Two Commerce Department officials emphasized their support for the commercial space industry during the Satellite 2018 conference that was held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center last week. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross told
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The Defense Department is looking into the creation of a new military service that will focus on space operations, Washington Examiner reported Thursday. Kenneth Rapuano, assistant defense secretary for homeland defense and global
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Georgia’s congressional delegation, led by Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA), has sent a letter urging the U.S. Army to station the service’s Futures Command in the state. The letter, addressed to Secretary of the Army Mark Esper,
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has hired Keith Webster, a three-decade Defense Department veteran, to serve as president of a new council that will support U.S. aerospace and defense exporters. He will
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The Defense Department is working with NASA, the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Reconnaissance Office on the space portion of a report on the state of the defense industrial base, Space News reported
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Senior officials at the U.S. Air Force have stated various plans on how to speed up the procurement of light attack aircraft as the service prepares to host the next phase of
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Army Lt. Gen. Charles Hooper, director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, has said DSCA has initiated reform efforts in its acquisition and program execution processes in a push to build up the
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The General Services Administration has issued a plan for the establishment of an e-commerce portal that can be used by federal agencies to buy commercial products and services, Nextgov reported Friday. GSA
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The Office of the Director of National Intelligence has commenced a 100-day transition period for the implementation of its transformation initiative following an agency-wide review effort. Sue Gordon, principal deputy director of
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Leslie Smith, recently-tasked as 66th inspector general of the U.S. Army, has been promoted to lieutenant general during a ceremony conducted Feb. 9 at Fort McNair, Washington, D.C. With this, Smith replaces David Quantock who has
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