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SAIC hosted the USGIF Young Professionals Group June 22 in its McLean, Va., offices, with Mark Broshkevitch, vice president, division manager of the spatial technologies and concepts division, as the guest speaker.

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The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation hosted more than a dozen separate events at various locations throughout Northern Virginia June 4-9 as part of its 8th annual GEOINT Community Week.

Combined attendance for all events totaled more than 3,000, with government and military attendees comprising approximately 20 to 30 percent of GEOINT Community Week guests.

The events ranged from workshops and panel discussions, to technology exhibits, networking opportunities, and fun for a good cause.

You can read the full story on the new got geoint? blog on the trajectory magazine website. Trajectory is the new official magazine of the U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation.

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USGIF’s Young Professionals Group hosted a lunch panel discussion during GEOINT Community Week, drawing considerable interest.

The Young Professionals Group, open to GEOINT professionals under the age of 25 or with less than five years in the profession, initiated the panel for experienced young professionals to share the learning and growth opportunities that have allowed them to reach their current positions.

You can read the full story on the new got geoint? blog on the trajectory magazine website. Trajectory is the new official magazine of the U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation.

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USGIF’s Technology Day, part of GEOINT Community Week, kicked off Thursday morning in Reston, Va., with an Emerging Technology Showcase. Speakers presented representing the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, The National Science Foundation, and the Open Geospatial Consortium.

Read the full article on the new got geoint? blog on the website of trajectory magazine, the new official publication of the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation.

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Dave Bottom, director of the Information Technology Services Directorate at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), spoke at a special edition of GEOINTeraction Tuesday June 5 as part of USGIF’s GEOINT Community Week. Bottom was appointed to director of IT Services in February, and the new organization, created to merge NGA’s IT functions, is expected to reach full operational capacity in September. He outlined changes NGA is making to what and how it delivers in terms of IT. In particular, how intelligence integration and cost savings are driving NGA’s IT strategy.

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As part of an overall effort to bring our editorial, communications, and marketing initiatives in-house, got geoint? will soon fold into trajectory magazine, the new official publication of the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF).

Also, the latest original coverage out of USGIF’s GEOINT Community Week Workshop Series on the Future of U.S. Commercial Remote Sensing.

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This week’s Monday Morning News Kick Off is a round-up of all the exciting events occurring June 4-8 during USGIF’s GEOINT Community Week. There is something for everyone−with an installment of the USGIF Workshop Series, classified demos at NGA Campus East, the Ground Warfighter Geospatial Intelligence Conference, a sold-out edition of GEOINTeraction Tuesday, the unclassified USGIF Technology Day exhibits and Community Networking Reception, and the USGIF Invitational golf tournament.

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As part of GEOINT Community Week happening next week, USGIF is hosting a workshop called “The Future of U.S. Commercial Remote Sensing,” which will touch upon the key topic of how the U.S. is contemplating scaling back its investment in commercial imagery assets, while a handful of other nations are accelerating their capabilities. This workshop will allow participants to hear from and ask questions of industry and government on this critical topic.

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During the Cold War, the U-2 spy plane was a critical element in our ability to collect intelligence on the Soviets. The aircraft’s public profile was raised when one of them crashed in the Soviet Union. In this era of modern drone warfare, many would assume that the U-2 is headed for complete obsolescence, which is far from the truth.

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Welcome to the Tuesday Morning News Kick Off post from got geoint? We hope everyone had a chance this weekend to both spend time with family and friends, as well as honor those who have sacrificed so much for our freedom. For this week’s MMNKO post, taking place on Tuesday, we have a wide assortment of GEOINT-related news including the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee recommending more EnhancedView funding to a NASA study projecting that we will have more asteroids aimed for Earth in the coming years. So, as we always say, fire up that second cup of coffee and read on. Happy Tuesday.

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