Dean Baratta - Blogs of War

Careers in Intelligence: Beyond the Three Letter Agencies

Dean Baratta joins me to discuss the rapidly diversifying and expanding non-traditional career paths in intelligence. We also touch on some tips for those looking to enter the field.

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Shaping Intelligence Products for Maximum Impact

Dean Baratta returns for a discussion about the never-ending need to develop and refine intelligence products so that they meet customer needs, build trust, and land with the greatest possible impact.

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Covert Contact is Back

Dean Baratta joins Covert Contact as we resume production after a nearly two year hiatus. We touch on some of the macro problems the world is facing with and where the show is heading from here.

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Team Leadership & Ethics

Dean Baratta reflects on leadership, lessons learned, team building, and the challenge of public service after serving as Chief of the Analysis Bureau at New Jersey’s Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness

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Intelligence Analysis: Feedback, Bias, and Other Challenges

In this episode we discuss bias and how it can impact both the production and consumption of intelligence products.

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Building an Intel Shop from the Ground Up

In episode 53 of the Covert Contact podcast Dean Baratta, Chief of the Analysis Bureau at New Jersey’s Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, joins me to discuss how he and his leadership rebuilt their intelligence operation from the ground up. Their radical restructuring touched every facet of their

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Intelligence at the State and Local Level

I attended a domestic terrorism conference hosted by the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness in May and came away very impressed with how they’re approaching the business of intelligence. They have built a great team of analysts and are aggressively pushing high-quality unclassified products directly to