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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.
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The court case concluding in March 2020, involving former Intelligence Community (IC) software engineer Joshua Schulte, was a blunt revelation of the toxic dynamic inside one Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) section. In 2018, Schulte was charged with multiple counts of theft, unauthorized disclosures of classified information, obstruction of justice, and lying to investigators. During his 2020 trial, his management and coworkers’ testimony depicted a work environment marred by bullying, physical violence, vandalism, retaliation, and negligent management framed around one of the most egregious blows to U.S. national security in history. At its most basic level, the organization’s toxicity likely stemmed from unhealthy approaches to wielding, regaining, and managing power. However, the outcome was a tableau vivant of an extremely toxic environment in which personal animosities spiraled out of control and overtook the mission.
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