Space Development Agency

A U.S. Army Soldier prepares a RQ-11 Raven B for flight during the field training portion of a Unmanned Aerial System operator’s course on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Oct. 10, 2018. The course was held by the New Jersey Army National Guard’s 254th Regional Training Institute, which is based out of Sea Girt, N.J. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Matt Hecht)

Pentagon to build unmanned systems to compete with China

With a new initiative to build unmanned systems, the Pentagon wants to scale up fast with smaller, cheaper design.

Defense

(Photo by: Staff Sgt. James Richardson Jr.)

Space Force embraces middle tier acquisition for satellites

Acquisition

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Steps to take now for defense acquisition reform

Acquisition Policy

(Staff Sgt. Kayla White/U.S. Air Force via AP)

Space Force calls its new satellite acquisition program a win

Acquisition

(Courtesy Photo/SDA)

The Space Development Agency lands upon a new, permanent home

Federal Newscast

DoD awards nearly $2B to build first satellite-based ‘backbone’ of JADC2

Space Operations

Moving more TRICARE patients to civilian care would cause ‘significant harm,’ study finds

DoD Reporter's Notebook

Space Force wants to reorganize some offices as it continues setting up

Space Operations

SDA preparing to buy 150 satellites in next tranche of military space architecture

Defense

DoD is centralizing space acquisition, but still has bugs to work out

Air Force

DoD’s Space Development Agency shows how fast the FAR can be

On DoD

Some agencies do a better job looking into employees playing hooky

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Government Accountability Office says not all agencies have been tracking time and attendance fraud consistently.

Federal Newscast

New Space Force acquisition office to prioritize integration over bureaucracy

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for space acquisition Shawn Barnes said he wants to get to the point where Space Force has a “planning force”…

Defense

USS John S. McCain back at sea after 2017 collision

Federal Newscast

In today’s Federal Newscast, a long series of repairs and upgrades, the Japan-based destroyer now undergoing a series of at-sea tests and training.