TO:
National Council of ISACs Chair and Vice Chair
Partnership for Critical Infrastructure Security Chair and Vice Chair
Regional Consortium Coordinating Council Chair and Vice Chair
Sector Coordinating Councils Chairs and Vice Chairs
FROM:
On behalf of DHS, Office of Intelligence and Analysis
SUBJECT:
The IC Analyst – Private Sector Program is Accepting Private Sector
Applications
Intended for widest distribution
Sent on behalf of the DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis
The IC Analyst – Private Sector Program is Accepting Private Sector Applications
The Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Director of National Intelligence
invites private sector partners who are U.S. citizens to apply for the 2014 IC Analyst – Private
Sector Program. Applicants from all industries are encouraged to apply but should have an
interest and/or demonstrated expertise in at least one of the 2014 topics. A security clearance is
not required. Applicants are welcome to express an interest in more than one of the six 2014
topics, but each selected program participant will only be assigned to one team. Selected
applicants will be notified of their selection in mid-February and will be expected to attend a
kick-off meeting in late April as well as a concluding meeting in November, both in Washington,
D.C. A research field trip is optional. Participants are expected to travel at their own expense;
however, most of the project work is done remotely.
Applicants should return the completed application form, along with a resume or Curriculum
Vitae (CV) to I&APrivateSector@hq.dhs.gov no later than 31 January, 2014. When you press
the “Submit” button on the bottom of the form, it will auto-generate an e-mail to
I&APrivateSector@hq.dhs.gov. You may attach your resume or CV to this e-mail.
Please contact Tammy Hutchinson at Tamara.Hutchinson@hq.dhs.gov or David Gootzit at
David.Gootzit@associates.hq.dhs.gov with any questions.
About the Program
The IC Analyst – Private Sector Program enables intelligence community analysts and private
sector partners to gain a greater understanding of how their disparate, yet complementary, roles
can work in tandem to ensure mission success. Participants work on topic-focused teams over
six months to create joint analytic products of interest to both the private sector and the U.S.
Government. Team members contribute an average of 4 hours per week to the group
projects. The program begins with a kick-off event in late April 2014 and concludes with a
Summit in November 2014. The 2014 program topic areas are:
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3D Printing and Rapid Prototyping
Bulk Intrusion Data Analysis
Industrial Control Systems in the Critical Manufacturing Sector
Non-Mainstream Money Exchanges
Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs)
Wearable and Embedded Devices
What the Program Can Do For You
For private sector analysts, the IC Analyst – Private Sector Program increases depth of expertise,
provides new insights and perspectives, and offers a greater appreciation of open source
information and analytic outreach. Private sector participants benefit from an increased
understanding of the analytic process, how to engage with IC analysts, and what analysis means
to them.
Respectfully,
Sector Outreach and Programs Division
Office of Infrastructure Protection
National Protection and Programs Directorate
The Department of Homeland Security
Sector.Partnership@hq.dhs.gov