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By   Theresa Hitchens on May 07, 2021 at 4:59 PM Acting Air Force Secretary John Roth, left WASHINGTON: Key House lawmakers today pushed the Air Force to move faster, and farther, to reform space acquisition — with both HAC-D Chair Rep. Betty McCollum and Ranking Member Rep. Ken Calvert expressing concern about the slow pace. In particular, lawmakers expressed impatience at the lack of movement toward creation of a new space acquisition czar independent of the Air Force’s assistant secretary for acquisition and integration (a post formerly held by Will Roper; now in an acting role by D...

NationofChange Space weaponization “cannot be walked back” “It’s time for arms control planning to address the issues raised by this drift toward militarization of space.” The Hill, the Washington, D.C. news website. Fairlamb knows the weaponization of space issue. His background includes being an International Affairs Specialist for the Army Space and Missile Defense Command and a Military Assistant to the U.S. Secretary of State for Political Military Affairs. He is familiar with war first-hand: he was a company commander in Vietnam. He holds a doctorat...

U.S. Soldier Teaches Kuwaiti Students to Reach for the Stars with Space Presentation Photo By Capt. Allegra Taylor | U.S. Army Soldier Maj. Edwin Vasquez, Task Force Spartan Chief of Space and Special...... read moreread more Photo By Capt. Allegra Taylor | U.S. Army Soldier Maj. Edwin Vasquez, Task Force Spartan Chief of Space and Special Programs, gives a virtual Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics presentation on NASA’s Artemis Space Program to students at the Sabah Al-Ahmad Cen...

Print this article Republican Rep. Mike Rogers has represented Alabama’s 3rd Congressional District since 2003 and has served on the House Armed Services Committee for his entire 18 years in Congress. With the retirement of Texas Rep. Mac Thornberry last term, Rogers is now the top Republican on the committee, which plays a key role in setting defense policy and spending priorities. He spoke to the Washington Examiner’s Jamie McIntyre recently about his expectations for the 117th Congress. [This interview has been lightly edited for length and clarity] Washington Examiner: You’re assu...

Can the Space Force shake off Trump? POLITICO 2/4/2021 By Jacqueline Feldscher and Connor O’Brien © Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Gen. Jay Raymond attends an event marking the establishment the U.S. Space Command. Former President Donald Trump loved the Space Force. Between selling Space Force gear from his campaign store and using the new branch to elicit cheers at rallies, Trump pushed the new service across the finish line and cemented it into his legacy. But now that President Joe Biden has taken the oath of office, can the year-old military service convince the pu...