Documents/NGA/Values


  • Value [1] Integrity
    • Delivering on promises and commitments and acting in the best interests of the nation. Adhering to planning, analytic, and management processes and ensuring unity of effort in achieving mission objectives.

  • Value [2] Adaptability
    • Identifying and advocating ways to improve our practices by readily incorporating new information sources and technologies into requirements management, collection, and analytic activities.

  • Value [3] Excellence
    • Striving always to exceed expectations individually and organizationally.

  • Value [4] Teamwork
    • Actively contributing to accomplish the mission and lending a hand even if it is “not your job”, sharing credit for a job well done; and celebrating the success of others.

  • Value [5] Innovation
    • Welcoming change -- accepting risk as an often necessary component of breakthroughs; challenging assumptions, conventional wisdom, and conformity.

  • Value [6] Respect for Diversity
    • Treating others with courtesy, dignity, and fairness; recognizing and appreciating each person’s contributions; considering different perspectives and opinions; and listening to understand.

  • Value [7] Sense of Urgency
    • Recognizing that we are a nation at war and will likely remain so for many years at varying levels of intensity, realizing that if we fail, those who rely on us may fail too.