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Patrick Shanahan directed the DoD comptroller to prepare a budget proposal by 2018-10-15 for establishment of a Space Force to be included in the fiscal year 2020 request.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseTechnical ProductSep 13, 2018New Pentagon memo lays out action plan to establish Space Force by 2020

The Pentagon’s Chief Management Officer is responsible for setting up a new office for an Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space and must provide a plan by 2018-10-01 that includes options for consolidating civilian oversight of space and outlines how it could evolve into the future headquarters of the Space Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralSep 13, 2018New Pentagon memo lays out action plan to establish Space Force by 2020

Gwynne Shotwell noted that the growth of government business, particularly with the Defense Department, is mitigating the impact of the GEO downturn on SpaceX.

Mentioned as: Defense DepartmentTechnical ProductSep 12, 2018Amid GEO downturn, launch operators look for new markets

The Pentagon estimated the cost of OCX at $6,000,000,000.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative FinancialSep 11, 2018As GPS 3 launch nears, Air Force keeps watchful eye on ground controls

More than $500,000,000 of the Pentagon’s $1,400,000,000 GPS program budget request for 2019 is for OCX.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipSep 11, 2018As GPS 3 launch nears, Air Force keeps watchful eye on ground controls

The Pentagon had not provided a cost estimate for creating a new Space Force at the time of the report.

Mentioned as: PentagonOrg RelationshipSep 10, 2018Experts: A separate military service for space may be too much too soon

Letitia Long is a former director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and specified that about 13,000 people across the Department of Defense are focused on space.

Mentioned as: Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipSep 10, 2018Experts: A separate military service for space may be too much too soon

The Pentagon proposed creating a U.S. Space Command, a Space Operations Force, and a Space Development Agency as part of its reorganization.

Mentioned as: The PentagonOrg RelationshipSep 10, 2018Experts: A separate military service for space may be too much too soon

A panel of former defense officials recommended creating a U.S. Space Command, increasing protection for satellites from attacks, and changing how the Pentagon buys space technology.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralSep 10, 2018Experts: A separate military service for space may be too much too soon

Patrick Shanahan, as Deputy Defense Secretary, led the Pentagon reorganization to create new U.S. space entities.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralSep 10, 2018Experts: A separate military service for space may be too much too soon

Atlas V launched Department of Defense missions including Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) and Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS).

Mentioned as: Department of DefenseTechnical ProductSep 9, 2018Viasat Selects United Launch Alliance’s Proven Atlas V Rocket For Commercial Satellite Launch

The Department of Defense plans to put forward a proposal with the president’s budget for fiscal year 2020 that includes a Department of Space.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative PlanSep 5, 2018Air Force Secretary affirms support for Space Force

The Defense Department is complying with a fiscal year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act provision that requires DoD to explore options for both sensors and interceptors in space.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralSep 4, 2018Defense policy chief: Weapons in space are ‘bridges yet to be crossed’

The Pentagon has awarded Lockheed Martin approximately $1,000,000,000 in contracts to develop hypersonic missiles.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipSep 4, 2018Defense policy chief: Weapons in space are ‘bridges yet to be crossed’

The Pentagon has committed to buying two more AEHF satellites from Lockheed Martin Space Systems.

Mentioned as: PentagonOrg RelationshipAug 30, 2018USAF prepares to launch billion-dollar communications satellite while it studies future alternatives

Congressional appropriators added $600,000,000 to the Pentagon’s 2018 budget to buy two additional WGS satellites.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipAug 30, 2018USAF prepares to launch billion-dollar communications satellite while it studies future alternatives

President Trump wants the Department of Defense to appoint an assistant secretary of defense for space to oversee the transition to a Space Force, according to Vice President Mike Pence’s 2018-08-09 remarks.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralAug 28, 2018Mattis: Reorganization of military space forces already in motion

The Department of Defense submitted a proposal to Congress on 2018-08-09 proposing an independent U.S. Space Command to improve and evolve space warfighting, including integrating innovative force designs, concepts of operation, doctrines, tactics, techniques, and procedures.

Mentioned as: the department of defenseNarrative GeneralAug 28, 2018Mattis: Reorganization of military space forces already in motion

The Department of Defense is working with Congress on legislation to create a separate department for a Space Force.

Mentioned as: Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipAug 28, 2018Mattis: Reorganization of military space forces already in motion

The Department of Defense has proposed establishing a Space Development Agency charged with rapidly developing and fielding next-generation space technologies.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralAug 28, 2018Mattis: Reorganization of military space forces already in motion
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