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Barbara Barrett opposes a Defense Department proposal that would delay transferring the Space Development Agency to the Space Force until October 2022.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralMay 19, 2020Air Force says Space Development Agency should be in the Space Force now, not later

The Space Development Agency is selecting contractors to build a constellation of low Earth orbit satellites to provide high-speed broadband and other services to the Department of Defense.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralMay 19, 2020Air Force says Space Development Agency should be in the Space Force now, not later

The Pentagon is interested in this technology for providing energy to remote installations and disaster response areas.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralMay 18, 2020Navy’s solar power satellite hardware to be tested in orbit

On 2020-05-18, Isotropic Systems announced a contract with the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipMay 18, 2020DIU to test Isotropic multi-beam terminals for naval vessels

Chris Inglis retired from the Department of Defense in 2014 after more than 41 years of federal service.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralMay 15, 2020New Members Join HawkEye 360’s Advisory Board

The Department of Defense would intervene if a U.S. company that develops technology of great value to the military were being targeted by foreign buyers.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralMay 14, 2020Pentagon keeping an eye on space industry bankruptcies but no actions planned yet

The Department of Defense aims to increase cybersecurity awareness in the commercial industrial base that works with defense and intelligence organizations.

Mentioned as: Department of DefenseTechnical ProductMay 14, 2020Hundreds of hackers sign up for chance to break into a DoD satellite

The satellite hacking challenge is used by the Department of Defense to raise cybersecurity awareness in space systems.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralMay 14, 2020Hundreds of hackers sign up for chance to break into a DoD satellite

The Department of Defense cannot provide stimulus for every company affected by COVID-19.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralMay 14, 2020Pentagon keeping an eye on space industry bankruptcies but no actions planned yet

The Pentagon has raised concerns that China could acquire distressed space companies with technologies relevant to national security.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralMay 12, 2020Space Force vice commander: China can’t be allowed to buy bankrupt U.S. space companies

The Department of Defense is working with the White House and plans to work with Congress on commercial space companies that face bankruptcy.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative PlanMay 12, 2020Space Force vice commander: China can’t be allowed to buy bankrupt U.S. space companies

The House Armed Services Committee asked each of the five FCC commissioners to confirm that they received a briefing from the Department of Defense on the classified test data contained in the Department of Transportation Adjacent Band Compatibility Assessment from April 2018.

Mentioned as: Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipMay 8, 2020HASC joins critics of FCC’s Ligado decision, FCC denounces ‘baseless fear mongering’

The DoD Space Test Program STP-27VP was awarded to VOX Space in 2017 and was scheduled to launch in 2019.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipMay 7, 2020VOX Space signs deal to fly LauncherOne from Andersen Air Force base in Guam

Deputy Chief Information Officer Frederick Moorefield participated in the Pentagon’s 2020-05-06 briefing and described the interagency review process that began in 2015 after Ligado first submitted its proposal to the FCC.

Mentioned as: PentagonTechnical ProductMay 6, 2020DoD says it was blindsided by FCC Ligado decision, will petition to have it reversed

DoD officials were scrambling to figure out how to move forward following the FCC’s 2020-04-20 order approving Ligado’s proposal.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralMay 6, 2020DoD says it was blindsided by FCC Ligado decision, will petition to have it reversed

The Department of Defense was under the impression that the FCC would deny Ligado’s license modification request prior to the 2020-04-20 decision.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipMay 6, 2020DoD says it was blindsided by FCC Ligado decision, will petition to have it reversed

The Department of Defense received a draft of the FCC’s order in October and immediately rejected the draft.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralMay 6, 2020DoD says it was blindsided by FCC Ligado decision, will petition to have it reversed

The Pentagon will formally appeal the Federal Communications Commission’s unanimous 2020-04-20 approval of Ligado’s proposal to create a cellular network by repurposing a portion of radio spectrum adjacent to GPS.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipMay 6, 2020DoD says it was blindsided by FCC Ligado decision, will petition to have it reversed

ManTech developed a Cyber Range in 2009 for the Department of Defense.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralMay 4, 2020ManTech’s cyber warfare technology adapted for space systems

Iridium’s government revenue is anchored by a seven-year, $738,500,000 contract with the U.S. Defense Department signed in September.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipMay 4, 2020Iridium says coronavirus clouding revenue projection
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