Future of Space National Guard remains uncertain
Three years in, and there still is no decision on whether to give the Space Force its own Space National Guard. But Gen. Daniel Hokanson, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, is currently working...
View ArticleSpace ground tracking program to reach key milestone
A program to develop radar satellites capable of tracking moving targets on the ground will reach a critical milestone next month, but the effort faces an uncertain future as Congress struggles to pass...
View ArticleExperienced hand takes helm at big NASA center, meet Joseph Pelfrey
NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center has a new director. He’s worked at Marshall in a variety of capacities for nearly 20 years, including as deputy director. The Federal Drive with Tom Temin talked...
View ArticleSpace Force lags in AI, machine learning adoption
Artificial intelligence has the potential to play a key role in helping the Space Force achieve what service’s chief Gen. Chance Saltzman calls “actionable space domain awareness” and avoid...
View ArticlePentagon looks to standardize its relationship with space companies
A new strategy from the Defense Department outlines how the agency plans to sync up its interests with the commercial space companies, with which it works. The first of its kind 2024 Commercial Space...
View ArticleAir Force pushes to move Guard units to Space Force
A potential transfer of all space units in the Air National Guard to the Space Force will have minimal impact on the 1,000 guardsmen performing space missions in seven states, Air Force Secretary...
View ArticleSpace Force outlines areas for commercial integration
Eight mission areas laid out in the Space Force’s long-awaited commercial space strategy represent areas where Space Force officials are “more willing” to go commercial. “I don’t know if ‘comfortable’...
View ArticleSpace Force to create more integrated units
After nine months of experimentation with a unit-integration concept, the Space Force is getting ready to create two more units, with the ultimate goal of scaling that structure across all mission...
View ArticleNASA’s worries are not just about space, but about space sustainability
The more nations launch satellites into space, the more crowded the orbit layers become, especially in the burgeoning low-earth orbit. NASA has a Space Environment Sustainability Advisory Board to...
View ArticleFour essential elements of trustworthy public-private SATCOM partnership
Ever since the Apollo missions, space initiatives have been driven by speed and innovation. President John F. Kennedy recognized the importance of a rapidly growing scientific workforce in his iconic...
View ArticleAccess to voting time for federal workers
Don’t forget federal employees do get some extra time off on election day this fall. A new reminder from the Office of Personnel Management details exactly how much time, and for what reason. Federal...
View ArticleEPA union calls for temporary situational telework option
A federal union is calling for temporary work-from-home options for staff at the Environmental Protection Agency. The push from the American Federation of Government Employees comes after reports of...
View ArticleSenators push for fix to potential Foreign Service pay cut
Senators are urging their colleagues to prevent a 22% pay cut for federal employees working overseas. Congress has until the end of the month to reauthorize Overseas Comparability Pay. Those funds...
View ArticleSpace Future Commands will be operational ‘within a year’
Introduced earlier this year as part of a major structural overhaul, the Space Futures Command, which will play a crucial role in shaping the future of military space operations, is still nearly a year...
View ArticleNASA must bring its mission and funding into alignment
It’s the best placed to work in the federal government. It has its sights deep into the universe. Yet NASA has some big down-to-earth challenges. A National Academies team looked closely at NASA and...
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