Press Release

Defense Intelligence Agency Showcases Capabilities at 2009 Public Service Recognition Week

Washington D.C. - April 30, 2009

The Defense Intelligence Agency will showcase its capabilities at the 2009 Public Service Recognition Week on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., May 7-10, 2009. Visitors to DIA’s booth can learn from subject matter experts about the intelligence cycle from collection to analysis to distribution. Recruiters will be on hand to discuss employment opportunities.

The booth will also feature an exhibit of a thermal imager and avatar from DIA’s Defense Academy for Credibility Assessment. The avatar, or graphical image representing a person, is part of an interactive computer program in development that is designed to conduct security interviews.

Sponsored by the Public Employees Roundtable, Public Service Recognition Week honors the men and women who serve America as federal, state, and local government employees. At the exhibit on the National Mall, the public can learn about government service, discuss employment opportunities, and explore defense and space technology.

When: May 7-8, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; May 9-10, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Where: National Mall, Washington, D.C.

Onsite POC: LCDR Sean Kelly

DIA is the nation’s premier all-source military intelligence organization.

It provides the nation’s most authoritative assessments of foreign military intentions and capabilities. The agency’s four core competencies -- human intelligence, all-source analysis, counterintelligence and technical intelligence -- enable military operations while also informing policy-makers at the defense and national levels.

DIA’s mission is unique and no other agency matches its military expertise across such a broad range of intelligence disciplines.