Intelligence Support to the Military

Tuesday, April 4, 2006

Speakers

Jane Harman

Member, U.S. House of Representatives (D-CA)

John E. McLaughlin

Senior Fellow, Merrill Center for Strategic Studies, SAIS; Former Acting Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

Presider

Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall

Adjunct Senior Fellow, Alliance Relations, Council on Foreign Relations

Jane Harman and John McLaughlin will discuss the role of intelligence in supporting the U.S. military in peacetime and wartime. As ranking member of the House Select Committee on Intelligence and former acting director of the Central Intelligence Agency, each offers a unique perspective into the challenges faced by the intelligence community in providing accurate and timely intelligence to American defense policy makers, military commanders, and the U.S. armed forces.

12:00 - 12:30 p.m. Lunch Reception
12:30 - 1:00 p.m. Meeting

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