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By Lauren C. Williams   Lawmakers are pressing the Biden administration to appoint a dedicated space acquisition chief, raising concerns that lack of leadership in the area has led to costly programs and delayed scheduling on key systems, like GPS. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense Chair Betty McCollum said the lack of a civilian acquisition chief for space operations was a significant problem and that the Air Force treated it like a "part-time job." "The Department of the Air For...

By   Theresa Hitchens on May 06, 2021 at 11:23 AM As “the only U.S. military Service to be established during the Information Age,” Space Force says it has “the unique opportunity to be ‘born digital’.” WASHINGTON: Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) is creating a new virtual testing environment to apply digital engineering techniques to space acquisition — the first step in implementing the Space Force’s just-released Vision for a Digital Service. SMC, which is transition...

By   Theresa Hitchens on May 04, 2021 at 3:39 PM Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket, image by Blue Origin WASHINGTON: DoD and Congress must push harder to reform space acquisition or the new Space Force may well fall back into the tired — and ever more risky — old and slow ways, says a new report by the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress (CSPC). Mike Rogers, former Republican chair of the powerful House Intelligence Committee (HPSCI), said today the “overwhelming” in...

Print this article Chief of Space Operations Gen. Jay Raymond made the case Friday for the growing armed service as it faces a flat defense budget while in need of additional personnel and platforms to fend off Russian and Chinese threats in space. But some experts say the latest services cry of fiscal poverty is overblown. Hardly 18 months old, Space Force has just 5,200 "Guardians" and some 16,000 total personnel, including administratively assigned Air Force space professionals. While manag...

Space Force is suddenly the go-to armed service Abraham Mahshie © Provided by Washington Examiner U.S. Space Force got a boost when thousands of March applications for transfer arrived from the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps, but other bureaucratic slowdowns may keep it from keeping pace with adversaries, experts say. Former President Donald Trump created the newest armed service to focus exclusively on protecting the countrys space assets as adversaries, including China and Rus...

1 of 4 Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond,, the commander of the United States Space Command speaks as Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., the Joint Chiefs of Staff listens Sept. 9, 2019, during a ceremony to recognize the establishment of the United States Space Command at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) CHRISTIAN MURDOCK/THE GAZETTE Air Force Photo U.S. Space Command leader Gen. John “Jay” Raymond, third from left, and Senio...

Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital Congress. The House and Senate are back in session this week. The House is set to consider the Paycheck Fairness Act this week (H.R. 7), which would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to promote equal pay for men and women performing the same job, and they will also consider the Senate’s amendment on the bill to extend the current moratorium on the Medicare sequester (H.R. 1868). Outside of the bills scheduled for floor action, Democrats...

By ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: April 8, 2021 LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Air Force Base will serve as a field command site for the U.S. Space Force, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday. The military will establish the Space Systems Command at the base near Los Angeles International Airport, the governor said in a statement. "This is a critical investment in Californias vital aerospace and defense industries, and it represents a slew of new good-paying jobs as we continue to rebuild ou...

By ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: April 8, 2021 LOS ANGELES — One of the U.S. Space Forces three main prongs, the division that will develop and buy space technologies and services, will be based in the Los Angeles area, officials announced Thursday. The Los Angeles Air Force Bases Space and Missile Systems Center in El Segundo will become the headquarters of the planned division, which is named Space Systems Command. The division is set to become official this summer after its commander is se...

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