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The Congressional Budget Office estimates the Pentagon will need to spend $77,000,000,000 from 2019 to 2028 to maintain and update NC3, which is about $19,000,000,000 more than the 2017 estimate.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipFeb 14, 2019Report: Updating the military’s nuclear communications systems a complex and expensive challenge

The Pentagon is developing the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine and the B-21 stealth bomber as cutting-edge nuclear platforms.

Mentioned as: The PentagonTechnical ProductFeb 14, 2019Report: Updating the military’s nuclear communications systems a complex and expensive challenge

A Pentagon internal memo that shaped the Department of Defense fiscal year 2020 budget request estimated approximately $270,000,000 would be needed to stand up a Space Force headquarters, a Space Development Agency, and U.S. Space Command.

Mentioned as: Department of DefenseTechnical ProductFeb 14, 2019Pentagon to propose a lean Space Force

The Department of Defense would request $84,000,000 in the fiscal year 2020 budget for U.S. Space Command.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative FinancialFeb 11, 2019Pentagon budget proposal funds Space Force headquarters as a ‘starting point’

The Department of Defense expected to request approximately $270,000,000 in its fiscal year 2020 budget to stand up a Space Force headquarters, a Space Development Agency and U.S. Space Command.

Mentioned as: Department of DefenseTechnical ProductFeb 11, 2019Pentagon budget proposal funds Space Force headquarters as a ‘starting point’

The Department of Defense would request $64,000,000 in the fiscal year 2020 budget to stand up the Space Force headquarters.

Mentioned as: Department of DefenseTechnical ProductFeb 11, 2019Pentagon budget proposal funds Space Force headquarters as a ‘starting point’

The Department of Defense would request $120,000,000 in the fiscal year 2020 budget for the Space Development Agency.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative FinancialFeb 11, 2019Pentagon budget proposal funds Space Force headquarters as a ‘starting point’

A congressionally mandated Pentagon report in August 2018 stated that a whole-of-government approach would be needed to achieve the president’s vision for a Space Force and recommended improved integration with organizations including the National Reconnaissance Office and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.

Mentioned as: pentagonNarrative GovernanceFeb 10, 2019NRO nominee thrust into Space Force debate

Christopher Scolese served in the U.S. Navy, worked as a Department of Defense civilian, and has spent most of his government career at NASA.

Mentioned as: Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipFeb 10, 2019NRO nominee thrust into Space Force debate

Some critics of the Space Development Agency within the Air Force question creating a new agency when other Department of Defense organizations such as the Space RCO already develop space technologies.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralFeb 8, 2019Pentagon space agency poised to ignite turf wars

Prior to joining NASA in 1987, Chris Scolese worked as a civilian at the Department of Defense and at the General Research Corporation.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralFeb 8, 2019NASA center director nominated to lead NRO

Air Force Space Command expects U.S. Space Command to be at full operational capability on day one but projects that building it to full capability will take years and require assistance from the Department of Defense and Congress.

Mentioned as: Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipFeb 7, 2019U.S. Space Command: What we know so far

Congress allocated $978,000,000 for missile-warning satellites in the 2019 DoD space budget.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative FinancialJan 31, 2019Pentagon space procurement and R&D budget is on an upward trend. How long can this last?

Congress allocated $984,000,000 for satellite communications in the 2019 DoD space budget.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative FinancialJan 31, 2019Pentagon space procurement and R&D budget is on an upward trend. How long can this last?

Congress included DoD’s 2019 budget in consolidated spending bill H.R. 6157, which also provided full-year funding for Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralJan 31, 2019Pentagon space procurement and R&D budget is on an upward trend. How long can this last?

Congress allocated $835,000,000 for space command-and-control in the 2019 DoD space budget.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative FinancialJan 31, 2019Pentagon space procurement and R&D budget is on an upward trend. How long can this last?

Tierney identified about $4,000,000,000 of the Pentagon’s $12,000,000,000 unclassified space total as personnel, operations, and maintenance funds not traceable to public budget documents.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative FinancialJan 31, 2019Pentagon space procurement and R&D budget is on an upward trend. How long can this last?

Congress provided $8,100,000,000 for Defense Department investments in space systems in the fiscal year 2019 appropriations bill.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipJan 31, 2019Pentagon space procurement and R&D budget is on an upward trend. How long can this last?

The $8,100,000,000 Congress provided for unclassified military space procurement and R&D for 2019 was about $20,000,000 more than the Pentagon requested.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipJan 31, 2019Pentagon space procurement and R&D budget is on an upward trend. How long can this last?

The $8,100,000,000 for 2019 was approximately $900,000,000 more than the $7,200,000,000 the Pentagon received for space procurement and R&D in 2018.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseTechnical ProductJan 31, 2019Pentagon space procurement and R&D budget is on an upward trend. How long can this last?
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