‘On the table’: Hicks says DoD, IC considering indemnifying commercial space providers

‘On the table’: Hicks says DoD, IC considering indemnifying commercial space providers
‘On the table’: Hicks says DoD, IC considering indemnifying commercial space providers

“[T]he IC Commercial Space Council is discussing commercial protection right now. We had a meeting on Tuesday, and it came up,” said NGA’s David Gauthier, who chairs the council.

After Satellite ‘Olympics,’ IC Rethinks Wary Stance On Foreign Commercial Data

After Satellite ‘Olympics,’ IC Rethinks Wary Stance On Foreign Commercial Data
After Satellite ‘Olympics,’ IC Rethinks Wary Stance On Foreign Commercial Data

US firms won “gold” in only three of the nine categories — the same number as China — in the NGA’s “Commercial Imaging Olympics.”

New IC Commercial Space Council Hopes To Speed Intel To Users

New IC Commercial Space Council Hopes To Speed Intel To Users
New IC Commercial Space Council Hopes To Speed Intel To Users

NRO, NGA, CIA, DIA and NSA are the “standing members” of the new council, says its chairman David Gauthier of NGA.

New NGA Tech Strategy Aims At AI Integration

New NGA Tech Strategy Aims At AI Integration
New NGA Tech Strategy Aims At AI Integration

NGA’s 2020 Technology Focus Areas are “what we’re looking for;” whereas the upcoming technology strategy outlines “how we’d like to change,” explains Mark Munsell, NGA chief technology officer.

COVID-19: NGA Pumps Unclassified Data Use, Says Vice Adm. Sharp

COVID-19: NGA Pumps Unclassified Data Use, Says Vice Adm. Sharp
COVID-19: NGA Pumps Unclassified Data Use, Says Vice Adm. Sharp

“I think the big change that you’ll see is that some of those things are going to become the new norm for us, the new way of doing business,” Sharp said of NGA’s telework practices forced by the COVID-19 pandemic.

NGA Future Is ‘Hybrid’ Of Commercial, IC Sources: Gauthier

NGA Future Is ‘Hybrid’ Of Commercial, IC Sources: Gauthier
NGA Future Is ‘Hybrid’ Of Commercial, IC Sources: Gauthier

“[T]he trend is that a larger percentage of our work will be able to be accomplished using commercial systems than in the past,” says Gauthier.

Industry Worries Friction Twixt NRO-NGA On Commercial Imagery

Industry Worries Friction Twixt NRO-NGA On Commercial Imagery
Industry Worries Friction Twixt NRO-NGA On Commercial Imagery

NGA and NRO “have significantly overlapping Venn diagrams,” one industry source said, and they are still trying to “sort that through.” He added, “It’s not a nice clean line.”