Michael V. Hayden Center for Intelligence Policy and International Security

The Congressionally mandated National Academy of Public Administration is dedicated to improving the effectiveness, efficiency, and accountability of government. The Schar School’s Michael V. Hayden was just named a Fellow.

Three former intelligence directors took the Schar School stage for a wide-ranging conversation about the state of international security. See what they said.

When the producers of the blockbuster movie A House of Dynamite needed expert advice on how to operate the White House Situation Room during a nuclear crisis, they turned to the Schar School’s Larry Pfeiffer, former director of the fabled “SitRoom.”

What a week at the Schar School. See what U.S. Senator Mark Warner, former Vice President Mike Pence, and former special counsel Jack Smith had to say to three audiences in four days.

A bestselling new book examining the CIA in the 21st century was center stage this week at Mason Square. See what author Tim Weiner told NPR’s Greg Myre about his research into the clandestine world of espionage.

George Mason University’s Schar School climbs to its highest-ever U.S. News & World Report ranking, earning top marks in Homeland Security and Nonprofit Management. The school’s rise highlights its leadership programs, hands-on research centers, and faculty expertise in emergency management, international security, and public service education. Read more.

With international intelligence on the front page—again—who better to discuss it than former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence Susan Gordon? See how you can watch a replay of ‘Susan Gordon: A Life in Intelligence.’

Hayden Center’s Larry Pfeiffer tells the Independent that Director of National Intelligence candidate Tulsi Gabbard’s apparent susceptibility to foreign disinformation and her affinity for strongmen will give pause to American allies. Her confirmation could be dangerous.

President-elect Donald Trump is nominating those he wants to lead the country’s national security agencies in his new term. The Hayden Center asked top intelligence journalists what they think. See what they said.

Remember the classified documents in the bathroom at Mar-a-Lago? On November 14, a panel of seasoned journalists will consider who will lead the nation’s intelligence agencies in the new administration. See who is on stage.