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DoD, Intel Community Slow To Leverage Emerging Commercial Satellite Imagery, GAO Says

DoD, Intel Community Slow To Leverage Emerging Commercial Satellite Imagery, GAO Says
Commercial satellite image of holes in roof of Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine. Satellite image (c) 2022 Maxar Technologies

The intelligence community and Department of Defense have made limited use of emerging commercial satellite imaging capabilities such as radar but have been slow to make sustained use of these technologies, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) says in a report. The government audit agency also warns that the roles and responsibilities for acquiring commercial satellite imagery and data are unclear and are not bounded in laws or regulations, leading to potential duplication effort. “The IC and DOD have established requirements…

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