Will COVID Lessons Learn Stick - Chris Rasmussen

In this session, Adam Simmons interviews Chris Rasmussen on his best practices and lessons learned behind operating organizations in unclassified open environments, enabling the workforce to work from home, and how to promote integration and adoption of new technologies.

Chris Rasmussen was the architect behind the Unclassified GEOINT Pathfinder initiative, which aimed to transform GEOINT into a discipline more rooted in open-source intelligence (OSINT) to prepare for the rapid commercialization of GEOINT. Mr. Rasmussen drove the initiative that made NGA the first intelligence agency to open source software on GitHub and place apps into the Apple Store and Google Play. The ability to place government apps in commercial stores helped Pathfinder execute its "Tearline strategy" - deliver unclassified, original GEOINT content to a customer’s mobile device before they enter a secure facility or on the go. Mr. Rasmussen's current role with public-facing collaborative efforts grew from the campaign to maximize internal information sharing within the United States Intelligence Community (IC)