Hints on Recommendations for NRO's New Charter

Hints on Recommendations for NRO's New Charter

Colin Clark of DODBuzz reports that the Obering Panel that is developing recommendations on a new charter for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) will “not make dramatic changes to either …

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Re-Updated — Events of Interest Week of July 27, 2009

Re-Updated — Events of Interest Week of July 27, 2009

The following events may be of interest. Meetings that are closed to the public are not listed. Some events require an RSVP. Check our calendar or the sponsor’s website for …

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Senate Passes FY2010 DOD Authorization Bill

Senate Passes FY2010 DOD Authorization Bill

The Senate passed the FY2010 authorization bill for the Department of Defense on July 23. One amendment that was adopted is a non-binding sense of Congress amendment offered by Sen. …

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Boeing Withdraws Its GOES-R Protest

Boeing Withdraws Its GOES-R Protest

The Wall Street Journal online reports that Boeing has withdrawn its protest of the GOES-R weather satellite contract to Lockheed Martin. The newspaper quotes Boeing as saying that it withdrew …

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NRC Planetary Science Decadal Survey News

NRC Planetary Science Decadal Survey News

Steve Squyres, chair of the NRC’s Planetary Science Decadal Survey, has issued a second “letter to the community.” Among other things, it contains a list of upcoming steering committee and …

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President Obama Tells Charlie Bolden to "Incite Inspiration"

President Obama Tells Charlie Bolden to "Incite Inspiration"

CBS News interviewed NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden and Deputy Administrator Lori Garver today (July 21, 2009). Gen. Bolden told CBS’ Bill Harwood that the message to him from President Obama …

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Senate Intelligence Committee Picks Small Sats

Senate Intelligence Committee Picks Small Sats

According to Congress Daily (subscription required), the Senate Intelligence Committee opted in favor of “smaller, cheaper spy satellites” instead of larger, more capable satellites favored by the Obama Administration during …

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