United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation

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United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation
AbbreviationUSGIF
FormationJanuary 22, 2004
Type Non-profit
PurposeIndustry association for Geospatial Intelligence community
HeadquartersVirginia
Location
Chief Executive Officer
Ronda Schrenk
Chairman of the Board
 Robert Cardillo
Website https://www.usgif.org/

The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational foundation in Virginia.

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History

The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation was created in January 2004 by a group of tradecraft professionals recognizing the need for a forum where they could work together. [1]

GEOINT Symposium

The GEOINT Symposium was described by Tim Shorrock as "one of the few open windows into the thinking at the highest levels of US intelligence", as it "has become the nation's showcase for intelligence contractors and agencies alike...". [2] In his book Spies for Hire: The Secret World of Intelligence Outsourcing, Shorrock recounts several notable events at GEOINT Symposiums. Among them, in 2004, the Symposium featured the directors of the CIA, the NSA, and the NGA speaking at a public session at the same time—the only occasion during the presidency of George W. Bush when such a public collective gathering would occur. [3] He also notes that, in 2005, Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Collection Mary Margaret Graham inadvertently revealed the amount of money spent by the US government on national intelligence, the first time the budget amount had been revealed since 1998. [4]

In 2006, the GEOINT Symposium featured then Director of National Intelligence John D. Negroponte as keynote speaker. [5] [6] In 2008, the address was delivered by Negroponte's successor, Mike McConnell, whose speech was picked up by multiple media outlets. [7] [8] [9]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Official launch of United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF)". GeoCommunity SpatialNews (Press release). May 12, 2004. Archived from the original on 7 September 2007. Retrieved 23 January 2009.
  2. ↑ Shorrock, 229.
  3. ↑ Shorrock, 229-230.
  4. ↑ Shorrock, 230.
  5. ↑ Sui, Daniel Z. (2008). Geospatial Technologies and Homeland Security: Research Frontiers and Future Challenges. Springer. p. 296. ISBN   978-1402083396.
  6. ↑ See Negroponte's speech from the event, Archived 2009-01-09 at the Wayback Machine .
  7. ↑ Allen, JoAnne (October 31, 2008). "Intelligence chief sees growing potential for conflict". Reuters. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
  8. ↑ Benson, Pam (October 30, 2008). "Spy chief says U.S. vulnerable in president's first year". CNN Politics.com. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
  9. ↑ Hess, Pamela (October 30, 2008). "Intel chief: President's Year 1 is dangerous time". International Herald Tribune. Associated Press. Retrieved 22 January 2009.

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