Washington Updates

by Charles A. Harris, Space Foundation Manager – Washington OperationsMarch was a busy month in the space policy community. On March 7, the House of Representatives passed the NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2017, its first NASA Authorization bill in over six years. The bill, largely bipartisan, had previously passed the Senate in February, and…

by Charles A. Harris, Space Foundation Manager – Washington Operations On Wednesday, Feb. 15, the Space Foundation hosted its second annual Faga Forum on Space Intelligence in Chantilly, Va. This TS/SCI classification level conference was held in collaboration with SAIC. The event was well attended, with participants from government and industry gathering to discuss current…

On Jan. 24 and 25, the Space Foundation hosted two events on Capitol Hill, along with the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) and the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). The purpose of these events was to inform congressional staffers about the aerospace industry and introduce them to issues across the field. These “Aerospace 101”…

by Charles A. Harris, Space Foundation Manager – Washington Operations With a new Congress and new Administration in place, 2017 is off to a fast start. While legislation, executive actions and other initiatives are cropping up each day, there is very little activity on the space side. Several members of the Trump Administration’s NASA landing…

Demand for a classified conference in the greater Washington, D.C., area, grew from the popularity of classified programs held by the Space Foundation during its annual Space Symposium. The Space Foundation is again offering the Faga Forum on Space Intelligence, to be held Wednesday, Feb. 15, at SAIC in Chantilly, Va. The Forum will bring…

by Charles A. Harris, Space Foundation Manager – Washington Operations On Dec. 5, the Space Foundation hosted a breakfast on Capitol Hill with featured speaker Winston Beauchamp, Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force for Space, (pictured below). Beauchamp provided an update on Air Force space programs and took questions from congressional staffers and executives…