Space 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...
View ArticleSDA prepares for next batch of satellites with Tranche 1 launch in March
The Space Development Agency is preparing to release solicitations in January for the next batch of satellites that will be part of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) — a network of...
View ArticleSpace Force to tackle HR, promotions before it can bring in part-time Guardians
As the Space Force creates a hybrid workforce model that integrates part-time Guardians into its ranks, the service is focused on building a human resources ecosystem that will support a fundamentally...
View ArticleSpace Force puts a defense contractor on watch list
The Space Force has placed a defense contractor on a watch list designed to hold underperforming companies accountable for issues such as poor performance and cost overruns. Space Systems Command,...
View ArticleROTC-like pilot program builds Space Force civilian talent pipeline
The Space Force, in partnership with the Office of the Secretary of Defense, is piloting a program similar to the Reserve Officer Training Corps but for civilian careers. The program, now in its...
View ArticleSpace Force focuses on growing operational workforce over acquisition community
The House Armed Services Committee leaders say the Space Force’s current emphasis on its operational workforce could negatively impact the development of a healthy acquisition, training, and testing...
View ArticleSpace Force to publish international strategy in 2025
The Space Force is developing an international strategy that emphasizes integrating allies and partners from the earliest stages of concept development and planning. “As part of shaping the future, I...
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