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We were fortunate enough to sit in on the GEOINT 2009 press conference with Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD) who delivered a keynote address this morning. For those not familiar with Congressman Ruppersberger, he is the Chairman of the Technical and Tactical Intelligence Subcommittee. One key item he addressed was that he believes America is in danger of losing its preeminence in space. The Congressman’s speech highlighted important changes that need to be made to American space policy to recapture American dominance of the skies.

Another topic that the Congressman addressed in the press conference was the passing of the Intelligence Authorization Bill. According to Secrecy News, the proposed language of the bill would generally tend to expand intelligence agency authority while relaxing existing controls. Congressman Ruppersberger believes that the bill will be passed, and has made it a major priority.

Tags: Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, GEO, GEOINT 2009, geospatial intelligence, GIS, Intelligence Authorization Bill, Intelligence Community, Mapping, United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation, USGIF