Sentence examples for intelligence position from inspiring English sources

When the last Americans evacuated Saigon in 1975, Mr. Hieu, who had since been promoted to colonel, was working in a sensitive intelligence position at the Presidential Palace.

On Tuesday, John O. Brennan, a longtime C.I.A. official, withdrew from consideration for a top intelligence position after questions about his views of detention and interrogation practices.

The intelligence position was a new job, held by Stephen A. Cambone, a longtime Rumsfeld adviser who had worked with the defense secretary on many policy issues, including missiles, space, proliferation and weapons acquisition.

Many officials say they expect Mr. Rumsfeld's special adviser on intelligence policy, Richard L. Haver, to be named to the post, which would be the highest-ranking intelligence position in the Pentagon, if Congress approves it.

The report endorses the new intelligence position to coordinate the sprawling United States intelligence community, giving it broad authority over all the military and civilian intelligence agencies and leaving the director of central intelligence subordinate.

With a broad consensus emerging in support of creating such an intelligence position, the White House is expected to continue to ask Congress to approve the post, the government officials said.

Powell volunteered for the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II, serving in both combat and intelligence positions.

Some firms are making the effort, but recruitment on campus for competitive intelligence positions is lagging.

Clearly, to make our country safe, we must get more capable, imaginative and independent people into our national intelligence positions.

Mr. Clapper, a retired Air Force lieutenant general, spent 40 years in government service, much of it in intelligence positions, including his current post as under secretary of defense for intelligence.

"At the operational and strategic level," the directive adds, intelligence positions "should be exempted from private sector performance on the basis of risk to national security, adding, "Private contractors may be acquired by foreign interests, acquire and maintain interests in foreign countries and provide support to foreign customers".