conferring with counterparts, they decided that the President could safely make the trip.

Tony Buffington and Stephan DiTullio are using their 27 years of combined experience as Washington D.C. police officers to now aid first responders and public safety officials across the nation.

How do I affect change in the world? It’s a question Charles Luftig pondered 25 years ago as a political science major at the University of Michigan.

To help recruit the next generation of national security experts, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) manages a program that awards grants to colleges and universities across the nation that prepare students for careers in national security.