Budget

The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) included plans to stand up a new Pacific Deterrence Initiatives worth nearly $6 billion in its fiscal year 2021 defense authorization bill, demonstrating the […]

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s markup of the Fiscal Year 2021 defense authorization bill included a number of directives related to the military space portfolio. However, it lacks expected provisions […]

The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) FY 2021 defense authorization bill largely follows the Navy’s shipbuilding request, but adds long lead funding for other vessels and restricts acquisition for unmanned […]

The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) has reached agreement on its version of the fiscal year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), and moved the bill out of committee by […]

The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) would like to increase the number of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters procured in its markup of the fiscal year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act […]

The Space Force needs to consider several risks to the progress of its next-generation missile warning satellite program, including the fact that its ground system may not be ready when […]

The House Armed Services Committee plans to take up the fiscal year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in late June, with plans to complete the full committee markup before […]

A new report by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that the Defense Department could spend hundreds of millions, or billions, of dollars to form a “Space National Guard” to […]

The Defense Department awarded two contracts to space-related manufacturing companies under the Defense Production Act that will help sustain the need for critical parts through the COVID-19 pandemic. The department […]

A recent report on the Pentagon’s plans for alternative space acquisition processes was sent to the Hill and then swiftly pulled back as a non-finalized version last week. However, the […]