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Welcome to the Monday Morning News Kick Off post from got geoint? As always, we hope you had a restful weekend. Now that we are into the second week of 2012, the GEOINT newscycle is humming at full bore. From key announcements from USGIF member companies to high-profile stories on the future of weaponry, we have all the news you need to be the best GEOINT professional that you can be. So, as we always say, fire up that second cup of coffee and read on. Happy Monday!

Brave New World of Weaponry
Washington Post’s Walter Pincus discusses the new era of warfare with a mention of GEOINT 2011.

EnhancedView: Why the Entire Geospatial Industry Should Care
The cuts proposed for the U.S. defense budget could have a significant impact on the commercial remote sensing industry as well as the entire geospatial ecosystem. Kevin Pomfret of the Centre for Spatial Law and Policy offers his insights on the potential impacts of the current budget negotiations in Washington.

Crowdsourcing: A New Perspective on Human Intelligence Collection in a Counterinsurgency
Small Wars piece on the United States military seeking to strengthen its human intelligence gathering apparatus through crowdsourcing.

NGA Pathfinder Magazine Highlights Humanitarian Assistance, Homeland Security
The January/February 2012 issue of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s (NGA) Pathfinder magazine highlights NGA’s humanitarian assistance and homeland security work around the world.

Driving in the Dark: Driving in the Dark: Ten Propositions About Prediction and National Security
Center for a New American Security new white paper discusses how the national security environment dictates the need for adaptability and flexibility.

DTRA RD-CB Biosurveillance (BSV) Ecosystem Focused Innovative Technologies (FIT) Industry Days
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), in accordance with the Joint Science and Technology Office for Chemical & Biological Defense (JSTO-CBD) FY12/13 Service Call, will host two Industry Days to discuss the upcoming Broad Agency Announcement (pending approval). The first Industry Day will take place on Tuesday, 17 January 2012, at The Tech Museum (201 South Market St, San Jose, CA, 95113). Check out more from FedBizOpps.gov here.

GeoEye Wins Multi-year, Multi-million Dollar Russian Contract
USGIF member company GeoEye announced that it is working with its Russian partner, ScanEx Research and Development Center, to provide millions of square kilometers of high-resolution satellite imagery to the Russian Federal Service for State Registration, Cadastre and Cartography (Rosreestr).

SAIC Appoints New Mission Support GM; Stu Shea Comments
USGIF member company SAIC has appointed Larry G. Hill as general manager of the company’s mission support business unit, effective immediately. Hill will report to Stu Shea, USGIF CEO and chairman of the board, and president of SAIC’s intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance group.

GEOINT and Smell: Sensory Maps
Here’s a new way to tap into GEOINT by mapping cities via our senses.

Tags: Center for a New American Security, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, DTRA RD-CB Biosurveillance, EnhancedView, GeoEye, GeoEye and EnhancedView, GeoEye and Russia, GEOINT and Smell, NGA Pathfinder, SAIC, Stu Shea and SAIC