Commercial GEOINT Raises Questions About NGA, IC Roles, Says Gordon
"Is the coin of the realm the 70 years of craft that they have, or is it about what they uniquely hold?" asked former ODNI deputy Sue Gordon.
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"Is the coin of the realm the 70 years of craft that they have, or is it about what they uniquely hold?" asked former ODNI deputy Sue Gordon.
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-makin...
GEOINT provider BlackSky to go public through merger with investment company February 19 A BlackSky satellite collected three images in rapid succession over Port Elizabeth, South Africa, on August 10, 2020. By analyzing those images, the company is able to extract economic and financial indicators to offer a near-real-time view of commercial activity in Port Elizabeth. (BlackSky) WASHINGTON — A geospatial imagery and analytics provider to the intelligence community is going public following an expected $1.5 billion merger with an investment group, the company announced. BlackSky Hold...
By Theresa Hitchens on December 15, 2020 at 3:49 PM NGA geospatial analysts monitoring a tropical storm WASHINGTON: Speeding information from strategic sources to the battlefield is a key goal as NGA works through how to best support the US military’s evolving approach to All Domain Operations, says Maj. Gen. Charles Cleveland, head of NGA’s Operations Division. As NGA, like the rest of the US national security establishment, pivots away from counter-terrorism to great power competition, he told the Intelligence National Security Alliance today, leaders are “watching the way of war...