U.S. Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett is calling on the Trump administration to declassify military space program information to help drive support from the public and intimidate adversaries, Defense News reported Sunday.
Read More »House Panel Votes in Favor of ‘Space Corps’
The House Armed Services Committee voted to create a “Space Corps” to serve as a new military branch under the Department of the Air Force, Defense News reported Thursday. Space Corps will have a civilian secretary, its own acquisition procedures and a commandant to serve as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Read More »Diane Rinaldo Succeeds David Redl as NTIA Chief
David Redl, assistant secretary for communications and information with the Department of Commerce and administrator at the National Telecommunications and Information Agency, has stepped down from his role, Broadcasting and Cable reported Thursday. Prior to NTIA, Redl served as a chief counsel at the House Energy and Commerce Committee and held the role of director of regulatory affairs at CTIA.
Read More »Mike Rogers: US Should Leverage Commercial Innovation to Build Resilient Space Architecture
Mike Rogers, former congressman and chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, has said the White House’s proposal to establish a new “space force” as the sixth military branch comes at a time when “conflict in space is already occurring.” Rogers wrote in a Defense News article published Friday that the U.S. needs …
Read More »DoD Considers New Military Service for Space Operations
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 security, said during a House Armed Services subcommittee hearing that the establishment of a Space Force is among a …
Read More »Reuters: MDA Seeks to Deploy New Anti-Missile Systems on West Coast
The Missile Defense Agency is surveying the West Coast for potential new locations to deploy missile defense systems, Reuters reported Sunday. “It’s just a matter of the location, and the MDA making a recommendation as to which site meets their criteria for location, but also the environmental impact,” Rep. Mike …
Read More »Former Rep. Mike Rogers: DHS Needs More Resources, Authority to Manage National Cyber Platform
Mike Rogers, former chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, has said the Department of Homeland Security should be given more authority and additional resources to manage a system that works to protect government networks from cyber threats. Rogers wrote in a Defense One opinion piece published Saturday that such additional …
Read More »House Committee’s Fiscal 2018 NDAA to Create New Service Branch to Oversee Space Missions
The House Armed Services Committee voted Wednesday on its version of fiscal 2018 defense policy bill that would establish a new military branch to oversee the U.S. Air Force’s space programs and missions, Federal News Radio reported Thursday. Reps. Mike Rogers (R-Alabama) and Jim Cooper (D-Tennessee) introduced into the House …
Read More »HASC Subcommitee’s Fiscal 2018 NDAA Bill Proposes Space-Focused Military Service
The House Armed Services Committee’s strategic forces subpanel is set to mark up Thursday its version of fiscal year 2018 defense spending bill that would establish a separate space corps to oversee national security space initiatives and direct the Air Force secretary to lead the new organization. HASC said Tuesday …
Read More »Former Rep. Mike Rogers Gets FBIAA Endorsement for FBI Leadership Post
The FBI Agents Association has urged President Donald Trump to consider Mike Rogers, a CNN commentator and former chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, as a potential candidate to lead the FBI. “Rogers’ unique and diverse experience will allow him to effectively lead the men and women of the bureau as we …
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