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UNITED STATES Issue dated 19/03/1998

DENNIS BOXX

The leading spokesman for the Central Intelligence Agency and then director of communications at the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), Dennis [...] (165 words)

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NRO PEERS INTO THE FUTURE

NRO HUNGRY FOR IDEAS

SPACE INTELLIGENCE IN TROUBLE

MOVE TO PRIVATE SPACE INTELLIGENCE

NRO PLAN UNDER FIRE

DE-CLASSIFYING THE OBVIOUS AND THE LESS SO

EXTRA FUNDING FOR NRO

THE AGENCY THAT MISSED OUT ON FUTURE

EXPERIMENTAL SATELLITE TESTS 29 SYSTEMS

THE FACTS AND FIGURES OF ANTI-DRUG WAR

LIFTING VEIL ON SATELLITE OPERATION

STANDING GUARD IN SPACE

BACKROOM AGENCY CLOSED DOWN

AGENCIES SLAMMED FOR LOSING THEIR EDGE

NRO FINDS PARTNERS FOR SATELLITE SCHEME

TELEVISION IN THE COCKPIT

KEEPING CLOSER WATCH ON ENVIRONMENT

WHAT NON-NRO SATELLITES DO

NRO'S 6TH TECHNOLOGICAL FORUM

HOW TO MODERNIZE INTELLIGENCE?

NRO LIFTS THE VEIL AGAIN

LIFT-OFF FOR NEW NRO SATELLITE

STREAMLINING INTELLIGENCE EFFORT

ZEROING IN ON SCUDS

NEW WAYS TO HIT "HARD TARGETS"

THE SWITCH TO SMALLER SATELLITES

BALANCING ACT BETWEEN DCI AND SENATE

LIFTING THE VEIL ON NRO

NIMA SWINGS INTO ACTION

JEFFREY HARRIS

DEUTCH FORGES A REAL "COMMUNITY"

FIXING AGENDA FOR TCA

CLASH OVER NRO'S WAR CHEST

AUDITING NRO'S BOOKS

CALL FOR SEPARATE SPACE BUDGET

BIG TROUBLE AT NRO

NRO FINALLY GETS A BOSS

NRO RIPE FOR PRUNING

NRO ON THE MAP AND IN THE BUDGET

SHAKE UP IN OVERHEAD INTELLIGENCE

NEW NATIONAL IMAGERY OFFICE

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