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Space

Despite COVID-19, Officials Moving Forward with New Space Force Acquisition Plans

By Vivienne Machi

Monday, March 30th, 2020

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Despite COVID-19, Officials Moving Forward with New Space Force Acquisition Plans

As the Department of Defense responds to new developments and guidelines related to the global COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, officials within the Air Force and Space Force are moving ahead with plans to craft new space acquisition guidelines at a virtual April 9 meeting. Since the Space Force was formally established last December, a team within the Pentagon has been working diligently to respond to requirements within the fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that seek to define how…

Congress

Trump Urges Senate To Move ‘Immediately’ On $350 Billion Defense Reconciliation Bill In Lame Duck

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Congress

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Congress

Top House Defense Appropriator Calvert Officially Wins Reelection Bid

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Congress

No Path To Defense Reconciliation, Including GOP’s $350 Billion, Coons Says

Top Senate Democrats threw cold water on any GOP plans for a $350 billion fiscal 2027 reconciliation bill, or any defense reconciliation bill, before a new Congress is sworn in […]