https://spacewatch.global/tag/u-s-dod/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Mon, 19 May 2025 10:38:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/u-s-dod/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2025/05/spire-global-selected-for-u-s-space-force-step-2-0-program-contract/ Mon, 19 May 2025 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=65352 The U.S. Space Force’s SSC has selected Spire Global for an IDIQ contract under the Space Test Experiments Platform (STEP) 2.0 program. The 10-year contract has a ceiling of $237 million and is part of the Department of Defense’s broader Space Test Program. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/06/u-s-gao-annual-report-on-the-u-s-department-of-defense/ Fri, 21 Jun 2024 06:00:25 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=55740 The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has submitted in its 22nd annual assessment of DOD's weapon systems acquisition, that the US Department of Defense (DoD) is still struggling to deliver new technologies quickly, even while facing constantly evolving threats. According to the report, the US DoD continues struggling to deliver innovative technologies quickly, despite its plans to invest more than $2 trillion to develop and acquire its costliest weapon programs]]>