Space Force
The Pentagon’s 2024 Budget Proposal, In Short
The spending plan includes $315 billion to develop and buy new weapons.
Pentagon Looking to Make Sure SpaceX Doesn’t Abandon Them in War
Spooked by the company’s new limits in Ukraine, military leaders are mulling new types of contracts.
State of the Air Force and Space Force 2023
Training airmen to act more autonomously—and gearing up for more autonomous systems.
To Protect Satellites, Secure Your Networks, Chief of Space Ops Says
Cyber attacks can undermine space-based capabilities, Gen. Chance Saltzman said.
Military Must Recruit More Women, Immigrants for the Future Force, Experts Say
At symposium on building the all-volunteer force of 2040, panelists push back on criticism of diversity initiatives.
New Parental Leave Policy Could Help Retention, Recruiting
Mandated change gives 12 weeks’ leave to all new parents.
Pentagon Rescinds COVID-Vaccine Mandate
The move was required by the 2023 defense policy bill. Troops who were ejected for refusing the vaccine may petition for a change in their discharge status.
Pentagon Scrambles to Prep New COVID Rules as Vaccine Mandate Nears End
Vaccine-refusal separations are on hold as DOD develops “further guidance.”
For DOD, 2023 Is All About Proving It Can Build A Tactical Cloud
The plan is to develop and deploy a prototype, possibly in the Pacific region, in the next six months. The newly awarded Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability will help.
Cyber, Speed, and UFOs: A Tour of Tech Provisions in the 2023 NDAA
The defense policy bill also prods the intelligence community to follow other defense agencies’ emerging-tech efforts.
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Aerojet Rocketdyne Struggling to Deliver Rocket Motors, Raytheon CEO Says
The charge comes after the Aerojet CEO questioned whether Raytheon has problems of its own.
Recruiting Crisis? Not at Space Force
The youngest and smallest service says it pays to be both choosy and inclusive.
Space Force Is Setting Up Inside Combatant Commands
INDOPACOM is the first warfighting command to stand up a USSF component, but it won’t be the last.
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