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The Defense Department plans a third pilot in fiscal year 2019 to conduct a larger-scale demonstration of network interoperability.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative PlanMay 7, 2018DoD taps Hughes, Kratos to prototype joint military-commercial satellite network

The Defense Department awarded Hughes Network Systems a contract on 2018-05-07 to develop a flexible modem interface for military terminals that enables military and commercial systems to interoperate in the field.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipMay 7, 2018DoD taps Hughes, Kratos to prototype joint military-commercial satellite network

Section 1603 of the HASC chairman’s bill would terminate the Department of Defense’s authority to provide space situational awareness data to commercial and foreign entities on 2024-01-01.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseTechnical ProductMay 7, 2018Defense Department turning over space traffic management to Commerce, but details still unclear

Section 1603 would require the secretary of defense to hire a federally funded research and development center to assess which department or departments should assume the authorities of section 2274 of Title 10.

Mentioned as: Department of DefenseTechnical ProductMay 7, 2018Defense Department turning over space traffic management to Commerce, but details still unclear

More than 3,100 Google employees signed a letter urging Google’s CEO to end the company’s relationship with the Pentagon over Project Maven.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralMay 4, 2018Pentagon ramps up artificial intelligence efforts

The Department of Defense plans to leverage and loosely associate more than 50 existing programs as part of its AI consolidation efforts.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative PlanMay 4, 2018Pentagon ramps up artificial intelligence efforts

The Department of Defense has committed $10,000,000,000 to modernize its cloud computing platforms.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipMay 3, 2018Artificial intelligence arms race accelerating in space

The Pentagon did not request funding in the 2018 or 2019 budgets to buy WGS satellites beyond the 10 already ordered from Boeing.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralMay 2, 2018Budget addition for WGS resets debate on the future of military space communications

The FY-19 bill directs the Department of Defense to provide a detailed report on the budget for space programs within 30 days after the president’s budget is submitted to Congress.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralApr 25, 2018Rogers, Cooper to continue push for military space reforms in FY-19 NDAA

The subcommittee directed the Department of Defense to study the risks, benefits, and cost savings of using small- and medium-size satellite buses for strategic and tactical payloads.

Mentioned as: Department of DefenseTechnical ProductApr 25, 2018Rogers, Cooper to continue push for military space reforms in FY-19 NDAA

The Department of Defense assigned U.S. Special Operations Command in 2016 to oversee efforts to prevent weapons of mass destruction from reaching terrorists.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralApr 24, 2018Can artificial intelligence help U.S. SOCOM track weapons of mass destruction?

Charles Beames' last position in the Department of Defense was Principal Director, Space & Intelligence Systems in the Pentagon, overseeing the execution of a $90,000,000,000 annual acquisition budget.

Mentioned as: the pentagonNarrative FinancialMar 6, 2017Charles Beames Joins York Space Systems as Executive Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer

Blue Canyon Technologies manufactures its ADCS products in the U.S. for applicability to DOD applications.

Mentioned as: dodNarrative GeneralADCS-1_2025
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