About NGAThe National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is the nation's primary source of geospatial intelligence, or GEOINT for the Department of Defense and the U.S. Intelligence Community. As a DOD combat support agency and a member of the IC, NGA provides GEOINT, in support of U.S. national security and defense, as well as disaster relief. GEOINT is the exploitation and analysis of imagery and geospatial information that describes, assesses and visually depicts physical features and geographically referenced activities on the Earth.NGA releases items of general public interest on its public website, which includes information about NGA, unclassified current publications, speeches and congressional testimony, press releases and statements, career information, and basic references. Also available are GEOINT products and services, a data catalogue, and mobile and web applications.National Geospatial-Intelligence AgencyNGIA_461c7536-37f6-11e0-ab15-5c497a64ea2aThe National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) delivers world-class geospatial intelligence that provides a decisive advantage to policymakers, warfighters, intelligence professionals and first responders... NGA is headquartered in Springfield, Va. and has two major locations in St. Louis and Arnold, Mo. Hundreds of NGA employees serve on support teams at U.S. military, diplomatic and allied locations around the world.PolicymakersAnyone who sails a U.S. ship, flies a U.S. aircraft, makes national policy decisions, fights wars, locates targets, responds to natural disasters, or even navigates with a cellphone relies on NGA.WarfightersIntelligence ProfessionalsFirst RespondersU.S. Intelligence CommunityNGA is a unique combination of intelligence agency and combat support agency. It is the world leader in timely, relevant, accurate and actionable GEOINT. NGA enables the U.S. intelligence community and the Department of Defense (DOD) to fulfill the president's national security priorities to protect the nation. NGA also anticipates its partners' future needs and advances the GEOINT discipline to meet them.Department of Defense (DOD)GEOINT ConsortiumNGA is the lead federal agency for GEOINT and manages a global consortium of more than 400 commercial and government relationships.NGA DirectorThe director of NGA serves as the functional manager for GEOINT, the head of the National System for Geospatial Intelligence (NSG) and the coordinator of the global Allied System for Geospatial Intelligence (ASG).Director of National Intelligence (DNI)In its multiple roles, NGA receives guidance and oversight from DOD, the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) and Congress. CongressNGA LeadersRobert CardilloDirector -- Robert Cardillo is the sixth Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). Mr. Cardillo leads and directs NGA under the authorities of the Secretary of Defense and Director of National Intelligence. He became NGA’s director on Oct. 3, 2014. Prior to this assignment, Mr. Cardillo served as the first Deputy Director for Intelligence Integration, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, from 2010 to 2014. In addition, he served as the Deputy Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) and the Deputy Director for Analysis, DIA, from 2006 to 2010. In the summer of 2009, Mr. Cardillo served as the Acting J2, a first for a civilian, in support of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Before he moved to DIA, Mr. Cardillo led Analysis and Production as well as Source Operations and Management at NGA from 2002 to 2006. Mr. Cardillo's leadership assignments at NGA also included Congressional Affairs, Public Affairs, and Corporate Relations.Susan GordonDeputy Director -- Susan (Sue) Gordon became the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s (NGA) sixth Deputy Director on Jan. 1, 2015 after more than 25 years of service with the Central Intelligence Agency. As deputy director of NGA, she assists the director in leading the agency and in managing the National System of Geospatial Intelligence. Ms. Gordon previously served concurrently as Director of the CIA’s Information Operations Center and as the CIA Director’s senior advisor on cyber. She was responsible for fully integrating advanced cyber capabilities into all of CIA’s mission areas, while protecting against the cyber threat to the CIA’s information, operations and officers. Sue began her career with the CIA in 1980 as an analyst in the Office of Scientific and Weapons Research in the Directorate of Intelligence, responsible for technical analysis of foreign space and missile systems. She later held several engineering development positions in the CIA's Directorate of Science and Technology, working both national systems and new concepts before moving into a succession of analytic and technical management positions.Ed MornstonChief of Staff -- Mr. Ed Mornston serves as the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's (NGA) Chief of Staff. In this role, he is a member of NGA’s executive leadership team and its third ranking officer responsible for daily agency operations. Mr. Mornston oversees the Agency's executive support staff, administrative services, logistics, personnel security, human resources, employee training and development, corporate communications, and congressional engagement. Previously, Mr. Mornston was the Director of the Human Development Directorate, where he managed the Agency's workforce planning, talent management, human relations operations, training and education, and leader development activities. Additionally, he was the chair of the Human Capital Management Board and the head of the Human Capital Career Service. Mr. Mornston also served as Director, NGA-Denver, at the Aerospace Data Facility - Colorado. This multi-agency intelligence operations center brings together mission partners from across the US Intelligence Community, the Department of Defense, and our allies, to produce integrated outcomes for a wide variety of customers.Maj. Gen. Linda