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The Pentagon will establish a Space Development Agency to develop and field space capabilities at speed and scale.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative PlanAug 9, 2018Vice President Pence announces first steps towards creating a new military branch for space

The Pentagon will develop a Space Operations Force to provide expertise to combatant commanders and the Space Development Agency and to surge expertise in time of crisis.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative PlanAug 9, 2018Vice President Pence announces first steps towards creating a new military branch for space

The Department of Defense will create the governance and support functions of the Space Force and will build a legislative proposal for congressional consideration as part of the Fiscal Year 2020 budget cycle.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipAug 9, 2018Vice President Pence announces first steps towards creating a new military branch for space

Without new legislation and using existing authorities, the Department of Defense will establish several component parts of the Space Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative PlanAug 9, 2018Vice President Pence announces first steps towards creating a new military branch for space

The DoD report states the Department of Defense will establish an affordable and efficient operating structure with accountable civilian oversight to provide service and support functions for the Space Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative PlanAug 9, 2018A key White House demand in DoD’s Space Force plan: An “accountable civilian” to oversee the process

An earlier draft of the Pentagon space reorganization report was dated 2018-07-30 and was obtained by Defense One, which published its contents on 2018-07-31.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipAug 9, 2018A key White House demand in DoD’s Space Force plan: An “accountable civilian” to oversee the process

Observers have raised the possibility that the Department of Defense could recommend a unified Space Command instead of creating a separate military service.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralAug 7, 2018Space Force: Pentagon moving closer to Trump’s vision

LauncherOne is scheduled to conduct its first military mission in 2019 as part of the DoD Space Test Program overseen by the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralAug 2, 2018Space launch vehicles eyed by the military to move supplies around the world

President Donald Trump on 2018-06-18 ordered the Pentagon to form an independent branch of the military focused on space.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralJul 31, 2018Pentagon delays release of space reorganization study

Since 2009 the Department of Defense has used three commercially hosted payloads and had three more missions planned or underway through 2022.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipJul 30, 2018GAO backs use of commercial satellites to host military payloads

Language in the Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act directs the Pentagon to assume oversight of military investments in hosted payloads.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralJul 30, 2018GAO backs use of commercial satellites to host military payloads

President Donald Trump on 2018-06-18 ordered the Pentagon to form a sixth branch of the military dedicated to space.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralJul 30, 2018National security experts throw cold water on Space Force euphoria

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.

Mentioned as: Defense DepartmentTechnical ProductJul 29, 2018Pentagon moves to cut procurement red tape in a bid to catch up with technology

The Pentagon decided that U.S. Strategic Command will be solely in charge of the nuclear command, control and communications systems for the president.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralJul 23, 2018U.S. STRATCOM to take over responsibility for nuclear command, control and communications

The Pentagon’s Nuclear Posture Review raised alarms about the outdated state of the NC3 system.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralJul 23, 2018U.S. STRATCOM to take over responsibility for nuclear command, control and communications

The Pentagon is establishing a Joint Artificial Intelligence Center to be led by Department of Defense Chief Information Officer Dana Deasy.

Mentioned as: Department of DefenseTechnical ProductJul 15, 2018Pentagon sees quantum computing as key weapon for war in space

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.

Mentioned as: the department of defenseNarrative FinancialJul 11, 2018Report: U.S. aerospace a trade winner, but tariffs threaten future exports

The Trump administration assigned space traffic management duties to the Commerce Department and directed the Pentagon to create a dedicated military service for space.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralJul 10, 2018Satellite industry wants higher profile on Capitol Hill

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.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense DepartmentTechnical ProductJun 28, 2018Satellite industry doing surprisingly well against cyber threats, experts say

The Pentagon conducted an 18-month congressionally mandated study on how best to acquire satellite communications capacity that was completed 2018-06-25.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseTechnical ProductJun 28, 2018To predict the future of military satellite communications, ‘follow the terminals’
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