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MILITARY GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGY VOLUME 7, ISSUE 1 FEBRUARY 2009 The Magazine of the National Intelligence Community EDITORIAL Managing Editor Harrison Donnelly harrisond@kmimediagroup.com Copy Editors Regina Kerrigan reginak@kmimediagroup.com Diana McGonigle dianam@kmimediagroup.com Correspondents Kevin P. Corbley Erin Flynn Jay Marty Kauchak Karen E. Thuermer ART & DESIGN Art Director Anna Druzcz anna@kmimediagroup.com Graphic Designers Scott Morris scottm@kmimediagroup.com Anthony Pender anthonyp@kmimediagroup.com Jittima Saiwongnuan jittimas@kmimediagroup.com Production Assistant Eve Parker evep@kmimediagroup.com ADVERTISING Associate Publisher Scott Parker scottp@kmimediagroup.com KMI MEDIA GROUP President and CEO Jack Kerrigan jack@kmimediagroup.com Executive Vice President David Leaf davidl@kmimediagroup.com Editor-In-Chief Jeff McKaughan jeffm@kmimediagroup.com Controller Gigi Castro gcastro@kmimediagroup.com OPERATIONS, CIRCULATION & PRODUCTION Circulation Coordinator Jerry Simpson jerrys@kmimediagroup.com Circulation Specialists Beatrice Brannon beatriceb@kmimediagroup.com Dena Granderson denag@kmimediagroup.com Davette Posten davettep@kmimediagroup.com Jessica Ward jessicaw@kmimediagroup.com MARKETING & ONLINE Marketing & Online Director Amy Stark astark@kmimediagroup.com Trade Show Coordinator Holly Foster hollyf@kmimediagroup.com PROUD MEMBER AND SPONSOR OF USGIF SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION Military Geospatial Technology ISSN 1552-7905 is published six times a year by KMI Media Group. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction without permission is strictly forbidden. © Copyright 2009. Military Geospatial Technology is free to members of the U.S. military, employees of the U.S. government and non-U.S. foreign service based in the U.S. All others: $65 per year. Foreign: $149 per year. Corporate Offices KMI Media Group 15800 Crabbs Branch Way, Suite 300 Rockville, MD 20855-2604 USA Telephone: (301) 670-5700 Fax: (301) 670-5701 Web: www.MGT-kmi.com The House and Senate should have specific subcommittees with jurisdiction over federal geospatial activities, a new coalition of geospatial organizations has urged congressional leaders. But geospatial issues should be designated to existing subcommittees in each chamber, rather than creating new stand-alone panels, the Coalition of Geospatial Organizations (COGO) said recently. “We want to make certain that Congress has an effective structure for oversight and legislation over the increasing federal government activity in geospatial technologies, and its relationship with state, regional, local and tribal government, universities and the private sector,” wrote Cy Smith, COGO chairman and the Oregon state GIS coordinator. A focal point is needed, the groups contend, because responsibility for oversight and authorization of federal geospatial activities is currently spread among more than 30 House and Senate committees and subcommittees. More than 40 federal agencies include geospatial activities as part of their mission. COGO noted that the congressional committee structure also contributes to the inefficiencies in the executive branch, and provided recommendations for two committees in both the House and Senate with a direct oversight of geospatial activities that could be logical homes for a geospatial subcommittee. They are the House Committee on Natural Resources or the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources or the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. The groups’ concerns are valid, although I tend to be skeptical of organizational solutions to issues of priorities and resources. And military and intelligence geospatial topics by their nature will largely remain under the sway of the national security structure on Capitol Hill. Even so, this sounds like a useful way to raise the profile of geospatial technology as a cross-cutting discipline meeting a wide range of military and civilian missions. KMI MEDIA GROUP FAMILY OF MAGAZINES AND WEBSITES Military Medical/ CBRN Technology www.MMT-kmi.com Special Operations Technology Military Geospatial Technology www.MGT-kmi.com Military Information Technology Military Logistics Forum www.MLF-kmi.com Military Training Technology Military Space & Missile Forum www.MSMF-kmi.com Military Advanced Education www.SOTECH-kmi.com www.MIT-kmi.com www.MT2-kmi.com www.MAE-kmi.com
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