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With a tremendous amount of change happening in the GEOINT sector these days, we are always excited to connect with Intelligence Community (IC) veterans who can lend there perspective on things. Today, we are speaking Darryl Garrett, an IC veteran who had a 25-year career at the CIA, as well as played major R&D roles at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). Mr. Garrett also consults for a number of companies and organizations in the GEOINT sector and sits on many boards.

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Michael G. Vickers, Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and GEOINT 2011 keynote speaker, recently issued a Department of Defense Instruction on Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) that “establishes policies, assigns responsibilities, and provides guidance for GEOINT operations within the DoD.” The newly issued instruction reinforces the vital role that GEOINT plays in our national security and calls for this “high priority” effort to be conducted in a unified and synchronized manner.

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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 are super-charged to take on the last stretch of 2011. While many of you may be in planning mode for 2012, or perhaps you are even counting down to some precious time off during the holiday, the reality is that day-to-day work will always continue. As such, we have been kind enough to provide you with all the news you need to kick-start the work week. So, as we always say, fire up that second cup of coffee and read on. Happy Monday!

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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.

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Welcome to the Monday Morning News Kick Off post from got geoint? As our faithful readers know, there is always an abundance of GEOINT-related news the week after the GEOINT Symposium. From the continuing news cycle that started during the event to member companies seeking to maintain their established momentum, there is typically a wide-range of stories from policy and budgeting news to product launches and beyond. So, fire up that second cup of coffee as we take you through all the GEOINT news you need to kick off the work week. Happy Monday!

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Welcome to the Monday Morning News Kick Off post from got geoint? Yes, indeed. It is the home stretch before GEOINT 2011. Speaking of the symposium, the news cycle is already starting the hum when it comes to exhibitor new and the like. And, the editorial staff of got geoint? would like to remind you to send any GEOINT 2011-related news you have our way. We also welcome the opportunity to do more in-depth stories — whether in the form of a podcast, written Q&A or feature profile — about your companies and organizations. In the meantime, fire up that second cup of coffee and check out this GEOINT 2011-heavy MMNKO post. Happy Monday.

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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 spent with family and friends. But just as the summer sun eventually fades, so too does the weekend. But fret not fearless GEOINTers, you always have the MMNKO post to help ease your transition back into the working world on Monday Morning. So, as we always say, fire up that second cup of coffee and read on. Happy Monday!

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As many in the community know, that National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and members of industry are devoting considerable resources towards bringing the concept of crowdsourced GEOINT to life. As this Spatial Networks post clearly points out, this new frontier can be a powerful force-multiplier for NGA. USGIF wants to explore this topic further at GEOINT 2011 with a breakout session called “Crowd Sourcing Intelligence: A Look at International Disaster Relief & Recovery.” The session will explore the implications of this rapidly evolving geospatial technology for disaster and humanitarian relief efforts.

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NGA Director Letitia A. Long on Tuesday afternoon hosted a retirement ceremony for GEOINT visionary Rob Zitz at NGA’s soon-to-be-officially-former headquarters in Bethesda, MD. The event was well attended by current and retired senior leaders from the government, military and industry, to include Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper Jr.

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The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently issued a study, entitled “Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance: Actions Are Needed to Increase Integration and Efficiencies of DOD’s ISR Enterprise,” which highlights that the department must improve its control over varied ISR programs to be effective. The principle author of the report, Davi D’Agostino, the GAO’s Director of Homeland, Defense, Emerging Threats and Warfare, examined the more than $80 billion spent in 2010 on ISR programs by the Pentagon. The key finding was that ISR spending was fragmented, making it difficult to determine how ISR funds are used across DoD.

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