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The crew of USCGC Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) inspect the holds of a Philippine-flagged transshipment vessel in the North Pacific Ocean on March 31, 2023. The team returned to Guam on April 9, 2023, following the 30-day patrol supporting the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency’s Operation 365 and Operation Rematau to stop illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing in the Pacific. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer Sara Muir)

NGA buys maritime data to help Indo-Pacific Command, via first-ever CSO

Two senior officials briefed DefenseScoop on how the intelligence agency is thinking about innovating its acquisition processes.

Jul 24, 2024 By Brandi Vincent

Overhead view of NGA Campus East (NGA photo)

NGA launches new training to help personnel adopt AI responsibly

DefenseScoop got an inside look at the agency’s new AI strategy and GREAT training.

Jun 18, 2024 By Brandi Vincent

Photo of San Rafael Falls, Ecuador’s biggest waterfall, taken prior to a an upstream riverbed collapse that eventually destroyed the falls. (Getty Images)

Erosion catastrophe in Ecuador sparks ‘rare’ NGA drone mission

DefenseScoop was briefed on the agency’s recent Project Condor effort.

May 10, 2024 By Brandi Vincent

NGA issues solicitation as it moves to better monitor illicit maritime activities in Indo-Pacific

NGA Director Vice Adm. Frank Whitworth discussed this new pilot program and Project Aegir at the annual GEOINT Symposium.

May 6, 2024 By Brandi Vincent

Fiscal 2025 budget docs reveal how Project Maven is still evolving

“This funding is assigned to support algorithm development, data preparation, and integration experimentation to create joint DOD and [Intelligence Community] capabilities,” officials wrote.

Mar 14, 2024 By Brandi Vincent

Royce Geo, Leidos secure first task orders via NGA’s $900M intelligence support contract vehicle

Those two businesses were among 13 that NGA approved in May to compete via its GEO-SPI B acquisition mechanism.

Oct 24, 2023 By Brandi Vincent

IC, DOD want to get better at contracting for commercial space-based data and analytic services

A new study directed by ODNI seeks to “examine ways to overcome barriers to use of commercial remote sensing/space-based data and analytic services in the Intelligence Community…

Aug 22, 2023 By Mikayla Easley

U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Michael Emard, 711th Human Performance Wing behavioral scientist, creates slides from video snapshots that would be sent to soldiers in the field (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)

Maxar wins Air Force contract to enhance Red Wing GEOINT platform

Deliverables under the new deal include accelerated processing, exploitation, and dissemination software.

Jun 30, 2023 By Jon Harper

Intelligence agencies confronting challenges with multi-cloud environments

The IC does not currently have an overarching cloud governance model.

May 30, 2023 By Brandi Vincent

Admiral Piret presents the data shown on NOAA’s Science on a Sphere to His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco during the International Hydrographic Organization Assembly 2023 in Monaco. (Credit: LCDR Bobby Dixon, Naval Oceanography Public Affairs Officer) — Rear Adm. Piret presents the data shown on NOAA’s Science on a Sphere to Prince Albert II of Monaco during the International Hydrographic Organization Assembly 2023 in Monaco. (Credit: LCDR Bobby Dixon, Naval Oceanography Public Affairs Officer)

US delegation to IHO assembly promotes data-sharing for maritime safety amid Ukraine conflict

Rear Adm. Ronald Piret, commander of the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, talked to DefenseScoop about the implications of the summit.

May 26, 2023 By Brandi Vincent