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In what we are calling truly astounding news, it was discovered that President Obama did not know what the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency was? How was this uncovered? During a stop off for burgers at Five Guys with members of the press, Obama happened to have an interaction with an NGA employee who was buying a burger there at the same time. And, President Obama actually asked “what is this National Geospatial…” Too hard too believe? Check out this C-SPAN video of the interaction. In addition, props to Politico.com for breaking this story. What do you all think about this?? Since many of us sleep, eat and breath GEOINT, we find this to be pretty shocking. Welcome all thoughts and feedback!

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Welcome to the latest installment of Friday’s Food for Thought. While many of us work in the intelligence community, we often forget what the term “intelligence” is really all about. According to Wikipedia, intelligence is an umbrella term used to describe a property of the mind that encompasses many related abilities. From our perspective, it is about the development and analysis of actionable information that can help our nation defend and protect itself. But, really, both meanings are very intertwined. Scroll down and read more. Oh, and don’t miss the “slap chop” video at the end for a few laughs. Happy Friday!

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As you all know, we have been covering the goings-on at the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) for sometime now. From the Scott Large’s resignation to the announcement of a panel to assess the effectiveness of the agency, there never seems to be a shortage of news to cover.

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In an effort to further promote and advance the geospatial intelligence tradecraft, the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) and KMI Media Group (KMI) today announced their newly formed partnership that will essentially re-branding KMI’s highly respected industry magazine, Military Geospatial Technology (MGT), which will become Geospatial Intelligence Forum – Official Publication of the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation. This is certainly exciting news for USGIF and further rounds out its comprehensive communications efforts. Read more about this partnership here, and check out the publication’s new web site here.

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Welcome once again to the Wednesday GEOINT 2008 Video post on got geoint? This week’s installment features a GEOINT 2008 keynote from a true intelligence leader, Mr. Charles E. Allen, Former Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis, Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Mr. Allen talks about his vision for implementing intelligence and analysis for supporting the diverse national security threats that DHS faces on a daily basis. Scroll down to watch the video.

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Welcome to the official Monday Morning News Kick Off (on Tuesday) post. Since it was a holiday weekend, and we hope many enjoyed the day off yesterday, we decided to continue with the popular Monday Morning News Kick Off post even though technically it is Tuesday. Lots of political fighting going on over the past few days. President Obama was accused of having a “pre-9/11″ mentality by Republicans and Cheney is back out again and is having what some call a “second act.” Scroll down and enjoy.

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Welcome to the Friday’s Food for Thought post. This week is a very special installment as we stand on the precipice of Memorial Day weekend. So, what is the Memorial Day holiday really all about? As we are embarking on summer — perhaps gearing up for a long weekend with friends and family — we often forget why we have this holiday. This week’s post is all about this special day and, hopefully, will serve as a reminder that it’s about commemorating those who sacrificed their lives in military duty. So, before we log off early today and fire up the BBQs, we recommend scrolling down and reading this post and taking a moment to honor those who have fallen for our freedom.

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The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation announced today its official endorsement and leadership support for the development of Penn State Public Broadcasting’s Geospatial Revolution Project, an integrated public media and outreach initiative, about the world of digital mapping and how it’s affecting our world, in the form of a $50,000 donation. In addition, we recently did a podcast with Tom Keiter, Exuecutive Producer of the project. Scroll down to listen to this interview.

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Today, House Democrats defeated a Republican push to investigate House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s claims that the CIA misled her in 2002 about whether waterboarding had been used against terrorism suspects. The House voted 252-172 to block the measure that would have created a bipartisan congressional panel. Pelosi was not present for the vote today as she was giving a commencement speech at John’s Hopkins University. Her spokesperson said that the proposed probe was an attempt at partisan politics that distracts from real issues. Read more about it here.

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