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As the Intelligence Community, the Department of Defense and other government agencies require complex, system-of-systems technology solutions, USGIF member company The SI Organization, Inc. (the SI) has played a major role in meeting these needs by providing full life cycle, mission-focused systems engineering and integration services for 40 years.

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On June 21st, the Lockheed Martin-built Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous (GEO-1) spacecraft reached a major milestone by beaming down its first infrared image to the SBIRS ground station. Launched on May 7th, the SBIRS GEO-1 Satellite is meeting performance testing requirements and is the most technologically advanced military infrared satellite ever developed. With the goal of enhancing the military’s ability to detect missile launches around the globe, the SBIRS GEO-1 will support the nation’s ballistic missile defense system. It will also expand technical intelligence gathering abilities and enhance situational awareness for warfighters on the battlefield.

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Welcome to the Monday Morning News Kick Off from got geoint? As always, we hope you had a restful weekend spent with family, friends and loved ones. And, we are on the verge of Memorial Day weekend — that’s right…a three day weekend that is very special because it honors those who have served our great nation. So, while many are already thinking about the Memorial Day holiday weekend, we still have five days of productivity ahead of us. Knowing that there is a light at the end of the tunnel, perhaps this is the week where you will exceed all expectations and achieve your ultimate professional goals. It could happen. And, with the help of the MMNKO post, how could you go wrong? So, as we always say, fire up that second cup of coffee and read on. Happy Monday!

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It is no secret that one of the biggest challenges that face the GEOINT sector is dealing with an overload of data. We have excelled at data gathering techniques, through synthesizing and disseminating it in time to be actionable is a whole other story. Full motion video (FMV) is no exception. Well, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is addressing this issue by preparing to deploy a suite of tools that allow war commanders sift through live and recorded video with the ease of sports broadcasters. According to this National Defense article, the system is part of a broader agency effort to establish an intelligence network that will allow analysts in operations centers and troops on the battlefield to find pertinent archival video and associated information no matter who collected the data or where it might be stored. And, here’s what Charlie Morrison from Lockheed Martin Information Systems and Global Solutions (the prime contractor for this system), had to say: “The comparison we like to make is to ESPN, or CNN, or MSNBC.” Seems like a major step forward in helping close the gap when it comes to analyzing video. Read more here.

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As the younger generation plays a major role in shaping the future of the GEOINT community, the USGIF board of directors decided to create a USGIF Young Professionals seat on the Board of Directors, which is a one-year position. This Young Professionals board member has full voting power within the board and exemplifies all the qualities of a future leader and represents GEOINT Young Professionals as a whole. USGIF is excited to announce that Alexander Martinez, a staff engineer at Lockheed Martin will be the very first Young Professionals board member. Mr. Martinez joined Lockheed Martin in 2002 after graduating from Duke University and has spent the majority of his career working on programs supporting the Intelligence Community around Washington, DC. Here’s an exclusive podcast with Mr. Martinez

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We hope everyone had a restful weekend. For many on the east coast, it was a very wet weekend. However, on a positive note, daylight savings happened on Sunday morning. So, time to “Spring forward” and lose an hour – which is fine by us! For this week’s MMNKO post we offer a myriad of industry new stories including updates on GeoEye, DigitalGlobe, Lockheed, Garmin, Intermap, and much more. 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 post from got geoint? As always, we hope you had a restful weekend and a recharged and ready to take on the world. The big news we cover this week is the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency awarding $1 billion in engineering contracts as part of its “TASER” program, as well as Army Gen. David Petraeus’ support of closing the prison camps at Guantánamo and more. As we always say, fire up that second cup of coffee and read on!

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Many of our readers may have seen our recent article about how aging U.S. Air Force GPS satellites could potentially provide incomplete driving directions and decrease the accuracy of military strikes. Well, it seems that the Air Force and Lockheed Martin have made tremendous strides in addressing this issue with the launch of a global positioning satellite from Cape Canaveral yesterday morning. It was the last of eight GPS satellites modernized by Lockheed Martin Corp.’s Navigation Systems team, and is surely a step in the right direction for mitigating potential GPS and military strike problems.

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Welcome to the Monday Morning News Kick Off post. We hope you had a restful weekend and are ready for the most productive and successful week of your professional careers. We are too. Well, this post is designed to give you all the actionable information you need to succeed. This week’s post features a mix of industry announcements, along an Op-Ed by Leon Panetta who urges Congress to “move on.” And, finally, we point to an article from the latest issue of the NGA Pathfinder from a friend of ours at the NGA who had a life-changing experience in Iraq and Afghanistan. We recommend you read the article. It may change your life as well. Happy Monday!

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Following is an exclusive podcast with Jim Blowitski who works in Business Development for Lockheed Martin’s Information Systems & Global Services (IS&GS) Intelligence Group. Jim is what we would call a young GEOINTER and he provides great insight into why working in GEOINT is exciting for young people. We recommend you check out this podcast and hear, first hand from a young professional in our community, why GEOINT is exciting and cool.

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