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Senator Jim Inhofe spoke with Christopher Miller and plans to work with him to maintain stability at the Pentagon.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralNov 9, 2020Trump ousts defense secretary Mark Esper

On 2020-11-05, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency added Planet and BlackSky imagery to the unclassified system that delivers geospatial data to the Defense Department, the intelligence community, and other government agencies.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralNov 5, 2020NGA adds Planet, BlackSky to imagery delivery system used by government agencies

The Department of Defense established the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy (ASD(SP)) position as directed in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipNov 3, 2020The U.S. Defense Department establishes new space policy position

The Office of Space Commerce plans to build an open architecture data repository that will combine Defense Department space situational awareness data with data from commercial and international partners.

Mentioned as: Defense DepartmentTechnical ProductNov 3, 2020Space traffic management idling in first gear

The Defense Department established the office of the assistant secretary of defense for space policy on 2020-10-30.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralOct 30, 2020Pentagon creates new office to oversee military space policy

Roccor's satellite technologies are being used in missions with NASA, the Department of Defense, and several commercial space companies.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralOct 29, 2020Roccor Acquired By Redwire

A mesh of organizations overseeing security clearances makes it difficult for the Pentagon and intelligence community to share information about space threats.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralOct 29, 2020Space industry group pushing for change in security clearance policies

Telesat is supporting Lockheed Martin’s effort to build 10 satellites for the Pentagon’s Space Development Agency using small buses from Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipOct 29, 2020Telesat to announce satellite, launch contracts by year’s end

Access to the same information may require different clearances from the Department of Defense or the intelligence community.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralOct 29, 2020Space industry group pushing for change in security clearance policies

Gen. John "Jay" Raymond is working with NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine to plan a transfer ceremony to spotlight the decades-long partnership between the Department of Defense and NASA.

Mentioned as: Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipOct 28, 2020NASA’s Crew-1 commander to be sworn into U.S. Space Force from the International Space Station

Wavestream has supported the U.S. military communication program since 2007.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralOct 28, 2020Gilat’s Wavestream Receives Multi$$$ DoD BUC Order

L3Harris Technologies will help the U.S. Department of Defense develop artificial intelligence and machine learning systems to reduce the time required to decipher usable intelligence from data collected by space and airborne assets.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipOct 26, 2020L3Harris To Assist DoD With AI + ML Systems To Manage Data From Space

L3Harris Technologies will research, develop, and demonstrate an AI/ML interface using data science techniques under a new multi-million-dollar contract to support DoD applications.

Mentioned as: DoDOrg RelationshipOct 26, 2020L3Harris To Assist DoD With AI + ML Systems To Manage Data From Space

The Office of Space Commerce plans to develop an open architecture data repository that would combine Defense Department space situational awareness data with commercial and international sources.

Mentioned as: Defense DepartmentTechnical ProductOct 22, 2020Senate bill would assign space traffic management work to Commerce Department

The Office of Space Commerce aims to have an initial version of the open architecture data repository operational by the end of 2021 and producing conjunction warnings similar to those the Defense Department currently provides to satellite operators.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralOct 22, 2020Senate bill would assign space traffic management work to Commerce Department

The National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) study released 2020-08-20 concluded that the Office of Space Commerce was the best agency to perform civil space traffic management, ranking it ahead of the Defense Department, the Federal Aviation Administration, and NASA.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralOct 22, 2020Senate bill would assign space traffic management work to Commerce Department

Congress requires the Defense Department’s Space Development Agency to move under the Space Force by October 2022.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralOct 22, 2020Raymond: Space Force has a plan to unify acquisition agencies

The Pentagon estimates it needs an additional $10,000,000,000 to $20,000,000,000 to reimburse contractors for coronavirus-related expenses and to ensure companies can continue to carry out Department of Defense programs.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative FinancialOct 21, 2020Pentagon has not shown COVID stimulus helps small businesses, says HASC chairman

As part of a major stimulus bill passed in March, the Department of Defense received more than $10 billion, about $1,000,000,000 of which was Defense Production Act money to help industries critical to national security.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipOct 21, 2020Pentagon has not shown COVID stimulus helps small businesses, says HASC chairman

SpaceX won a $149,000,000 contract from the Defense Department’s Space Development Agency to build four satellites to detect and track ballistic and hypersonic missiles.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipOct 20, 2020SpaceX teams with Microsoft for Space Development Agency contract
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