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Mapping agency blocks access, postpones outsourcing pact By Jason Peckenpaugh [EMAIL PROTECTED] The National Imagery and Mapping Agency blocked access to a widerange of its publicly available maps last week while officialsreviewed the maps to make sure they did not contain informationthat could jeopardize national security. NIMA issued the unprecedented freeze last Wednesday as a securityprecaution in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist strikes on theWorld Trade Center and the Pentagon, according to NIMA spokeswoman Joan Mears. The order prohibited agencies from selling or making accessible forcopy all NIMA topographic maps. While most of these maps are nowavailable to the public, maps of U.S. military installations andmore detailed maps of the United States remain off-limits for security reasons, according to Mears. |
