Kenneth E. deGraffenreid
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Kenneth E. deGraffenreid is a Professor of Intelligence Studies at The Institute of World Politics
. Numerous published sources indicate that deGraffenreid has been involved in the highest echelons of the US Intelligence Community
: a 2004 article in The New Yorker mentioned that he was responsible for all Department of Defense "Special Access Programs" (SAPs
). He is recognized as a leading authority in intelligence
, foreign propaganda
, information warfare
, and counterintelligence.
in 1967, and earned an M.A. in National Security Studies and International Relations from the Catholic University of America
. He started, but did not finish, work for a PhD degree.
.
deGraffenreid has served as a Special Project Director with the National Strategy Information Center, a public policy institution dedicated to improving educational efforts in the field of national security.
For four years, deGraffenreid served on the professional minority staff of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence where he had responsibilities related to national intelligence activities and programs. He did legislative work and conducted a study of the security implications of Soviet intelligence activities directed at U.S. arms control monitoring capabilities. Following the election of President Reagan in 1980 he participated on the transition team at the Central Intelligence Agency
and in drafting the new administration’s program for intelligence reform.
deGraffenreid was a Senior Director of Intelligence Programs at the National Security Council
from 1981-1987. In that capacity he served as Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. He also assisted the President’s National Security Advisor in evaluating and coordinating intelligence, counterintelligence, security countermeasures, space policy, arms control, strategic nuclear, and command, control and communication issues coming before the President and the National Security Council.
For three years he was a Senior Vice President with JAYCOR, a California-based research, development, and systems engineering firm. At the firm’s Virginia office he led the Strategic Programs and Analysis Group, a 180-person group working in the areas of intelligence, security, verification, counter-proliferation
, strategic offensive and defensive analysis, operations security
, and special operations.
From 1994-1999 deGraffenreid was Senior Associate and then Vice President of National Security Research, Inc., where he was responsible for national-level U.S. intelligence and counterintelligence policies and programs, and security programs for protecting U.S. Government and commercial strategic information and operations.
For two years he was also Vice President of policy-analysis firm National Security Concepts. He directed intelligence and defense policy and program analysis in projects ranging from missile defense support to information warfare to specialized security programs.
From 2001-2004 deGraffenreid was the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Support in the Department of Defense
and, from 2004–2005, he served as a National Counterintelligence Executive.
He is also a Senior Fellow at the International Assessment and Strategy Center.
At the Institute of World Politics
, he teaches five courses: American Counterintelligence and Security for the 21st Century, American Intelligence and Protective Security: An Advanced Seminar, Intelligence and Policy, Intelligence Collection, and Introduction to Intelligence.
deGraffenreid has served on the Board of Directors of the OPSEC Professionals Society and Center for Security Policy
in Washington, D.C. and on the Advisory Board for the Master’s degree in Intelligence offered by the New York Institute of Technology
.
He has contributed chapters to various books, including Intelligence Requirements in the 1990s, and he edited the public version of the Cox Report
concerning espionage by the People's Republic of China
. He has also been a frequent guest commentator on television programs including ABC’s Nightline, PBS’s MacNeil-Lehrer Newshour, CNN’s Crossfire, and the Fox News Channel.
area, deGraffenreid is the father of two children and lives near Annapolis, Maryland.
International Assessment and Strategy Center, Scholar Profile http://www.strategycenter.net/scholars/scholarID.8/scholar_detail.asp
The Institute of World Politics
The Institute of World Politics is an independent, regionally accredited graduate school of national security and international affairs. Founded in 1990 and located in Washington, D.C., U.S., the school focuses on the development of leaders in the intelligence, national security, and diplomatic...
. Numerous published sources indicate that deGraffenreid has been involved in the highest echelons of the US Intelligence Community
Intelligence community
Intelligence community may refer to* Bangladeshi intelligence community* Croatian intelligence community * Israeli intelligence community* Italian intelligence community, see SISMI...
: a 2004 article in The New Yorker mentioned that he was responsible for all Department of Defense "Special Access Programs" (SAPs
SAPS
SAPS may refer to:* SAPS II, a severity of disease classification system* SAPS III, a system for predicting mortality* South African Police Service, the national police force of the Republic of South Africa...
). He is recognized as a leading authority in intelligence
Intelligence
Intelligence has been defined in different ways, including the abilities for abstract thought, understanding, communication, reasoning, learning, planning, emotional intelligence and problem solving....
, foreign propaganda
Propaganda
Propaganda is a form of communication that is aimed at influencing the attitude of a community toward some cause or position so as to benefit oneself or one's group....
, information warfare
Information warfare
The term Information Warfare is primarily an American concept involving the use and management of information technology in pursuit of a competitive advantage over an opponent...
, and counterintelligence.
Education
Ken deGraffenreid graduated from Purdue UniversityPurdue University
Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...
in 1967, and earned an M.A. in National Security Studies and International Relations from the Catholic University of America
The Catholic University of America
The Catholic University of America is a private university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States. It is a pontifical university of the Catholic Church in the United States and the only institution of higher education founded by the U.S. Catholic bishops...
