National System for Geospatial-Intelligence Statement

National System for Geospatial-Intelligence Statement of Strategic Intent Available Online

BETHESDA, Md. -- The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) recently released the National System for Geospatial-Intelligence (NSG) Statement of Strategic Intent, a vision for the future of geospatial intelligence (GEOINT). The document reflects changes in the Intelligence Community and responds to challenges from oversight commissions to embrace innovative analytic approaches and improved information sharing and collaboration.

NGA Director retired Air Force Lt. Gen. James R. Clapper Jr., said, “The focus of the NSG remains on threats to our security -- the global war on terrorism, impending global threats such as the proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction, and the regional developments that threaten U.S. national interests. This current document directly supports these focus areas.”

While bolstering these traditional focus areas, the document’s goals and objectives also highlight the changes required to successfully meet the challenges of tomorrow, including: adopting fresh analytic approaches; collaborating with peers and partners; improving information sharing; and rapidly incorporating new technologies.

Clapper, who is also the NSG Functional Manager, added, “We must continue to develop an integrated capability to handle the future explosion in volume, velocity, and variety of information and improve capabilities to integrate and analyze data and information. Our national security demands it.”

The NSG Statement of Strategic Intent is available on the NGA Web site, at nga.mil

NGA is a Department of Defense combat support agency and a member of the National Intelligence Community whose mission is to provide timely, relevant and accurate GEOINT in support of our national security. Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., NGA has major facilities in the Washington, D.C., Northern Virginia and St. Louis, Mo. areas, with NGA support teams deployed worldwide. -- 30 --

NEWS RELEASE, Release Number: 06-01 Public Affairs Office, January 12, 2006

Contact: Stephen Honda, 301-227-2057; Stephen.Honda@nga.mil, Susan Meisner, 301-227-3132; Susan.H.Meisner@nga.mil

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