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Welcome once again to the Wednesday GEOINT 2008 Video post on got geoint? This week’s installment features a GEOINT 2008 keynote from a true intelligence leader, Mr. Charles E. Allen, Former Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis, Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Mr. Allen talks about his vision for implementing intelligence and analysis for supporting the diverse national security threats that DHS faces on a daily basis. Scroll down to watch the video.

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Once again, it is Monday morning. Time to soak up all the actionable news you need to make your week a resounding success. It seems that much of the sticky political action happens over the weekend — must be all the Sunday morning pundit-heavy shows. For example, General Michael Hayden defended the C.I.A. interrogation techniques on Fox News Sunday and DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano stirred up some controversy surrounding a report about veterans. Scroll down for more.

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Yesterday, the House Subcommittee on Homeland Security held a hearing called “Homeland Security Intelligence: Its Relevance and Limitations,” which consisted of law enforcement and and members of the ACLU discussing the need for better sharing of information in homeland security efforts. A key part of the hearing was on DHS’ “Intelligence Fusion Centers”. For those not familiar with these fusion centers, they were set up by the Bush administration (about 70 total in the U.S.), run by DHS and serve as areas where local law enforcement can share information with federal authorities on potential threat activities.

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Much of intelligence remains understandably focused on external terror threats, reports Homeland Security Today. DHS’s Charlie Allen is quoted in the piece from the GEOINT Symposium stage.

USDI James Clapper’s keynote received some more play over the weekend in a Washington Post article on the deal reached between Pakistan and the United States regarding airstrikes within the country’s borders.

For one journalist covering the symposium, this information combined with the other keynotes, panels, tracks and exhibits was “like drinking from a fire hose.” That’s good, right?

And from a perspective we don’t see often, one exhibitor new to the GEOINT experience chronicled her personal experiences in Nashville and life as a tradeshow booth personnel.

Enjoy!

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After recovering from the whirlwind and excitement of GEOINT 2008, we were finally able to compile our thoughts, notes and photos from GEOINT 2008 and provide you with an exclusive wrap up report. But first, we would like to say Happy 5th Birthday GEOINT. Look forward to 5 more years…

In what was the largest GEOINT symposium ever (3,300 attendees and more than 150 exhibitors), USGIF hosts – what continues to be – the most relevant event for learning and networking for the geospatial intelligence tradecraft. This year’s event, held at Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, certainly delivered…from great networking events to key intelligence and defense leaders discussing the future of our tradecraft during this time of transition.

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