:

Space

Biden Transition Team Speaks with Gen. Raymond of U.S. Space Force

Frank Wolfe

Tuesday, December 15th, 2020

SHARE:

Biden Transition Team Speaks with Gen. Raymond of U.S. Space Force

Gen. John W. "Jay" Raymond, United States Space Force chief of space operations, gives the Oath of Enlistment to basic military graduates on Dec. 10 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas (U.S. Air Force Photo)

President-elect Joe Biden's transition team has spoken with Chief of Space Operations Gen. John "Jay" Raymond, as the incoming Biden administration faces important questions about a future path for military and commercial space capabilities. "I have met with the transition team. I met with them this past week," Raymond said in a virtual question and answer session with reporters on Dec. 15. "We had a really good conversation. I was happy to chat with them." Raymond declined to speculate on…

Congress

SASC’s FY ‘27 NDAA Sticks With Army’s Plan For Legacy Aviation Procurement Cuts

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the next defense policy sticks to the Army’s proposed plan to cut procurement of its legacy aviation fleet, and does not authorize […]

Congress

SASC Approves $1.14 Trillion FY ‘27 NDAA With ‘Right to Repair’ Reform, Stock Buyback Restriction

The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) has approved its $1.14 trillion version of the next defense policy bill, adopting “right to repair” reform to provide the military services’ greater ability […]

Congress

House Appropriators Unveil $1.07 Trillion FY ‘27 Defense Bill, Restore Funds For E-7, Army Aviation

House appropriators on Wednesday released their $1.07 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense spending bill, with the legislation reversing Army aviation cuts, restoring funding for the Air Force’s E-7 Wedgetail program […]

Congress

MOSA Implementation By Pentagon Lagging, GAO Official Says

While the Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) has been a requirement for major defense acquisition programs since January 2019 and other Defense Department acquisitions since January 2021, few programs are […]