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The Department of Defense budget request for the Space Development Agency included $15,000,000 to develop transport layer architecture and standards.

Mentioned as: the department of defenseNarrative FinancialApr 21, 2019Space Development Agency a huge win for Griffin in his war against the status quo

The Department of Defense budget request for the Space Development Agency included $15,000,000 for a space-based discrimination assessment.

Mentioned as: Department of DefenseTechnical ProductApr 21, 2019Space Development Agency a huge win for Griffin in his war against the status quo

Boeing has delivered on-orbit satellites as part of commercial customer agreements but has not performed on-orbit delivery for the Department of Defense.

Mentioned as: Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipApr 19, 2019Boeing receives $605 million Air Force contract for WGS-11 communications satellite

Patrick Shanahan has been a staunch proponent of the Space Development Agency and has promoted it since he took charge of the Defense Department’s space reorganization in late 2017 when he was deputy secretary of defense.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralApr 17, 2019Space Development Agency draws strong objections from California lawmakers

The Space Development Agency was empowered with special authorities to procure satellites and other technologies from commercial vendors using simpler contracting methods than traditional DoD programs.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralApr 17, 2019Space Development Agency draws strong objections from California lawmakers

Space Policy Directive 4 directed a study, due in mid-August, on how the Department of Defense and the National Reconnaissance Office can better align their activities.

Mentioned as: Department of DefenseTechnical ProductApr 17, 2019Why the Space Force can’t merge with the NRO

Goldfein supports moving forward with the Pentagon’s Space Force proposal as an 80% solution while allowing Congress to provide oversight and refinements.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralApr 13, 2019Air Force Chief Goldfein: To win in space, U.S. must work closer with allies

The Department of Defense established the Space Development Agency one month before the 2019-04-11 hearing to leverage commercial innovation without requiring congressional authorization.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipApr 11, 2019Defense officials get a grilling at Space Force hearing

The Department of Defense requested $72,000,000 in fiscal year 2020 to establish a Space Force headquarters of about 200 people.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipApr 11, 2019Defense officials get a grilling at Space Force hearing

An Air Force 90-day Space Strategy Study completed by the Air Force and the intelligence community concluded that LEO-based systems would be vulnerable during military conflicts and that the Department of Defense should not be taking that risk.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipApr 11, 2019Air Force Secretary fires back at Space Development Agency

The Department of Defense projected the cost to build the Space Force over the next five years would be $2,000,000,000.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipApr 11, 2019Defense officials get a grilling at Space Force hearing

The Department of Defense rolled out its Space Force proposal on 2019-03-01.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralApr 11, 2019Defense officials get a grilling at Space Force hearing

Winners of Defense Department small business innovation research (SBIR) contracts are eligible to compete for up to $40,000,000 at the Air Force’s Space Pitch Day.

Mentioned as: Defense DepartmentTechnical ProductApr 10, 2019Air Force’s next ‘Pitch Day’ to focus on space

The U.S. Air Force will award up to $40,000,000 this fall at a live Space Pitch Day event in Los Angeles for winners of Defense Department SBIR contracts to compete for additional funding.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipApr 10, 2019Air Force’s next ‘Pitch Day’ to focus on space

The Missile Defense Agency has been studying options to deploy a space sensor layer for hypersonic detection, and the Department of Defense currently has no official requirement to develop such a layer.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralApr 10, 2019Hyten: Hypersonic missile defense satellites a job for the Space Development Agency

The Pentagon requested $150,000,000 for the Space Development Agency for fiscal year 2020.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative FinancialApr 10, 2019Space Development Agency aims to issue first RFI this summer

The Pentagon’s fiscal year 2020 budget requests $72,400,000 and 160 personnel (122 civilian and 38 military) to stand up the Space Force headquarters.

Mentioned as: PentagonTechnical ProductApr 9, 2019Air Force has a plan to get Space Force up and running as soon as Congress gives the green light

The Department of Defense proposal to form the Space Force seeks to keep costs down by creating the new service with existing personnel who would be transferred into the Space Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralApr 9, 2019Air Force has a plan to get Space Force up and running as soon as Congress gives the green light

The Department of Defense proposal seeks special authorities for the secretary of defense to move people, facilities, budgets, and programs and to hire civilian employees outside the traditional civil service process.

Mentioned as: the department of defenseNarrative GeneralApr 9, 2019Air Force has a plan to get Space Force up and running as soon as Congress gives the green light

The Aerospace Corporation is a nonprofit federally funded research and development center based in Los Angeles that advises the Department of Defense.

Mentioned as: Department of DefenseTechnical ProductApr 8, 2019Space industry in wait-and-see mode amid organizational shuffle
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