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GAO Report Highlights Federal Department/Agency Use of Commercial Imagery Bought By NRO and NGA

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A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report highlights the federal use of commercial imagery provided through the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and the National Geospatial Agency (NGA) by eight of 10 departments/agencies examined by GAO. "Eight of 10 departments and agencies reported that they use commercial satellite imagery acquired by the [NRO] and the [NGA] through their participation in the National System for Geospatial Intelligence or through their access to commercial imagery in NGA’s Global-GEOINT Enhanced Delivery, a web-hosted service,"…

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