The Space Development Agency aims to have its Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture, a “mesh network” of laser communication crosslinks allowing data to move rapidly around the world, completed in 2024 and operational soon. Speaking at a SpaceNews webinar on Wednesday, Derek M. Tournear, director of the Space Development Agency, said that the agency is working […]
The U.S. Space Force’s Commercial Space Office will provide up to $40 million in grants to commercial companies that can provide GPS satellite alternatives. Col. Richard Kniseley, director of COSMO and a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, said during the POC 2024 Space Summit that while most space-based navigation capabilities use GPS, the Space […]
The Transportation Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate will begin pilot tests in mid-March of a prototype self-service screening system for passengers at the Las Vegas Harry Reid International Airport. The system for testing at the airport’s TSA Innovation Checkpoint features screening rules and standards as rigorous as the […]
The chief information officer of the U.S. Air Force Intelligence Office said various workforce-related initiatives within the Department of the Air Force are crucial in ensuring that staff members maximize their knowledge of evolving technologies. Col. Michael Medgyessy, a past Potomac Officers Club speaker, shared that programs like the Air Force and Space Force’s Digital University allow […]
Kristyn Jones, performing the duties of undersecretary of the U.S. Air Force, and other leaders recently learned more about the needs of the U.S. Air Force as it embarks on its modernization plan. In a visit to the F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming from Feb. 19 to 20, Jones visited the 20th Air […]
The Space Development Agency cannot move forward on key projects if a continuing resolution extends past March, according to the organization’s head. SDA Director Derek Tournear, a keynote speaker at the Potomac Officers Club’s upcoming 2024 Space Summit and a past Wash100 winner, said the lack of fiscal year 2024 funding forced his organization to […]
Frank Calvelli, the assistant secretary of the Air Force for space acquisition and integration, clarified on Friday that the U.S. Space Force does not utilize the fixed-price model for all programs. Fixed-price contracts require that industry pay for unexpected development costs instead of the government, C4ISRNET reported Saturday. Speaking at a Center for Strategic and […]
Space situational awareness company LeoLabs has announced that former Maxar Technologies executive Tony Frazier will serve as its new CEO. Frazier, a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker and Wash100 winner, will lead ongoing efforts to grow a presence in next-generation space safety systems and combined military space operations, LeoLabs said. He said in a […]
Defense companies and U.S. allies are calling for a faster and more transparent approval process for foreign military sales. Total FMS rose from $51.9 billion in fiscal year 2022 to $80.9 billion in FY2023, a 55.9 percent rise year on year, Breaking Defense reported Friday. Aerospace Industries Association CEO Eric Fanning suggested that modernization efforts […]
Lawmakers are calling on the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy to provide a timeframe for the launch of the Research Security Program Standard Requirement. Speaking before a House Science, Space and Technology Committee hearing on Thursday, OSTP Director Arati Prabhakar, a past Wash100 winner and past Potomac Officers Club speaker, said that […]
