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GEOINT 2011 kicked off with a bang with the opening keynote address by General James R. Clapper, Director of National of National Intelligence (DNI), which laid out his future vision of a more effective Intelligence Community that will focus more on Intelligence Integration in a time of tremendous budget cuts. In case you missed it, we have the full video of the keynote here.

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Welcome to the Monday Morning News Kick Off post from got geoint? As always, we hope you all had a restful weekend and are super-charged and ready to take on the work week. What’s that? Not feeling that “super charged”? Well, fret not. As always, we have compiled all the actionable news you need to kick start the work week in fashion. From Sen. Saxby Chambliss being named ranking Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee to a strange story about Wikileak’s Assange once dressing as an old woman to evade the CIA, we have it all here in one post. And, as we always say, fire up that second cup of coffee and read on.

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Welcome to the post-Thanksgiving holiday Monday Morning News Kick Off post from got geoint? We hope everyone had a restful holiday break spent with family and loved ones. Although many of us were enjoying watching football and stuffing our faces with turkey leftovers, the news cycle was churning on in full force. What better way to end a holiday weekend on Sunday than by dumping thousands of classified State Department documents on the web? Well, that was Julian Assange’s (pictured) M.O. over the weekend and well, let’s just say, it has more than ruffled a few feathers. So, as we always say, fire up that second cup of coffee and read on.

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Welcome to the Monday Morning News Kick Off from got geoint? As always, we hope everyone had a restful weekend and is ready for the last full week before the Thanksgiving break. Even though the holiday season is on the horizon, there is no shortage of actionable news you need to kick start this work week. For this Monday, we have stories about Japan moving to use drones, NATO to offer Russia access to our satellite data and an update on Intel budget reform. So, as we always say, fire up that second cup of coffee and read on.

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It always seems that there is plenty happening in the Intelligence Community (IC) during GEOINT 2010. Perhaps GEOINT 2010 itself is the influencing factor? When you think about it. GEOINT brings together all the key leaders of the IC and, well, they make news. Today, we have pulled together all the major stories regarding the IC in one spot. From news of General Clapper reaching a “conceptual” agreement with Defense Secretary Robert Gates on the Intel budget to more coverage of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s new app-like approach. We got it all in one place for you.

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In a most appropriate fashion, the first GEOINT 2010 keynote speaker was none other that the Hon. James R. Clapper, Jr., the fourth Director of National Intelligence (DNI). General clapper provided an insightful summary on how he is changing the role of the ODNI to focus more on integration.

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Welcome to the Friday’s Food for Thought post from got geoint? As always, we hope everyone had a productive week and is enjoying the final weeks of summer and vacation season. As the GEOINT community knows, it was a very big week. Well actually a very big two weeks. General Clapper was confirmed as the new DNI and Letitia Long was inducted as the new Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), while breaking down major barriers by being the first woman to head an Intel agency. So, this week’s FFT post is all about breaking down barriers and the major strides that women have made. Happy Friday!

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Welcome to the Friday’s Food for Thought post from got geoint? As always, the weeks are flying by and before you know it, the dog days of summer will be behind us. So, hopefully, you find time to read our popular FFT posts that will help you slow things down a bit…perhaps a little time for reflection? Not necessarily a bad thing in today’s fast-paced world. So, for this week’s FFT post theme, we thought we would analyze Senator McCain’s strong-arming method for holding up the Clapper nomination. But something just came off of the presses late in the day yesterday that trumped everything: Presidental nominee James R. Clapper was unanimously confirmed by the Senate to become the next Director of National Intelligence. Huge, huge, huge news! Read on to learn more and happy Friday!

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Every so often on Wednesdays, we like to highlight a number of Intelligence Community-related stories (a Wednesday’s News Kick Off if you will). And, for this Wednesday, we have a number of stories regarding homegrown counter-terrorism issues, the House moving to increase oversight of the IC and a congressman pushed the NRO to finish its charter. We hope that you find that this news round up provides you with a strategic view into what is happening with the IC. And, feel free to fire up that second cup of coffee and read on.

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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 with family and friends. Sometimes its easy to get lulled into a sense of relaxation on the weekends during these early summer months. But, fret not Monday mornings always come around — and we all need to be on top of our game. As such, we have compiled all of the actionable news you need to kick start your work week. So, as we always say, fire up that second cup of coffee and read on. And, just remember, your summer vacation down at the beach is just weeks away. Happy Monday!

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