Report from Washington, D.C.
Featured Speakers Announced for Classified Faga Forum on Space Intelligence
In response to demand for a classified space conference in the metro Washington, D.C., area, the Space Foundation will again offer the Faga Forum on Space Intelligence, to be held on Feb. 15, at SAIC in Chantilly, Va. Early confirmed speakers for the Faga Forum 2017 include: Winston A. Beauchamp, Deputy Under Secretary of the…
Post-election Report from Washington
by Charles A. Harris, Space Foundation Manager – Washington Operations At the beginning of November, the Space Foundation, along with George Washington University’s Space Policy Institute, co-hosted a networking reception for young space professionals at the Elliot School of International Affairs in Foggy Bottom. This event, as part of the Space Foundation’s New Generation Space…
October Activity on the Hill
by Charles A. Harris, Space Foundation Manager – Washington Operations October was a slow month in the policy world, due to congressional recess in D.C. and the focus on the election. NASA authorization bills have been passed in both the House and Senate, and congressional staff from each side are meeting to reconcile the differences…
Save the Date for Faga Forum on Space Intelligence 2017
Earlier this year, the Space Foundation launched a new classified one-day space conference in the greater Washington, D.C., area. The Faga Forum on Space Intelligence was created in response to ongoing requests for more classified programming, and was named for Space Foundation Director Emeritus Martin C. Faga, former Director, National Reconnaissance Office. The Faga Forum…
Recent Space-related Activity on the Hill
by Charles A. Harris, Space Foundation Manager – Washington Operations Congress returned from August recess on Sept. 6, following the Labor Day weekend. The House Space Subcommittee went straight to work, holding a hearing on the afternoon of Sept. 7, entitled “Commercial Remote Sensing: Facilitating Innovation and Leadership.” The hearing discussion focused on the state…
Registration Begins this Month for Faga Forum on Space Intelligence
Winston A. Beauchamp, Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force for Space, and Director, Principal Department of Defense Space Advisor Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., will be a featured speaker for the Space Foundation’s new classified one-day space conference, the Faga Forum on Space Intelligence, to be held in the greater Washington, D.C., area in…
Space Foundation Rolls Out The Space Report 2016 in Washington, D.C.
by Brendan Curry, Vice President – Washington Operations It was an active month on Capitol Hill with a number of space policy hearings. Things got started on July 7 when the House Science, Space and Technology’s Subcommittee on the Environment held a hearing entitled, “Examining the Nation’s Current and Next Generation Weather Satellite Programs.” The…
Faga Forum on Space Intelligence Returns for 2017
Earlier this year, the Space Foundation launched a new classified one-day space conference in the greater Washington, D.C., area. Created in response to customer demand, the Faga Forum on Space Intelligence was named for Space Foundation Director Emeritus Martin C. Faga, former Director, National Reconnaissance Office. The Faga Forum on Space Intelligence 2017 will be…
June Space-related Activities in Washington, D.C.
by Brendan Curry, Vice President – Washington Operations The month of June saw activity on a variety of space-related fronts in the nation’s capital, and the addition of a new intern at the Space Foundation’s Washington, D.C., office. Ariel Sheely just completed her sophomore year at George Mason University. She is studying government, and also…
Save the Date for Faga Forum on Space Intelligence
Plan now to attend the Space Foundation’s Faga Forum on Space Intelligence, a one-day classified conference that connects participants with government and industry decision makers versed in national security space and intelligence issues. Following on the success of the first Faga Forum on Space Intelligence, the 2017 conference will also be held in the Washington,…