Save the Date – IPA’s annual Pinnacle event! IPA invites you to our first-ever Pinnacle event, September 2-3, 2025, which will take place at the Carahsoft facility at 11493 Sunset Hills Road Suite 100, Reston, VA 20190. The theme is “The Evolving Future of Cognitive Security,” featuring two days of keynote speakers, panels, and networking...Read More

by Michael Williams “If you haven’t read hundreds of books, you are functionally illiterate, and you will be incompetent, because your personal experiences alone aren’t broad enough to sustain you.” – former Secretary of Defense James Mattis   I’ve had this book on my ‘re-read’ list for the past year. When I was heavily involved...Read More

IPA is seeking a summer intern to support the organization’s communications, outreach, and events. If you’re interested please submit a resume and brief statement of interest (no more than one page) to communications@information-professionals.org no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on Friday, April 11, 2025. The internship is open to undergraduate and graduate students seeking...Read More

by Dr. Sean Guillory “Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win” – Stephen King Link to photo source and What this photo is about Let’s start this Halloween-themed piece of writing with a confession: I don’t know what the cognitive domain is.  I know: sheer heresy....Read More

I am incredibly thankful for Steve Tatham’s latest book, Information Operations: Facts, Fakes, Conspiracists. I am often asked by colleagues what books they should read to quickly understand the environment and capabilities that comprise this realm of warfare. While I’m accustomed to pointing people to Like War (Singer and Brooking), Information Operations now stands in...Read More

The Kremlin’s Information War as Counterbalance to Western Commitment  Author: Jerry E. Landrum, PhD In the early days of the Russo-Ukraine War, the Ukrainian government initiated an information campaign to solicit military support from powerful Western states.  The video of Volodymyr Zelensky with his cabinet in military fatigues defiantly announcing, “We are all here defending...Read More