Executive Director, Intelligence Community Programs and Initiatives, NCSI
Mr. James F. Riggins serves as NCSI’s Executive Director, Intelligence Community Programs and Initiatives and leads an event planning and staff augmentation business development effort. Prior to joining NCSI, Mr. Riggins was the Vice President and Director, Joint Programs in L-3 Communications Titan Group, Intelligence Systems Business Unit. Jim is a retired Lt. Colonel, USAF, and brings more than 30 years of Intelligence and national security experience spanning broad functional, management, and resource areas, plus nine years of experience in IC contracting to the NCSI management team. Jim has served in the Pacific theater and at the National Security Agency and the Defense Intelligence Agency Tactical Air, Strategic Air, and Air Combat Commands. He retired from the Air Force after 24 years where he served in diverse operational unit and HQ Staff assignments, including HQ PACAF, Director of Security, Chief, Collection Management for the 7th Air Force in Korea and as the Chief of Staff for DIA’s Joint Virtual Intelligence Program (JIVA). He served three tours at the National Security Agency, where he attended the NSA Director's Junior Officer Cryptologic Career Program (JOCCP), and later served as Branch Chief for a Joint Service team of over 50 analysts providing SIGINT analytic support to PACOM and the National Command Authorities. As a SIGINT officer, he crossed the Intelligence and Operations communities, focusing on providing Joint Intelligence in the Pacific region and supporting the military operations community.
