The Department of Defense (DOD) is a U.S. government agency responsible for military and national security space activities. It acts as a major procurer and operator of space systems, including launch vehicles and satellite systems for reconnaissance, missile launch detection, navigation, and communication. The DOD aims to maintain space superiority, integrate military space power, and ensure space stability, working with commercial firms to integrate space solutions into national security architectures.
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The Defense Department Chief Information Officer Dana Deasy released the final request for proposals for the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure cloud, a procurement projected to be worth $10,000,000,000.
The Pentagon’s Nuclear Posture Review raised alarms about the outdated state of the NC3 system.
The Pentagon decided that U.S. Strategic Command will be solely in charge of the nuclear command, control and communications systems for the president.
The Pentagon is establishing a Joint Artificial Intelligence Center to be led by Department of Defense Chief Information Officer Dana Deasy.
Increased investment levels for NASA and the Department of Defense under the 2017 Congressional Omnibus will improve the outlook for manufacturers in the industry’s defense and space sectors.
The Trump administration assigned space traffic management duties to the Commerce Department and directed the Pentagon to create a dedicated military service for space.
The Pentagon conducted an 18-month congressionally mandated study on how best to acquire satellite communications capacity that was completed 2018-06-25.
Symantec detected a China-affiliated hacker group called Thrip last year that attacked two satellite companies, a U.S. Defense Department contractor, and a geospatial-imaging firm and was actively seeking ways to take control of satellites in space.
President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon to create a Space Force.
The U.S. Defense Department contract announcement on 2018-06-22 listed the value of the award modification to Aerojet Rocketdyne at $69,800,000.
Rogers' proposal to create a Space Corps fell short last year due to lack of support in the Senate and resistance from the Defense Department.
President Trump ordered the Pentagon to start organizing a separate Space Force.
Congressman Mike Rogers expects the Pentagon to quickly create a Space Force following President Trump's lead.
Rogers anticipates the Pentagon will present a plan over the next several months to aid Congress in preparing for the next National Defense Authorization Act.
The Joint Staff will work closely with the Office of the Secretary of Defense, other Department of Defense stakeholders, and Congress to implement the president’s guidance on the Space Force.
The House Appropriations defense subcommittee directed the Pentagon to explain how it will buy communications services from the private sector to supplement military satellites.
The House Appropriations defense subcommittee included language in a report accompanying the 2019 defense spending bill directing the Pentagon to look further into the future of its space-based communications.
The Department of Defense is conducting a review of its space organizational and management structure as required by section 1601 of the 2017-10-01 NDAA.
The House version of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 directs the Department of Defense to form a U.S. Space Command as a subunit of U.S. Strategic Command.
Congress has added $160,000,000,000 to the Pentagon’s budget over the next two years to increase military readiness and modernization.