Abstract

The U.S. Intelligence Community (IC) has executed a set of initiatives to enhance workforce diversity and inclusion to broaden the array of mindsets, perspectives, and skills in support of the mission. However, public statements and unclassified IC documentation indicate that progress is not keeping pace with objectives, as recruitment among sociodemographic minorities lags and departures outstrip that of nonminoritized groups. Research including U.S. intelligence officers conducted in the 2020–2021 timeframe suggests insight into these shortcomings by way of misaligned perspectives that diverged along group lines between core mission professionals, compliance officers, and institutional leaders. These perspectival misalignments suggest a need for more cross-group collective solutions that better reflect the experiences of intelligence officers in targeted groups.

摘要

美国情报界 (IC) 已经执行了一系列举措，以增强劳动力的多样性和包容性，以拓宽支持任务的思维方式、观点和技能的范围。然而，公开声明和非机密的 IC 文件表明，进展没有跟上目标，因为社会人口少数群体的招聘滞后并且离职人数超过了非少数群体的人数。包括在 2020-2021 年期间进行的美国情报官员在内的研究表明，通过核心任务专业人员、合规官员和机构领导者之间的群体界限不同的错位观点来洞察这些缺陷。