Washington Updates

by Charles A. Harris, Space Foundation Manager – Washington OperationsThe focus on Capitol Hill during June was largely on the President’s budget request for fiscal year 2018, which was released at the end of May.On June 7, the House Subcommittee on Strategic Forces held a hearing on the FY18 budget request for missile defeat programs.…

by Charles A. Harris, Space Foundation Manager – Washington Operations May was a busy month in Washington, D.C., and Capitol Hill has been buzzing with activity, including several space and cyber-related hearings.On May 17, the Strategic Forces Subcommittee of the Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing on military space organization, policy and programs. The…

by Charles A. Harris, Space Foundation Manager – Washington Operations Space policy activity in April kicked off with the Space Foundation’s 33rd annual Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, where one of the more widely discussed policy topics throughout the week was Air Force Space Command. At the Symposium’s Government Affairs Breakfast, Chairman of the House…

by Charles A. Harris, Space Foundation Manager – Washington Operations March 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,…

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”…