Hints on Recommendations for NRO's New Charter

Colin Clark of DODBuzz reports that the Obering Panel that is developing recommendations on a new charter for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) will “not make dramatic changes to either NRO’s responsibilities or its relationships to other parts of the government.” Quoting an unnamed former government official who is familiar with the work of the panel, chaired by former Missile Defense Agency head Trey Obering, Clark’s report says the new charter will be a “modernizing document.” NRO is in charge of building the nation’s spy satellites and has come under sharp criticism in recent years.