During these turbulent times for U.S. intelligence, it is important to recognize progress and exceptional performance where it has taken place. The retirement June 13 of Lt. Gen. James R. Clapper as the head of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) gives us a solid reason to do so. NGA is the agency that, through analysis of images, maps and other spatial data, helps refine our understanding of how we and our adversaries might use geography to our respective security advantages.
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