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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Adam Smith emphasized the importance of stable leadership at the Pentagon until President-Elect Biden is sworn into office in January.
L3Harris Technologies will develop and demonstrate an artificial intelligence–machine learning interface for Defense Department applications under a multimillion-dollar contract announced on 2020-10-26.
Senator Jim Inhofe spoke with Christopher Miller and plans to work with him to maintain stability at the Pentagon.
G-EGD provides access to map-ready, unclassified imagery to support the Department of Defense, the intelligence community, federal civilian agencies, and over 55 foreign partners.
Christopher Miller is the fifth Pentagon chief to serve under President Trump.
On 2020-11-05, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency added Planet and BlackSky imagery to the unclassified system that delivers geospatial data to the Defense Department, the intelligence community, and other government agencies.
The Office of Space Commerce plans to build an open architecture data repository that will combine Defense Department space situational awareness data with data from commercial and international partners.
The Department of Defense established the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy (ASD(SP)) position as directed in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020.
The Defense Department established the office of the assistant secretary of defense for space policy on 2020-10-30.
Access to the same information may require different clearances from the Department of Defense or the intelligence community.
Roccor's satellite technologies are being used in missions with NASA, the Department of Defense, and several commercial space companies.
Telesat is supporting Lockheed Martin’s effort to build 10 satellites for the Pentagon’s Space Development Agency using small buses from Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems.
A mesh of organizations overseeing security clearances makes it difficult for the Pentagon and intelligence community to share information about space threats.
L3Harris Technologies will research, develop, and demonstrate an AI/ML interface using data science techniques under a new multi-million-dollar contract to support DoD applications.
L3Harris Technologies will help the U.S. Department of Defense develop artificial intelligence and machine learning systems to reduce the time required to decipher usable intelligence from data collected by space and airborne assets.
Congress requires the Defense Department’s Space Development Agency to move under the Space Force by October 2022.
The Office of Space Commerce aims to have an initial version of the open architecture data repository operational by the end of 2021 and producing conjunction warnings similar to those the Defense Department currently provides to satellite operators.
The Office of Space Commerce plans to develop an open architecture data repository that would combine Defense Department space situational awareness data with commercial and international sources.
The National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) study released 2020-08-20 concluded that the Office of Space Commerce was the best agency to perform civil space traffic management, ranking it ahead of the Defense Department, the Federal Aviation Administration, and NASA.
The Pentagon estimates it needs an additional $10,000,000,000 to $20,000,000,000 to reimburse contractors for coronavirus-related expenses and to ensure companies can continue to carry out Department of Defense programs.