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The National Reconnaissance Office operates with a more streamlined organization and can move faster than the Department of Defense acquisition processes.
The Trump administration is working to ensure the 2019-10-01 NDAA gives the Pentagon legal authority to stand up a new Space Force.
President Trump directed the Department of Defense in June 2018 to form a separate military service for space.
In March, the Department of Defense established the Space Development Agency to help design a new space architecture that takes advantage of commercial technology.
The Department of Defense requested $83,800,000 for U.S. Space Command in fiscal year 2020, of which $8,200,000 is new money and $75,600,000 would be transferred from other accounts.
President Trump’s 2019-12-18 memo instructed the Pentagon to re-establish United States Space Command to focus on protecting U.S. space assets and strengthening the military’s posture in space.
Defense Secretary Mark Esper intends to maintain the broad goals of the 2018 National Defense Strategy to work closely with allies and modernize the U.S. military to outpace China and Russia.
The NSSL program is run by the U.S. Air Force and receives additional oversight from the Pentagon.
The Department of Defense has argued that the proposed NDAA language does not provide sufficient authorities to establish a separate branch under the Air Force.
The Heritage Foundation issued a report that agrees with DoD and criticizes the space force proposals in the 2020 NDAA.
In response to the presidential directive, 14 organizations from the Department of Defense and the intelligence community produced more than 50 suggestions to improve collaboration.
Viasat is developing a Link 16-capable low Earth orbit spacecraft for the XVI program to provide a space-based Link 16 solution for the Department of Defense.
Douglas Loverro left his post as SMC executive director in 2013 to become the Pentagon’s deputy assistant secretary of defense for space policy and later established a consulting practice.
The Department of Defense requested $149,000,000 for the Space Development Agency in fiscal year 2020.
DoD officials testified that the Senate bill does not provide the authorities and resources the Pentagon believes are needed to create a separate military branch for space under the Department of the Air Force.
The House Appropriations Committee cut the Pentagon’s $72,000,000 request for the space service down to $15,000,000.
General Dynamics Mission Systems is divesting its SATCOM Technologies business area to better align its business efforts in core areas supporting U.S. Department of Defense and government agency customers.
Mark Esper prioritized filling positions quickly to establish stable civilian leadership at the Defense Department.
The Senate Armed Services Committee planned to consider additional Department of Defense civilian and military nominations in September as they were received from the White House.
The Department of Defense estimates the total cost of the National Security Space Launch program increased by $4,100,000,000 since December 2018.