Dennis M. Nagy
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Dennis Mark Nagy was acting Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency
from September 1991 to November 1991. Nagy, who is of Hungarian ancestry, attended the U.S. Air Force Academy and graduated in 1965 with a bachelor of science degree in international relations and a commission in the U.S. Air Force. He served as a pilot in the Air Force and, in 1965 and 1966, attended graduate school at Georgetown University in international relations. He began his DIA career in July 1969 as an intelligence analyst.
His first permanent assignment was in 1970 with the newly formed Directorate of Estimates (DE). During
a succession of progressively responsible assignments in DE, Nagy focused on Soviet strategic nuclear and space
forces and on policy and doctrinal issues; he was the principal drafter of numerous departmental and national
estimates. His service with DE culminated in being selected twice by the Director of Central Intelligence’s
National Intelligence Officer for Strategic Programs as manager of the annual National Intelligence Estimate
for Soviet Strategic Nuclear Forces. In late 1980, Nagy became a DIA executive and was selected to be the first
deputy vice director for overall management of program development for estimative, basic, and scientific
and technical intelligence production. During several extended periods, Nagy served as the acting vice director.
In 1981, Nagy personally directed the development of
the first issue of Soviet Military Power, DoD’s annual
publication on Soviet military policies and forces. In
September 1982, Nagy became a charter member of the
Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service. In 1985,
Nagy was appointed to the position of Assistant Deputy
Director for Research. In this capacity, he held the position
of chief of the Directorate for Research (DB), DIA’s
largest single military intelligence production organization.
He also served as the General Defense Intelligence
Program (GDIP) functional manager for general
military intelligence and as the chairman of the Council
of Defense Intelligence Producers and the Military
Targeting Committee. From there, Nagy was appointed
to the position of executive director, DIA, elevating him
to the Agency’s command element and ranking him as
the Agency’s senior civilian. Nagy was appointed deputy
director and became acting director in September 1991.
Nagy was appointed acting director for the interim
period from September through November 1991, the
only civilian ever placed in that position. As acting director,
he provided continuity during a critical time when
decrements against Agency resources caused reconsideration
of many managerial issues and review of traditional
threat priorities throughout the Defense Intelligence
Community. He served until Lieutenant General James
R. Clapper, Jr., USAF, assumed the directorship http://www.dia.mil/history/histories/Directors/bio_nagy.html
Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency
The Director of the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency is a three-star military officer and is the highest ranking intelligence officer in the Department of Defense. He is the primary military intelligence advisor to the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and also...
from September 1991 to November 1991. Nagy, who is of Hungarian ancestry, attended the U.S. Air Force Academy and graduated in 1965 with a bachelor of science degree in international relations and a commission in the U.S. Air Force. He served as a pilot in the Air Force and, in 1965 and 1966, attended graduate school at Georgetown University in international relations. He began his DIA career in July 1969 as an intelligence analyst.
His first permanent assignment was in 1970 with the newly formed Directorate of Estimates (DE). During
a succession of progressively responsible assignments in DE, Nagy focused on Soviet strategic nuclear and space
forces and on policy and doctrinal issues; he was the principal drafter of numerous departmental and national
estimates. His service with DE culminated in being selected twice by the Director of Central Intelligence’s
National Intelligence Officer for Strategic Programs as manager of the annual National Intelligence Estimate
for Soviet Strategic Nuclear Forces. In late 1980, Nagy became a DIA executive and was selected to be the first
deputy vice director for overall management of program development for estimative, basic, and scientific
and technical intelligence production. During several extended periods, Nagy served as the acting vice director.
In 1981, Nagy personally directed the development of
the first issue of Soviet Military Power, DoD’s annual
publication on Soviet military policies and forces. In
September 1982, Nagy became a charter member of the
Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service. In 1985,
Nagy was appointed to the position of Assistant Deputy
Director for Research. In this capacity, he held the position
of chief of the Directorate for Research (DB), DIA’s
largest single military intelligence production organization.
He also served as the General Defense Intelligence
Program (GDIP) functional manager for general
military intelligence and as the chairman of the Council
of Defense Intelligence Producers and the Military
Targeting Committee. From there, Nagy was appointed
to the position of executive director, DIA, elevating him
to the Agency’s command element and ranking him as
the Agency’s senior civilian. Nagy was appointed deputy
director and became acting director in September 1991.
Nagy was appointed acting director for the interim
period from September through November 1991, the
only civilian ever placed in that position. As acting director,
he provided continuity during a critical time when
decrements against Agency resources caused reconsideration
of many managerial issues and review of traditional
threat priorities throughout the Defense Intelligence
Community. He served until Lieutenant General James
R. Clapper, Jr., USAF, assumed the directorship http://www.dia.mil/history/histories/Directors/bio_nagy.html