National Reconnaissance Office [NRO] Law and Legal Definition
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) is a federal agency designed to operate spy satellites of the U.S. government. The NRO is an agency of the Department of Defense and is funded through the National Reconnaissance Program, that is a part of the National Foreign Intelligence Program.[United States v. Northrop Grumman Corp., 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 10636 (D.D.C. June 10, 2003)]
The main objectives of the NRO are the following:1. To develop and operate unique and innovative space reconnaissance systems; and
2. To conduct intelligence-related activities essential for national security of the U.S..The NRO works closely with its intelligence and space partners that includes:
1. The National Security Agency (NSA),
2.The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA),
3.The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA),
4.The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA),
5.The U.S. Strategic Command,
6.The Naval Research Laboratory.
The NRO also operates ground stations around the world that collect and distribute intelligence gathered from reconnaissance satellites.
Legal Definition list
- National Reconnaissance Office [NRO]
- National Reclamation Act
- National Rail Passenger Transportation System
- National Quotation Bureau
- National Prohibition Act
- National Register of Historic Places
- National Research Center on English Learning and Achievement [CELA]
- National Resident Matching Program [NRMP]
- National Response Center
- National Response System
- National Response Team
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- Abuse of Public Office
- Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding [USIP]
- Access Control List [National Security]
- Access Control Mechanism [National Security]
- Accessible Space [National Security]
- Activity of Multinational Enterprises
- Adjudicative Officer [Education]
