Space
GAO's NASA Recommendations Could Save Millions and Boost Security
NASA is sitting on a growing pile of unfixed problems that could cost the agency millions of dollars and expose it to serious cybersecurity breaches. A...
Space Force Budget Request More Than Doubles
The Space Force is seeking $71.3 billion for fiscal year 2027, more than double the $31.9 billion enacted for fiscal year 2026.
Vaya Taps Whitmer & Worrall for Defense Budget Work
Vaya Defense & Space Inc. has registered with lobbying firm Whitmer & Worrall LLC to push federal policy on aerospace, budget, and defense matters. A new...
GAO: NASA Major Projects On Track Despite Workforce Cuts
A new Government Accountability Office assessment of the space agency's major projects reveals a portfolio under strain, even as the agency simultaneously...
Budget Cut Request For Space Commerce Office Faces House Scrutiny
Why it matters: The Trump administration is seeking to slash the Office of Space Commerce budget by eighty percent while simultaneously asking Congress to...
Committee Defends NASA Funding Against Budget Cuts
The House Science Committee markup scheduled for Tuesday will consider legislation that charts NASA's course for the next decade. H.R. 7273 would reaffirm...
Senate Considers Schiess as Space Force Chief of Operations
Why it matters: The Senate Armed Services Committee held a confirmation hearing on July 16, 2026, for Lieutenant General Douglas A. Schiess to become Chief...
GAO Urges Space Force to Overhaul Workforce Planning
The Space Force is operating with a quarter of its authorized positions unfilled, and the military service has no clear system to determine how many...
Space Commerce Office Looks At Streamlining Commercial Requests
The Office of Space Commerce hearing scheduled for Wednesday will test whether a new federal framework for authorizing novel commercial space activities can...
Senate Confirms Space Force Leadership Nomination
The Senate Armed Services Committee is scheduled to consider the military leadership nomination of Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess as Chief of Space Operations,...
Astranis Hires Dentons for Defense Spending Lobbying
Astranis Space Technologies, a San Francisco-based satellite company, disclosed significant congressional lobbying activity in the second quarter of 2026....
U.S. Space Weather Infrastructure Threats Under Scrutiny
A House Science, Space and Technology Committee hearing on space weather capabilities is set for Wednesday, July 1, 2026, as solar activity intensifies and...
NASA's Risky Bet on Commercial Space Stations Before ISS Shutdown
The International Space Station, which has maintained continuous human presence in low-Earth orbit for over 25 years, is approaching the end of its...
Advanced Space LLC Enters Federal Lobbying Arena
Advanced Space LLC, a space technology and navigation company, has filed a new federal lobbying registration, marking its entry into direct federal...
Congress Rejected Trump's Proposed NASA Science Cuts
A new Congressional Research Service report on the NASA appropriations budget lays out, in stark numerical terms, the widening gap between what the Trump...
Congress Defies White House on Science Funding
The House Appropriations Committee is set to mark up the FY2027 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies bill on Wednesday, putting Congress on a...
Congress Rejects NASA's 23% Budget Cut Again
Why it matters: NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman faced a bipartisan wall of skepticism at the NASA Budget Hearing on April 27, 2026, as House appropriators...
NASA Chief Defends 23 Percent Budget Cut Before Skeptical Senate
Why it matters: The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies held a NASA budget hearing on April 28, 2026, at...