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The '''National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency''' (NGA), an agency within the [[Department of Defense]] was formerly known as the '''National Imagery and Mapping Agency''' (NIMA). According to NGA's web site, a transition was underway in November/December 2003. The NGA has a new seal which, it says, "captures the vision: ''Know the Earth ... Show the Way''." [http://www.nima.mil/] === [http://www.nima.mil/ast/fm/acq/nga_history.pdf History of NGA] === "On Nov. 24, 2003, President [[George W. Bush]] signed the 2004 Defense Authorization Bill, a provision of which included authorizing NIMA to change its name to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). Our new name is the latest step in a transformation process underway since our inception on Oct. 1, 1996." === [http://www.nima.mil/ast/fm/acq/nima_commission.pdf NIMA / NGA Commission] === "Late in the fall of 1999, Congress requested the Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) and the Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) to form a Commission to review the National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA); the previous name of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency." === Leadership === *[[James R. Clapper, Jr.]], Lieutenant General, USAF (Ret.), Director ---------- === SourceWatch Resources === *[[Bush administration/return to space]] *[[Directed Energy Weapons]] *[[Intelligence Community]] *[[Joint Vision 2010]] *[[NASA]] *[[Radio Frequency Identification]]