The U.K. government is advancing space collaboration with the U.S. as it pursues new satellite launch capabilities, National Defense reported Friday.

“If the U.K. and U.S. can foster even deeper cooperations, our world-class armed and security forces can work together to withstand the threats of today and tomorrow,” Mark Sedwill, cabinet secretary and national security adviser for the U.K., said in a U.K. defense ministry document.

The U.K. is advancing space capability development efforts and one of those initiatives is Team Artemis, which is composed of U.S. and British defense personnel. The Royal Air Force is spending more than $33M on the program to bring into low-Earth orbit a network of small satellites designed to transmit data and high-resolution video to fighter aircraft.

Gil Klinger, vice president of space and intelligence programs at Raytheon, said the U.K. is addressing the challenges related to space warfighting.

“The U.K. made a conscious decision that it needs to engage in a renaissance of its national space capabilities and it has aggressively moved in that direction in a way that really is sort of stunning in a positive sense,” Klinger said. “It’s 360 degrees of activity and every space sector is based on collaboration."

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced that the House will vote Thursday on a war powers resolution to limit President Trump’s ability to launch military actions against Iran, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.

The resolution would ask the president to cease the use of military force against the Middle Eastern country unless Congress authorized it. Pelosi said the House may also consider a repeal of a 2002 authorization used to green-light military actions against Iraq.

Some lawmakers said the classified briefings presented by administration officials, including Defense Secretary and 2019 Wash100 Award recipient Mark Esper and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, to Congress lacked specific details about the threat posed by Iran.

“Our concerns were not addressed by the president’s insufficient War Powers Act notification and by the administration’s briefing today,” Pelosi said. “The administration must work with the Congress to advance an immediate, effective de-escalatory strategy that prevents further violence.”

The resolution was proposed after Trump’s order to launch an airstrike resulted in the death of Qassem Soleimani, a high-ranking Iranian military official.

The U.S. Air Force held a long-planned "elephant walk" exercise with 52 F-35A aircraft from Hill Air Force Base to demonstrate power, Popular Mechanics reported Tuesday.

The exercise used all combat-ready F-35A fighter bombers within the service branch's fleet, and may have incurred a total of $4.5M in operational expenses, the report noted.

Hill Air Force Base, the exercise's Utah-based venue, holds four operational F-35A squadrons across active duty and reserve wings.

USAF said it did not intend to have the elephant walk coincide with the U.S.-Iran conflict, despite the long-planned exercise's timing.

The Advanced Technology Academic Research Center plans to launch a working group focused on promoting DevOps practices among industry and federal government entities on Jan. 23, Fedscoop reported Tuesday. The DevOps Federal Interagency Council, established by the Internal Revenue Service, will serve as a government sponsor for the nonprofit organization’s working group.

Government and private sector members of the group will meet to plan deliverables such as guidances or panel discussions that revolve around rapid software development and continuous technology deployment.

The group will also appoint leaders for a range of subcategories including Agile philosophy, emerging technology, DevSecOps, application development, containerization and human-centered design.

Annette Mitchell, initiative lead at the IRS DFIC; Nicolas Chaillan, a U.S. Air Force and Department of Defense software development leader; and  Army Maj. Gen. Garrett Yee will head the ATARC working group.

The Government Accountability Office has issued a guide for agencies seeking to evaluate the readiness of acquired technologies for deployment.

GAO said Tuesday the Technology Readiness Assessment Guide aims to provide details on TRA best practices and include information that program managers, governing bodies and technology developers may use in determining a capability’s readiness as well as the efficiency of currently implemented TRAs.

According to the watchdog, a TRA serves as a systematic and evidence-based process for evaluating the maturity of hardware, software and methodologies “critical to the performance of a larger system” or fulfillment of acquisition programs.

“TRAs, which evaluate the technical maturity of a technology at a specific point in time for inclusion into a larger system, do not eliminate technology risk,” the agency noted. “But when done well, they can illuminate concerns and serve as the basis for realistic discussions on how to address potential risks as programs move from the early research and technology development to system development and beyond.”

NASA's Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel has released its report on the space agency's efforts to promote safety across 2019 activities.

The 2019 ASAP report focused on efforts to qualify systems for the agency's space exploration and Commercial Crew Program activities, NASA said Wednesday.

ASAP assessed a wide range of NASA activities such as those concerning the International Space Station, aeronautical operations, safety culture and the Artemis program that aims to revive manned space exploration.

“The panel noted considerable headway toward NASA’s human exploration objectives in 2019,” said Patricia Sanders, who chairs ASAP.

The report builds on assessments, quarterly meetings, visits, direct operational observations and input from NASA personnel.

“We are supportive of the significant amount of testing – both completed and underway – as well as the thoroughness of ongoing work to resolve technical issues," Sanders added.