Washington Updates

On Feb. 10, the Space Foundation held its first Faga Forum on Space Intelligence, a one-day classified conference in the Washington, D.C. area, attracting around 150 participants.  Speakers included: Winston Beauchamp, Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force for Space; Director, Principal Department of Defense Space Advisor Staff Marc Berkowitz, Vice President, Strategic Planning, Lockheed…

Engage with government and industry decision makers, versed in national security space and intelligence issues to discuss current challenges, opportunities and solutions at the Space Foundation’s Faga Forum on Space Intelligence. This new classified event will be held in Chantilly, Va., at Scitor Corporation, an SAIC company, on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30…

by Jillianne Pierce, Space Foundation Government Affairs Associate Congress returned in January to begin the second session of the 114th Congress. The year 2016 will be busy, but Congress will be in session somewhat infrequently, due to the November elections. In spite of this fact, government and industry are hopeful that a NASA re-authorization and…

The Space Foundation is convening a one-day classified conference in the metro Washington, D.C., area. The Faga Forum on Space Intelligence will be held in Chantilly, Va., at Scitor Corporation, an SAIC company, on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016. Created in response to customer demand, the Faga Forum on Space Intelligence will connect participants with government and…

by Jillianne Pierce, Space Foundation Government Affairs Associate The morning of Dec. 2 was an exciting one for some members of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. In a 20-minute downlink from the International Space Station (ISS), NASA astronauts Scott Kelly and Kjell Lindgren fielded questions from members of the Committee about life…

Based on recent success with classified programming at the Space Foundation’s annual Space Symposium and customer demand for similar programming, the Space Foundation is convening a one-day classified event in the metro Washington, D.C., area in Chantilly, Va., at Scitor Corporation, an SAIC company, on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016. The Faga Forum on Space Intelligence…