The Army is evolving its intelligence gathering to outpace modern threats. Andrew Evans joins Tom Spahr to discuss the Army G-2’s Strategy and Transformation Office, which is tasked with fielding intelligence capabilities at the pace demanded by today’s operational environment. This requires a cultural that embraces risk and places “minimum viable products” into the hands of soldiers early in the development process. While specialized classified tools remain vital, the future of intelligence increasingly relies on managing a vast ecosystem of data—including stratosphere-based sensors and open-source information. Ultimately, this transformation is about moving faster and more ethically to provide commanders with a decisive edge on the battlefield.
The GAO published in 2024 a report about how we were doing broadly with our acquisitions… it is now an average of 11 years to deliver a wartime capability… we don’t have 11 years.
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Andrew Evans is a retired Army officer and pilot who flew intelligence collection aircraft for years before moving to the Pentagon. He is the Director of the Strategy and Transformation Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, G2, and former Director of the Intelligence and Surveillance Reconnaissance Task Force, or ISR Task Force. He has a master’s degree from Harvard Business School and has been working intelligence and acquisitions challenges in the Pentagon since around 2018.
Thomas W. Spahr is the DeSerio Chair of Strategic and Theater Intelligence at the U.S. Army War College. He is a retired colonel in the U.S. Army and holds a Ph.D. in History from The Ohio State University. He teaches courses at the Army War College on Military Campaigning and Intelligence.
The views expressed in this presentation are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect those of the U.S. Army War College, U.S. Army, or Department of War.
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