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The Department of Defense estimates the total cost of the National Security Space Launch program increased by $4,100,000,000 since December 2018.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative FinancialAug 1, 2019DoD reports higher costs for National Security Space Launch program

The Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program dates back to 1994 when President Bill Clinton signed a National Space Transportation Policy assigning responsibility for expendable launch vehicles to the Department of Defense.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralAug 1, 2019DoD reports higher costs for National Security Space Launch program

The House reduced the Pentagon’s $72,000,000 request for standing up a new service headquarters at the Pentagon to $15,000,000.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipJul 31, 2019Analysts: ’Space Defense Force’ would be a better name, Space Development Agency will not survive

The Department of Defense spends about $15,000,000,000 per year on unclassified space activities.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseTechnical ProductJul 31, 2019Analysts: ’Space Defense Force’ would be a better name, Space Development Agency will not survive

House appropriators questioned the Air Force strategy for next-gen OPIR and cut the Department of Defense’s request by $201,000,000 in their report accompanying the 2020 defense markup.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative FinancialJul 29, 2019Congress reviewing new request to reprogram funds for next-generation OPIR satellites

Many members of Congress object to the Department of Defense proposal because it would create a large military bureaucracy and seek broad authorities to transfer personnel from other services.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralJul 24, 2019Thornberry: Pentagon will not have its way in space force legislation

Viasat has the opportunity to work with the U.S. Air Force and the Department of Defense to further develop, deploy, and demonstrate its Hybrid Adaptive Network concept with potential to provide future communications services to the government for multi-domain operations.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipJul 21, 2019Viasat Selected to Showcase its Satellite-Based Hybrid Adaptive Networking Capabilities at the U.S. Air Force Event: AFWERX Vegas

Viasat provides advanced global connectivity services to high-profile leaders within the U.S. Government and the Department of Defense via a multi-network, multi-orbit satellite communications system.

Mentioned as: Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipJul 21, 2019Viasat Selected to Showcase its Satellite-Based Hybrid Adaptive Networking Capabilities at the U.S. Air Force Event: AFWERX Vegas

President Donald Trump signed Space Policy Directive 3 in June 2018 directing the Defense Department to give the publicly releasable portion of its space situational awareness data to the Commerce Department.

Mentioned as: the defense departmentNarrative GovernanceJul 19, 2019U.S. Air Force to begin transferring space situational awareness data to Commerce Department

The Senate version of the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act does not allow the Department of Defense to create a service immediately and lays out a one-year transition plan during which Air Force Space Command would be rebranded as the U.S. Space Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralJul 16, 2019Defense nominee Mark Esper calls on Congress to provide ‘necessary resources’ to stand up Space Force

The House Armed Services Committee completed its review of Department of Defense reprogramming requests for fiscal year 2019 that totaled approximately $518,000,000 across multiple fiscal years.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipJul 15, 2019House Armed Services Committee denies funding for Space Development Agency

In the 2019-03-12 memo that created the Space Development Agency, Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan directed that Undersecretary Mike Griffin would work with the Department of Defense comptroller to reprogram funds during fiscal year 2019.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralJul 15, 2019House Armed Services Committee denies funding for Space Development Agency

Executive Order 13533 provides an order of succession within the Department of Defense.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralJul 15, 2019Trump nominates Esper, Spencer temporarily takes over as Pentagon chief

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith and Ranking Member Mac Thornberry denied the Pentagon request to allocate $15,000,000 to the Space Development Agency for fiscal year 2019.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipJul 15, 2019House Armed Services Committee denies funding for Space Development Agency

The requested $15,000,000 for the Space Development Agency was described in the HASC letter as an initial downpayment on a total cost of $558,000,000 that the Department of Defense projected to request for the agency over five years.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative FinancialJul 15, 2019House Armed Services Committee denies funding for Space Development Agency

The administration proposed creating a Space Force headquarters in the Pentagon led by a four-star chief of staff, a four-star vice chief of staff, and an undersecretary of the Air Force for space.

Mentioned as: PentagonOrg RelationshipJul 15, 2019Space Force legislative talks at impasse over personnel issues, cost concerns

On 2019-07-15, Richard Spencer became the third acting Pentagon chief in 2019 following the resignation of Jim Mattis on 2019-12-31.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralJul 15, 2019Trump nominates Esper, Spencer temporarily takes over as Pentagon chief

The denial of the $15,000,000 for the Space Development Agency was conveyed in a 2019-07-03 letter to Pentagon Comptroller David Norquist.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative FinancialJul 15, 2019House Armed Services Committee denies funding for Space Development Agency

The House directed the Department of Defense and the Space Development Agency to design prototypes of secure GPS receivers capable of receiving position, navigation, and timing signals from allied PNT systems such as Europe’s Galileo, Japan’s QZSS, and India’s NAVIC.

Mentioned as: Department of DefenseTechnical ProductJul 14, 2019House passes NDAA, keeps HASC chairman Smith’s space launch reforms alive

The NDAA directs the Department of Defense to contract with a federally funded research and development center or another independent entity to conduct a study on deterrence in space.

Mentioned as: Department of DefenseTechnical ProductJul 14, 2019House passes NDAA, keeps HASC chairman Smith’s space launch reforms alive
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