[USA] Gimme an S-P-Y / GovExec.com [Management Matters], 30 May 2007
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Shane Harris
"There's a reason intelligence is called a "silent service." Spies tend to shy away from the limelight. Not that they're shrinking violets - hardly. But in a trade that's marked by slyness, subterfuge and occasional skullduggery, publicity is something generally best avoided. Which is why the Intelligence and National Security Alliance, a professional association comprising current and ex-officials, sometimes has trouble explaining what it does. A set of talking points that INSA drew up for journalists begins, "We collect former senior intelligence officials and government officials and use their expertise to solve problems and address issues facing the intelligence and national security communities." But there's a more concise way of saying what INSA's members do: They're cheerleaders for the intelligence profession."