Defense Intelligence Agency Archives

Screenshot of Lt. Gen. James Adams speaking during an assumption of directorship ceremony at DIA headquarters, Feb. 20, 2026.

‘Rainman’ takes charge of DIA

In his new role as DIA director, Lt. Gen. James Adams will lead a workforce of more than 16,000 personnel tasked with providing intel support to warfighters,…

Feb 20, 2026 By Jon Harper

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. James H. Adams III, Deputy Commandant for Programs and Resources, gives remarks at a Friday Evening Parade at Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., June 27, 2025. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Brianna Davidson)

Trump taps Marine general as DIA director

If confirmed, Lt. Gen. James Adams III would lead a 16,500-person workforce tasked with providing intelligence support to the Defense Department, including advising Pete Hegseth and chairman…

Jan 20, 2026 By Drew F. Lawrence

DOD notifying more than 26,000 people who may be impacted by a year-old data breach

Email messages with PII were inadvertently exposed online by a service provider in early 2023, DefenseScoop has learned.

Feb 13, 2024 By Brandi Vincent

The DefenseScoop Podcast

Cyber landscape at DIA; What it’s like to be Space Force CSO

DIA CTO Ramesh Menon; Chief of Space Operations Gen. John “Jay” Raymond.

Oct 4, 2022 By DefenseScoop Staff

Defense Intelligence Agency confronts data access challenges in complex move to the cloud

The intelligence component’s CIO said his team is looking to commercial vendors to innovate in those areas.

Aug 23, 2022 By Brandi Vincent