Gary Gomez (M.A. International Affairs) is a Research Fellow with fp21, a foreign policy think tank. He worked in the intelligence community for 20 years as a government employee, contractor, and independent consultant, working with the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI), Central MASINT Office (CMO), Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA), and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Gary is a published author on intelligence issues and other national security topics.