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(S//SI) GEO Build-Out
FROM: Cindy Beck
Chief, Geospatial Exploitation (S2L)
Run Date: 03/07/2006
(S) Another installment of the series on the Analysis & Production
build-out. This week we'll look at the Geospatial Exploitation Office
(GEO) mission:
(S//SI) The GEO FY 2007-2011 build-out plan is focused on
building up analytic and production capabilities at the Cryptologic
Centers and on maturing the existing relationships with the
European Command and Central Command. Here's what each of
the GEO Production Centers is doing:
NSA/CSS Washington (NSAW) :
(S//SI) The GEO Primary Production Center Manager (PPCM) is Rob
Schrier. The NSAW Production Center provides analytic products
and services primarily in support of the Global War on
Terrorism. Unique to the NSAW GEO Production Center are
several functions:
a 24x7 near real-time geospatial metadata support to
current military operations;
VOICESAIL mission management;
a SIGINT Development element focused on the
development of capabilities specific to geolocation that
includes a Geospatial Metadata Analytic Tools and
Techniques Development area; and
a staff that focuses on developing corporate (GEO) policy
and working with ADET* on the development of Global
Metadata Analysis (GMA) training.
(S//SI) It is important to note that the GEO NSAW Production
Center includes embedded integrees from DIA JITF-CT*, USM-1*
and CIA as well as NGA* Second party Imagery and Geospatial
analysts and Second party SIGINT integrees from the UK and
Canada. Also unique to GEO NSAW is the Geospatial Target
Analysis Center, a multi-agency center responsible for producing
foreign intelligence reports based on the target's exchange of
infrastructure, architectural and engineering projects using
Geographic Information System (GIS), Computer Aided Design
(CAD) and Computer Aided Manufacturing software packages.
NSA/CSS Georgia :
(S//SI) The GEO Georgia Production Center Manager is
This GEO Production Center is currently
focused on providing Global Metadata Analysis support to enhance
reporting on Iraqi targets (CT* and MENA*) currently
exploited at NSA/CSS Georgia. By the end of FY06, GEO
Georgia should have approximately 10 Global Metadata Analysts
(GMA). The Build-out plan for GEO Georgia is to continue to
expand GMA support through FY 2011 with the goal of reaching an
SERIES:
(U//FOUO) A&P BuildOut
1. What's A&P Doing
About Mission
Alignment and the
Build-Out?
2. Weapons and Space
Build-Out Status
3. GEO Build-Out
4. Middle East and
North Africa BuildOut Status
5. Build-Out of the
Combating
Proliferation Mission
6. The Counterterrorism
Build-Out
7. Status of the China
and Korea Mission
Build-Out
8. The International
Security Issues
Build-Out
estimated end strength of 65 (combined military and civilian
population.) Geo Georgia can be reached at DL GRSOC GEORGIA.
NSA/CSS Hawaii :
(S//SI) The GEO Production Manager in Hawaii,
is
focusing the GEO workforce in Hawaii on supporting and
geospatially enabling the CT targets in the Pacific region.
Specifically, at this time they are focused on geospatially enabling
the Philippine CT target where GMAs are embedded. By the end of
FY06, we believe that the GEO Hawaii workforce will total 7
employees. The build-out plan for GEO Hawaii is to continue to
expand GMA to other targets, with the current goal for the
estimated end strength growth of the GEO element resulting set at
approximately 30 total (a combination of civilian and military
employees.)
NSA/CSS Texas :
(S//SI) The plans for Texas are to hire a GEO Production Center
Manager (PCM) and two GMAs to jumpstart the GEO mission in
Texas during FY06, beginning with geospatially enabling CT
targets. The longer-term build-out plan for GEO Texas will expand
GMA to other target areas to include Crime and Narcotics and
Combating Proliferation; current end strength estimates for GEO
Texas range between 25-30.
Central Command (CENTCOM) :
(S//SI) GEO PCM Eric Fuller is focused on coordinating tactical GMA
support to the elements deployed in the CENTCOM Theater of
Operations under the auspices of NCR CENTCOM. In addition to
performing GMA in Tampa at CENTCOM Main, the CENTCOM PCM
oversees the GMA support provided on the ground by deployed
tactical SIGINT elements. CSG CENTCOM currently has 15 analysts
providing GMA support in Tampa with a projected 18 by the 4th
quarter of 2006.
European Command (EUCOM) :
(S//SI) GEO PCM
is focused on coordinating the
GMA EUCOM target support and for keeping the GEO enterprise
apprised of ongoing operations undertaken in that theater.
Currently, the GEO EUCOM PCM working under the auspices of NCR
EUCOM is responsible for overseeing and coordinating the analytic
services and products produced by GMA elements located in
Stuttgart, at the ESC (European Security Center) in Darmstadt and
at the Joint Analysis Center in Molesworth.
(U//FOUO) These are only the highlights. GEO has a number of
other collaborative GMA efforts underway -- too many to
effectively describe here.
*(C) Notes:
ADET = NSA's Associate Directorate for Education and Training
DIA JITF-CT = the Joint Intelligence Task Force - Combating
Terrorism at the Defense Intelligence Agency
USM-1 = US Army SIGINT Technical Development Activity (STDA),
Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM).
NGA = National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
CT = Counterterrorism
MENA = Middle East/North Africa
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