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Happy Friday to all. Welcome to our weekly “Friday’s Food for Thought” post. This week we cover a number of items including the move to bring cybersecurity under the NSA’s wing to a clip of the short lived 1995 remake of “Get Smart.” Does anyone remember this version of the show? We certainly don’t, but posted a video clip of it for your viewing pleasure. Oh, and be sure to scroll down to the bottom of the post. We have another video clip that you will not want to miss.

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While we admit that the topic of GEOINT is not necessarily a “mainstream,” what we do is very important to our nation’s security and it has been chronicled in several books. As a special to got geoint?, we are offering the following primer on all of the key books on GEOINT, and the Intelligence Community. We have also included links to Amazon.com where you can actually order these books. Please note that we have stayed away from showcasing the many books out there that speculate about the secretive nature of the intelligence community. These following books are about GEOINT and are relevant to what we do.

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With a multitude of stories happening in the intelligence sector, we thought it would be prudent to do a Thursday morning “intelligence brief,” which should provide you with enough actionable information to get you through your morning coffee. We kick off with a story about Obama being briefed, daily, on the impact of the global economic crises on our nation’s security and end it with a story about using intelligence to combat gang violence. Hope you have a productive morning.

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While this story is UK-based, the lead architect of the UK’s government’s national security strategy warned citizens that that more “intrusive methods of surveillance” are needed to tackle the threat posed by modern terrorists. Sir David Omond raised this point in a paper by the Institute for Public Policy. What is most interesting is the candor in actually admitting that citizens’ privacy will be compromised.

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Following is an exclusive podcast with Jim Blowitski who works in Business Development for Lockheed Martin’s Information Systems & Global Services (IS&GS) Intelligence Group. Jim is what we would call a young GEOINTER and he provides great insight into why working in GEOINT is exciting for young people. We recommend you check out this podcast and hear, first hand from a young professional in our community, why GEOINT is exciting and cool.

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The U.S. Army posted a series of YouTube videos called “Future Combat Systems.” These are some highly produced videos that are definitely worth checking out. As many of us develop some of the most cutting-edge geospatial intelligence technologies, it is exciting to see the Army promoting the use of technology in warfare. In addition, this also gives a glimpse of how technology will play a key role in the future. Here are the videos:

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USGIF member, Intergraph, recently announced that it is marking its 40th anniversary. Below is the official announcement from the company. In addition, please check out our exclusive podcast with Jack Pellicci of Intergraph here.

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This is certainly significant news for USGIF member, GeoEye. The company’s GeoEye-1 satellite has been certified as meeting their stringent requirements for quality, accuracy and resolution from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). As such, GeoEye is now delivering GeoEye-1 sub-half-meter ground resolution satellite imagery to the NGA. Congrats to GeoEye on this certification. Below is the full press release.

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We hope everyone had a relaxing weekend. For many of us, it was winter break for the kids, and I imagine many are getting back into the groove. To kick off the week, we wanted to do an extension of “Friday’s Food for Thought” and highlight some interesting items from around the horn. As always, share with us your thoughts and ideas.

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Happy Friday. As always, we hope everyone had a productive week. It is winter break for many school systems across the country, so we hope that many of you have been able to take some time off with your families this week. For this week’s Friday’s Food for Thought, again, we have a mixture of the serious, entertaining and the sublime. As always, please share your thoughts with us!

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