National Intelligence Folly: How a Tragic Unsolved Murder Led to Billions of Dollars of Program Fraud, Waste and Abuse Part 26: A Decade of Challenging Programs

The FIA Program was an NRO and Boeing Struggle. The Problems on the Other Side of the Interface-NIMA/NGA and GEOSCOUT Soon Become a Big Part of the Dysfunctional Story.

National Intelligence Folly: How a Tragic Unsolved Murder Led to Billions of Dollars of Program Fraud, Waste and Abuse Part 23: NRO FIA Folly, Ramifications and Repercussions: Let the Studies Begin

The GAP Study effort is tasked out for NRO, NIMA and the community to get behind some type of solution to the gordian knot the FIA program has become. The truth comes out about NRO program malfeasance.

National Intelligence Folly: How a Tragic Unsolved Murder Led to Billions of Dollars of Program Fraud, Waste and Abuse Part 22: Twenty Years and Counting Since the GAP Study Reported Out

It was 20 years ago (18 October 2002) the Director of Central Intelligence was briefed on the results of his tasker to the National Reconnaissance Office and the National Imagery and Mapping Agency to assess the NRO Future Imagery Architecture Program and determine the risk for a gap in intel capability due to its schedule delays.

National Intelligence Folly: How a Tragic Unsolved Murder Led to Billions of Dollars of Program Fraud, Waste and Abuse Part 18

Programs versus projects and the Peter Principle, worst practice in government where unqualified people promote into program management positions. When the process does not help, and the “professionals” are the problem.

National Intelligence Folly: How a Tragic Unsolved Murder Led to Billions of Dollars of Program Fraud, Waste and Abuse Part 5

NRO declassified, NIMA established, Clapper becomes NIMA Dir, USGIF Symposium and GEOINT Functional Manager role established. Murder of Tina Ricca shakes up national intelligence, NRO DIR Harris, and Dep DIR Jimmie D. Hill are fired