| ID | 127716 |
| Title Proper | Intelligence contracting |
| Other Title Information | on the motivations, interests, and capabilities of core personnel contractors in the US intelligence community |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Hansen, Morten |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In the debate on intelligence contracting, intelligence officers are grouped into two personnel categories characterized by opposing sets of motivations and interests. Government employees are assumed to be motivated by a higher goal related to national security, while intelligence contractors are said to be motivated primarily by pecuniary interests and loyal first and foremost to their shareholders. Contemporary research on human motivation, however, suggests that the two personnel categories are not all that different in that both appear to be intrinsically motivated and loyal primarily to the mission at hand, namely national security. Moreover, comparative research on public organizations and private corporations suggests that there are more similarities between the two than there are differences. This must lead us to re-examine the recent criticism fielded against the practice of intelligence contracting. |
| `In' analytical Note | Intelligence and National Security Vol.29, No.1; February 2014: p.58-81 |
| Journal Source | Intelligence and National Security Vol.29, No.1; February 2014: p.58-81 |
| Key Words | Intelligence Contracting ; National Interest ; National Security ; Intelligence Strategy ; United States ; US Intelligence Community ; Motivations ; Cooperation ; Intelligence Coordination ; Intelligence Managment |