. He started, but did not finish, work for a PhD degree.
Professional life
For ten years Ken deGraffenreid served in the U.S. Navy as a naval aviator and intelligence officer. Prior to his retirement as a Captain in the Naval Reserve he was assigned to the Executive Panel of the Chief of Naval OperationsChief of Naval Operations
The Chief of Naval Operations is a statutory office held by a four-star admiral in the United States Navy, and is the most senior uniformed officer assigned to serve in the Department of the Navy. The office is a military adviser and deputy to the Secretary of the Navy...
.
deGraffenreid has served as a Special Project Director with the National Strategy Information Center, a public policy institution dedicated to improving educational efforts in the field of national security.
For four years, deGraffenreid served on the professional minority staff of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence where he had responsibilities related to national intelligence activities and programs. He did legislative work and conducted a study of the security implications of Soviet intelligence activities directed at U.S. arms control monitoring capabilities. Following the election of President Reagan in 1980 he participated on the transition team at the Central Intelligence Agency
Central Intelligence Agency
The Central Intelligence Agency is a civilian intelligence agency of the United States government. It is an executive agency and reports directly to the Director of National Intelligence, responsible for providing national security intelligence assessment to senior United States policymakers...
and in drafting the new administration’s program for intelligence reform.
deGraffenreid was a Senior Director of Intelligence Programs at the National Security Council
United States National Security Council
The White House National Security Council in the United States is the principal forum used by the President of the United States for considering national security and foreign policy matters with his senior national security advisors and Cabinet officials and is part of the Executive Office of the...
from 1981-1987. In that capacity he served as Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. He also assisted the President’s National Security Advisor in evaluating and coordinating intelligence, counterintelligence, security countermeasures, space policy, arms control, strategic nuclear, and command, control and communication issues coming before the President and the National Security Council.
For three years he was a Senior Vice President with JAYCOR, a California-based research, development, and systems engineering firm. At the firm’s Virginia office he led the Strategic Programs and Analysis Group, a 180-person group working in the areas of intelligence, security, verification, counter-proliferation
Counter-proliferation
Counter-proliferation refers to diplomatic, intelligence, and military efforts to combat the proliferation of weapons, including both conventional weapons and weapons of mass destruction...
, strategic offensive and defensive analysis, operations security
Operations security
Operations security is a process that identifies critical information to determine if friendly actions can be observed by adversary intelligence systems, determines if information obtained by adversaries could be interpreted to be useful to them, and then executes selected measures that eliminate...
, and special operations.
From 1994-1999 deGraffenreid was Senior Associate and then Vice President of National Security Research, Inc., where he was responsible for national-level U.S. intelligence and counterintelligence policies and programs, and security programs for protecting U.S. Government and commercial strategic information and operations.
For two years he was also Vice President of policy-analysis firm National Security Concepts. He directed intelligence and defense policy and program analysis in projects ranging from missile defense support to information warfare to specialized security programs.
From 2001-2004 deGraffenreid was the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Support in the Department of Defense
United States Department of Defense
The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...
and, from 2004–2005, he served as a National Counterintelligence Executive.
He is also a Senior Fellow at the International Assessment and Strategy Center.
At the Institute of World Politics
The Institute of World Politics
The Institute of World Politics is an independent, regionally accredited graduate school of national security and international affairs. Founded in 1990 and located in Washington, D.C., U.S., the school focuses on the development of leaders in the intelligence, national security, and diplomatic...
, he teaches five courses: American Counterintelligence and Security for the 21st Century, American Intelligence and Protective Security: An Advanced Seminar, Intelligence and Policy, Intelligence Collection, and Introduction to Intelligence.
deGraffenreid has served on the Board of Directors of the OPSEC Professionals Society and Center for Security Policy
Center for Security Policy
The Center for Security Policy is a Washington, D.C. think tank that focuses on national security issues. The Center was founded in 1988 by Frank Gaffney, Jr....
in Washington, D.C. and on the Advisory Board for the Master’s degree in Intelligence offered by the New York Institute of Technology
New York Institute of Technology
New York Institute of Technology is a private, non-sectarian, co-educational research university in New York City. NYIT has five schools and two colleges, all with a strong emphasis on technology and applied scientific research...
.
He has contributed chapters to various books, including Intelligence Requirements in the 1990s, and he edited the public version of the Cox Report
Cox Report
The Report of the Select Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns with the People's Republic of China, commonly known as the Cox Report after Representative Christopher Cox, is a classified U.S...
concerning espionage by the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
. He has also been a frequent guest commentator on television programs including ABC’s Nightline, PBS’s MacNeil-Lehrer Newshour, CNN’s Crossfire, and the Fox News Channel.
Personal life
A native of the ChicagoChicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
area, deGraffenreid is the father of two children and lives near Annapolis, Maryland.
External links
The Institute of World Politics, Faculty Profile http://www.iwp.edu/faculty/facultyID.20/profile.aspInternational Assessment and Strategy Center, Scholar Profile http://www.strategycenter.net/scholars/scholarID.8/scholar_detail.asp