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US Space Force to Kick Off IA-PRE Program in January 2022

Jeffrey Hill

Friday, October 8th, 2021

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US Space Force to Kick Off IA-PRE Program in January 2022

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The U.S. Space Force plans to launch its Infrastructure Asset Pre-Assessment Program (IA-PRE) in January 2022, Jared Reece, cybersecurity lead in the Commercial Satellite Communications Office (CSCO), announced Thursday at CyberSatSummit. The U.S. Department of Defense Chief Information Officer (DoD CIO) and National Security Agency (NSA) will launch the IA-PRE program in January 2022, and it will be implemented over the following 12 to 18 months, Reece said. IA-PRE is a new program that pre-approves commercial assets ranging from single satellites to end-to-end management service architectures. According…

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