Space Force

The Pentagon Beat – December 19, 2018

Sam LaGrone, editor of USNI News and Marcus Weisgerber, global business editor at Defense One, look back at the top...

White House announces creation of U.S. Space Command

Former Secretary of the U.S. Air Force Deborah Lee James discusses what the re-established U.S. Space Command means for the...

Pentagon’s formal Space Force proposal due to OMB Dec. 1

Jacqueline Klimas, national security reporter at Politico, discusses what a Democratic House means for the Space Force proposal, and what’s...

What to watch moving forward in space defense

Government Matters convened a panel of experts to discuss what the latest Space Force news means for the Pentagon, industry,...

The Pentagon Beat – October 24, 2018

On this Space Force edition of the Pentagon Beat, Military.com reporter Oriana Pawlyk and Robert Levinson, senior defense analyst at...

The Federal Beat – September 23, 2018

Defense News Air Warfare Reporter Valerie Insinna, Military.com Reporter Oriana Pawlyk and Defense One Global Business Editor Marcus Weisgerber discuss...

DoD policy, NDAA, and National Defense Strategy

Under Secretary of Defense for Policy John Rood discusses making changes to space policy in advance of the Space Force,...

Concerns Grow Surrounding Implementation & Funding of Space Force 

Todd Harrison, Director of the Aerospace Security Project at CSIS breaks down Space Force concerns from the national security community.

The Pentagon Beat – September 5, 2018

Politico Defense Reporter, Jacqueline Klimas and USNI News Deputy Editor, Megan Eckstein cover the top defense stories of the week....

Alternatives to a new Space Force military branch

Harlan Ullman, chair of the Killowen Group, discusses why a full service for space operations would be “unworkable,” and why...

Pentagon prepares for passage of FY19 spending bill

Bob Hale, former Department of Defense comptroller and senior executive advisor at Booz Allen Hamilton, discusses the possibility that DoD...

Back office changes a key challenge to Space Force effort

Frank Kendall, former Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology & Logistics and executive in residence at Renaissance Strategic Advisors,...

White House, Pentagon lay out official Space Force plan

Defense News Air Warfare Reporter Valerie Insinna, Defense One Global Business Editor Marcus Weisgerber and Bloomberg Government Senior Defense Analyst...

The Pentagon Beat – August 1, 2018

Defense One Global Business Editor Marcus Weisgerber and USNI News Deputy Editor Megan Eckstein discuss the top stories from the...

White House, DoD start plans for new “Space Force”

Deborah Lee James, 23rd secretary of the United States Air Force, discusses the president’s surprise announcement of the Space Force...

The Pentagon Beat – June 27, 2018

Politico Defense Reporter Jacqueline Klimas and Military.com reporter Oriana Pawlyk discuss top stories from the Department of Defense. Topics on...