NGA Crunching Climate Change Data for National Security Decision-Making
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is looking at unclassified data sources to broaden its understanding of climate change – an issue that one NGA official said this week will become a primary agency focus going forward.
Dave Birchett, national GEOINT officer for economics and threat finance at NGA, explained the agency’s evolving approach to studying climate change at a GEOConnect Series Main Stage event hosted by the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF). At the event, government experts discussed the critical role of the Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) community in future efforts against climate change.
Former NGA director joins satellite imagery company April 28 Robert Cardillo, former director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, has joined Planet Federal as chief strategist and chair of the board. (Mike Morones/Staff) WASHINGTON The former leader of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has joined Planet Federal, a commercial satellite imagery provider that works closely with the intelligence community. Robert Cardillo will be the chief strategist and chairman of the board of Planet Federal, where he “will be responsible for supporting strategic decision-making for future products and services that align with mission needs of the U.S. government, driving meaningful partnerships and increasing the utility of commercial innovations for global government agencies,” the company said in its announcement Tuesday.
WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to serve at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Department of Defense, and Department of State.
Stacey Dixon for Principal Deputy Director, Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Ely Ratner for Assistant Secretary of Defense, Indo-Pacific Security Affairs, Department of Defense
Rena Bitter for Assistant Secretary of State, Consular Affairs, Department of State
Stacey Dixon, Nominee for Principal Deputy Director, Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Dr. Stacey A. Dixon became the eighth Deputy Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) on July 1, 2019. In this role, she assisted the director both in leading the agency and in managing the National System for Geospatial Intelligence. From 2018 to 2019, she served as the fourth director of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA), after serving as its deput
Parsons Announces CEO Transition
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CENTREVILLE, Va., April 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The board of directors of Parsons Corporation (NYSE: PSN) has elected Carey Smith as chief executive officer, effective July 1st, 2021. Smith succeeds Charles Chuck Harrington, who announced his retirement after nearly 40 years with the company. Harrington will continue to serve on the Parsons Board of Directors as executive chairman upon his retirement.
Carey Smith will succeed Chuck Harrington as the CEO of Parsons Corporation (NYSE: PSN). Leading and transforming Parsons into the technology company we are today has been one of the greatest honors of my life, and I know the company is in great hands, Harrington said. After nearly 40 years, I m proud of the company we ve built, humbled by the amazing people I ve had the pleasure of working with, and pleased that the accomplishments we ve achieved will deliver a better world.