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Welcome to the Monday Morning News Kick Off post from got geoint? As always, we hope everyone had a restful weekend. Although it is the President’s Weekend holiday, the trains don’t stop a running in the GEOINT world. As such, we have compiled all the actionable news you need to kick start the work week. So, as we always say, fire up that second cup of coffee and read on. Happy Monday.

Federal Budget 2013: Intelligence Agencies Would Get 4.4 Percent Less
President Obama’s proposed fiscal 2013 budget contains $52.6 billion to fund the National Intelligence Program run under Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper. This is less than the $55 billion sought last year but closer to the amount approved for fiscal 2012 by Congress.

U.S. Intelligence Officials Offer Grim Words on Afghanistan
Senior U.S. intelligence officials offered a bleak view of the war in Afghanistan in testimony to Congress last week, an assessment they acknowledged was more pessimistic than that of the military commanders in charge.

Officials: US Drones Monitoring Clashes in Syria
Unmanned U.S. military and intelligence drones are operating in the skies over Syria, monitoring the Syrian military’s attacks against opposition forces and innocent civilians alike.

More Than a Bird’s-Eye View
GeoEye CEO and USGIF Board Member Matt O’Connell featured in “The Boss” column of the New York Times.

Swiss ‘Janitor Satellite’ Would Dispose of Space Debris
Engineers from the Swiss Space Center at the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne announced this week that they soon will begin work on CleanSpace One, a prototype for a line of brand-new satellites whose sole mission will be to remove defunct satellites from orbit.

Zebra Imaging Announces 3D Geospatial Challenge
Zebra Imaging announced last week that it will conduct its first 3D Geospatial Challenge.

Esri Announces Keynote Speakers for Federal GIS Conference
Deputy secretary of the US Department of the Interior David J. Hayes and US Department of Agriculture chief information officer Christopher L. Smith will give keynote addresses at the Esri Federal GIS Conference February 22–24 in Washington, DC.

USDA-National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) To Share Geospatial Collaboration Successes With TerraGo GeoPDF at Esri Federal GIS Conference
Kent Peña, GIS coordinator with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)-National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), will provide an overview of his agency’s initiative to aid farmers and protect the environment through the use of TerraGo(R) software and GeoPDF(R) maps and imagery at the Esri Federal GIS conference.

USGIF Scholarship Program Is Now Accepting Applications
USGIF recently announced the opening of its 2012 Scholarship Program. Students studying geospatial intelligence or a related field are encouraged to submit their applications by the April 20 deadline.

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