Gompert, David C., and Gordon, John, IV, with Grissom, Adam, and Frelinger, David R., and Jones, Seth G., and Libicki, Martin C., and O'Connell, Edward, and Stearns, Brooke K., and Hunter, Robert E.
Santa Monica, CA: RAND National Defense Research Institute, 2008. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Trade paperback. lxiii, [1], 453, [1] pages. Illustrations (tables, figures, some with color). Works Cited. This is a RAND Counterinsurgency Study--Final Report. David Charles Gompert (born October 6, 1945) is an American government official and former diplomat who served as the acting Director of National Intelligence (DNI) following the resignation of Dennis C. Blair in 2009. Prior to his ascension as DNI, he was Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, and continued serving in that capacity until 2011. He has worked in senior executive positions at Unisys, AT&T, and most recently as a senior fellow at RAND, a leading research organization that explores topics such as national security, terrorism, economic development, and science and technology. He was a distinguished research professor at the National Defense University's Center for Technology and National Security Policy. From 2003 to 2004, Gompert was the senior adviser for national security and defense to the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq. More