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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. As we kick off the work week, we are reminded that GEOINT is everywhere and is pretty much involved in everything that we do. Why this line of thinking on a Monday morning? Well, USGIF and the OGC just announced that they will be hosting WhereCon in April in Washington, DC. WhereCon will bring together public and private sector decision makers to discuss synergies that location-enabled and place-based streams of information activity bring to every sphere of our lives. Needless to say, we are very excited about this event! Happy Monday.

OGC and USGIF Announce WhereCon 2012 to Be Held in Washington, DC
USGIF and the OGC are hosting WhereCon, an event for public and private sector decision makers to gather and begin a new dialogue on the synergies that location-enabled and place-based streams of information activity bring to every sphere of our lives, in April 2012.

Intelligence Budget Cuts Mean U.S. Will Have More Blind Spots
U.S. intelligence agencies are bracing for about $25 billion in budget cuts over the next 10 years that top officials said will increase security risks.

GeoEye Announces Michael P.C. Carns (USAF Ret.) as New Board Member
USGIF member company GeoEye announced that it has appointed General Michael P. C. Carns (retired USAF) to serve on its board of directors.

Intelligence Community Requires Efficient Data Storage Tools
David Jones, director of data center services for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), delivered the keynote at the Storage Decisions National System for Geospatial Intelligence (NSG) Summit 2011 that highlighted the need to embrace new efficient data storage management technologies such as data deduplication, tiered storage and data archiving to manage exabytes of data with shrinking budgets.

Federal Intelligence Researchers Boost Chip Security
Intelligence Advanced Research Project Agency (IARPA) is seeking to create a more secure way to develop microprocessors that bakes protection right into the chips with its Trusted Integrated Chips (TIC) program.

Mobile Advertisers Paying 4x More for Location-Based Impressions
Mobile advertisers are increasingly prizing location-based ads — mobile publishers and developers are getting 3.8 times more for eCPMs, or ad impressions, that include location data in the last three months.

Turkey, Israel To Face New Crisis Over Turkish Spy Satellite Project
Turkey and Israel are likely to face a new crisis over Turkey’s Gokturk electro-optical satellite project, which will pave the way for the Turkish military to gather its own intelligence.

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