New NRO Director Stresses Continuing Cooperation With Military

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The new director of the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) said the agency will not take a step back and de-emphasize the importance of getting classified satellite data to troops in the field, despite the recent separation of his post and that of undersecretary of the U.S. Air Force. "I've made it a matter of commitment on my part not to have that change," NRO Director Don Kerr said during his first briefing with reporters since taking the job. The military and the intelligence community are looking at a variety of options to help ensure continued cooperation in this area, and expect to decide on a path forward over the course of the next month, Kerr said.