DoD
Shanahan: Military space ‘needs an advocate’
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan says the U.S. has to "grow our margin of dominance in space."
Lawmakers urge DoD to locate Space Development Agency in New Mexico
In a letter to Shanahan, lawmakers point out New Mexico is home to dozens of space-focused government and private sector organizations.
Shanahan pitches Space Force in Senate testimony
Shanahan said he views the Space Force as a "once in a generation opportunity."
Watchdog report: Pentagon does not keep close tabs on space programs and workforce
Auditors found that DoD does not collect and maintain comprehensive data on its space acquisition workforce.
Defense officials: New military branch designed for the ‘unique culture’ of space
The first step will be to get congressional authorization and $72 million in 2020 to stand up a Space Force headquarters under the Department of the Air Force. The headquarters initially would have about 200 people.
DARPA’s Fred Kennedy tapped to lead Space Development Agency
The Space Development Agency is being created to "reenergize the space development culture, shorten the time cycles that we talked about, bring some new things to the table.”
Pentagon to pitch Space Force plan to skeptical lawmakers
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein: "There are a thousand decisions that have to be made."
DoD Space Force proposal seeks special authorities to transfer people and programs from other services
The Pentagon would ask Congress to approve “special temporary authorities” for the secretary of defense to transfer resources from other services to the Department of the Air Force and the Space Force.
Pentagon budget proposal funds Space Force headquarters as a ‘starting point’
DoD memo: The 2020 budget is a “starting point." The budget plan does not include “mission growth that may be needed to meet the evolving threat.”
Shanahan gearing up for space debate on Capitol Hill
For the first time Shanahan confirmed that the Pentagon is proposing to establish a Space Force within the Department of the Air Force.
Shanahan keeps tight grip on Space Force planning
Still unresolved is one of Shanahan’s top priorities in the space reorganization, which is to establish a Space Development Agency
New Pentagon chief Shanahan urges focus on China and ‘great power competition’
Shanahan would have to recuse himself from any matters that would affect Boeing's business, such as aircraft and satellite procurements, and space launch policy,
Pentagon procurement chief Ellen Lord: DoD needs launch vehicles for small satellites
Lord said Virgin Orbit is "an example of the type of companies I think we need to cultivate.”
Aerospace Corp. to lay out strategy to ‘outpace the threat’ in space
Aerospace CEO Isakowitz: The government traditionally buys a bus, payload and ground segment as a package, he said. That does not give you flexibility to swap out and change pieces.
Griffin: Pentagon ‘scrambling’ to figure out space reorganization
During a Q&A session at a U.S. Chamber of Commerce summit to promote the space industry as an engine of innovation and economic growth, Griffin said he does not know when or how a new military branch will be organized.
Pentagon analyzing possible missions for a new Space Development Agency
The plan has drawn criticism and stirred questions about why DoD is creating a new agency to do what existing space procurement organizations already do in the Air Force, the Army, the Navy and the intelligence community.