R. Urrutia-VarhallDirector of Operations -- Maj Gen Linda R. Urrutia-Varhall is the Director of Operations at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency in Springfield, Virginia. General Urrutia-Varhall was commissioned in 1984 as a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy. Following her initial assignments at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., she was selected to participate in the Professional Military Graduate Intelligence Program in Washington, D.C. After completion, she was the first Air Force representative to the National Military Intelligence Center. Her service at the Pentagon included executive support duty to three Secretaries of Defense and as an international politico-military affairs officer on the Somalia Task Force.Anthony Vinci, Ph.D.Director of Plans and Programs -- Anthony Vinci, Ph.D., is the Director of Plans and Programs at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. He is an executive, technology entrepreneur and intelligence officer focused on developing new technologies and approaches to solve emerging, global challenges. As Director of Plans and Programs, he is responsible for defining the strategic direction of the agency and implementing that strategy. Dr. Vinci's responsibilities include managing the budget, acquisitions, portfolios, technology and R&D of the agency. In support of the director, his mission is to lead NGA into the next generation of geospatial intelligence. Dr. Vinci is the founder and former CEO of Findyr, a revolutionary technology company which crowdsources data collection from users in over 100 countries. Previously, he was on the executive management team at a company which specialized in machine learning for remote sensing, technology advisor to a private equity firm, and a management consultant at a global consulting firm serving commercial businesses and government entities focused on implementing change.Dustin Gard-WeissAssociate Director for Functional Management and Director of the GEOINT Enterprise Office -- Dustin Gard-Weiss is currently the Associate Director for Functional Management and Director of the Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) Enterprise Office at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), positions he has held since October 2015. He is charged with executing GEOINT Functional Management on behalf of Director, NGA, as the GEOINT Functional Manager and DoD GEOINT Manager, and is responsible for leading and overseeing the National System for Geospatial Intelligence (NSG) and the Allied System for Geospatial Intelligence (ASG).Decisive advantage_2141a66a-4bdf-11e7-9402-afaafe1fc704To deliver world-class geospatial intelligence_2141a66b-4bdf-11e7-9402-afaafe1fc704Geospatial IntelligenceNGA enables all of these critical actions and shapes decisions that impact our world through the indispensable discipline of geospatial intelligence (GEOINT).IntelligenceDeliver strategic intelligence to allow the president and national policymakers to make crucial decisions on counterterrorism, weapons of mass destruction, global political crises and more._2141a66c-4bdf-11e7-9402-afaafe1fc7041PresidentNational PolicymakersCounterterrorism_2141a66d-4bdf-11e7-9402-afaafe1fc7041.1Weapons of Mass Destruction_2141a66e-4bdf-11e7-9402-afaafe1fc7041.2Global Political Crises_2141a66f-4bdf-11e7-9402-afaafe1fc7041.3WarfightingEnable warfighters._2141a670-4bdf-11e7-9402-afaafe1fc7042WarfightersMissionsPlan missions._2141a671-4bdf-11e7-9402-afaafe1fc7042.1Gattlefield SuperiorityGain battlefield superiority._2141a672-4bdf-11e7-9402-afaafe1fc7042.2TargetingPrecisely target adversaries._2141a886-4bdf-11e7-9402-afaafe1fc7042.3ProtectionProtect our military forces._2141a980-4bdf-11e7-9402-afaafe1fc7042.4U.S. Military ForcesWarningsProvide timely warnings to the warfighter and national decisionmakers._2141aa34-4bdf-11e7-9402-afaafe1fc7043ThreatsMonitor, analyze and report imminent threats._2141aaf2-4bdf-11e7-9402-afaafe1fc7043.1InsightsProvide insights into global hot spots._2141abba-4bdf-11e7-9402-afaafe1fc7043.2Often, NGA has the only "eyes" focused on global hot spots and can give unique insight into these critical areas.Homeland SecurityProtect the homeland._2141ac6e-4bdf-11e7-9402-afaafe1fc7044CounterterrorismSupport counterterrorism._2141ad2c-4bdf-11e7-9402-afaafe1fc7044.1CounternarcoticsSupport counternarcotics._2141adfe-4bdf-11e7-9402-afaafe1fc7044.2Border SecuritySupport border security._2141aeb2-4bdf-11e7-9402-afaafe1fc7044.3Transportation SecuritySupport transportation security._2141af70-4bdf-11e7-9402-afaafe1fc7044.4EventsSupport security planning for special events._2141b042-4bdf-11e7-9402-afaafe1fc7044.5NGA supports security planning for special events, such as presidential inaugurations, state visits by foreign leaders, international conferences and major public events (Olympics, Super Bowls, satellite launchings, etc.)NavigationEnsure safety of navigation in the air and on the seas._2141b10a-4bdf-11e7-9402-afaafe1fc7045Information & ServicesMaintain the most current information and highest quality services for U.S. military forces and global transport networks._2141b1c8-4bdf-11e7-9402-afaafe1fc7045.1U.S. Military ForcesTransport NetworksCyber ThreatsDefend the nation against cyber threats._2141b29a-4bdf-11e7-9402-afaafe1fc7046Cyber NetworksSupport other intelligence agencies with in-depth analysis of cyber networks._2141b362-4bdf-11e7-9402-afaafe1fc7046.1Data, Knowledge & AnalysisCreate and maintain the geospatial foundation data, knowledge and analysis that enable all other missions._2141b42a-4bdf-11e7-9402-afaafe1fc7047_2141b506-4bdf-11e7-9402-afaafe1fc704Relief EffortsAssist humanitarian and disaster relief efforts._2141b5d8-4bdf-11e7-9402-afaafe1fc7048CollaborationWork directly with the lead federal agencies responding to fires, floods, earthquakes, landslides, hurricanes or other natural or manmade disasters._2141b6a0-4bdf-11e7-9402-afaafe1fc7048.12017-06-07https://www.nga.mil/About/Pages/Default.aspxOwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net