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Welcome to the Friday’s Food for Thought post from got geoint? By now, many of you have made it back home, perhaps even caught up on some rest and are ready to reflect on all the exciting moments from GEOINT 2011. And, perhaps due to the whirlwind of working your booths, meeting with colleagues and networking in general, you may have missed a few moments. Well, fret not fellow GEOINTers. We have pulled together the complete GEOINT 2011 video collection here — from beginning to end. We have it all right here. So, sit back and enjoy the ride as we relive all of the glory that was GEOINT 2011. Also, be sure to check out more videos at GEOINTv.com Finally, don’t miss Jeff “Skunk” Baxter’s rendition of the Star Spangled Banner in the Presentation of the Colors/Opening Ceremony video. You will get goose bumps.

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Bruce A. Carlson, Director of the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), highlighted key challenges and future strategies for the future of the NRO, which included driving down costs while effectively servicing the warfighter. The NRO is also planning on launching four additional satellites in 2012 from the agency’s small-satellite program. Be sure to check out Carlson’s full keynote address here.

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We are all huge fans of highlight videos. ESPN has built a legacy on providing sports highlight videos that never cease to inform, entertain and enlighten. USGIF has taken a similar approach with its GEOINTv keynote highlight video from GEOINT 2010. And, this year’s line up of speakers was comprised of the most senior leaders in defense and intelligence. So, check out this highlights video that features key moments from the presentations from the Honorable James R. Clapper Jr., Director of National Intelligence; Gen. Bruce Carlson, U.S. Air Force (Ret.), Director, National Reconnaissance Office; Ms. Caryn A. Wagner, Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, Department of Homeland Security and many more.

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Next up, Bruce Carlson, Director, National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) took the stage at GEOINT 2010. Mr. Carlson started his keynote with a compelling video about the September 20 launch of the Atlas V spy satellite. From there, he discussed key items regarding the NRO: new aggressive launch campaign, signed memorandum of agreement and the 50th anniversary.

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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. Although weekends are great, like all great things, they often have to come to end (nothing gold can stay – as they say). Anyhow, enough The Outsider’s references. It’s Monday and it’s game on. As always, we have pulled together all the actionable GEOINT stories you need to get the week started on the right foot. Fire up that second cup of coffee and read on!

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Sometimes there is just soo much happening in our sector that we have to extend the Monday Morning News Kick Off into Tuesday. This was definitely the case today. We have a number of stories that we would like to point you to – including interviews with Bruce Carlson, Director, NRO and Tony Moraco, Senior Vice President and General Manager, SAIC in the latest issue of the Geospatial Intelligence Forum, as well as a Washington Post Q&A with the dynamic young CEO of Northrop Grumman, Wes Bush. Lots of insights from industry leaders that you would not want to miss out on! Although this is our Monday morning catch phrase, it seems appropriate to say it today: fire up that second cup of coffee and read on.

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In an effort to reverse a five year budget slump for the science and technology development programs at the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), Bruce Carlson, NRO Director, is pushing for more funding in the 2012 federal budget request. Our got geoint? readers may recall our coverage of Mr. Carlson at GEOINT 2009, where – in his most anticipated keynote – he said that his main priorities were to enhance the business of launch and move more efficiently in launching equipment under construction within the next 15-18 months. His exact words were “don’t screw up and don’t get in the way.” If Mr Carlson is taking this tough approach to enhancing the 2012 science and technology development budget, we image he will get his way. Read more from our friends at Space News here about his keynote at the National Space Symposium.

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We all know that launching and managing spy satellites is a major and challenging endeavor. Do you recall NRO Director Bruce Carlson discussing this at GEOINT 2009? Well, there seems to be a new breed of satellite technology that aims to provide the warfighter with instant real-time images of what awaits them at the other side of the ridge. Kestrel Eye, a system of multiple lightweight, low-cost imaging satellites that can be repositioned from the field, aims to be a soldier’s little eye in the sky that beams down some real time images of the surrounding landscape.

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In what was probably the most anticipated and buzzed-about keynote from GEOINT, Bruce Carlson, the new NRO Director, presented a very candid vision for the future of the NRO. Here’s the exclusive video of that presentation. We welcome all comments and feedback on his presentation.

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In what was a highly anticipated keynote address from the new NRO Director, Bruce Carlson, delivered a candid presentation on the challenges and future of the NRO. We will be posting the actual video of this presentation shortly, but wanted to provide a quick primer on his top priorities for the agency. From launching equipment under construction in a timely manner to enhancing the business of launch, it is a wide range of priorities aimed at turning things around.

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