U.S. Space Force
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Policy
AFRL Closes Industry Feedback Window on Revived $10B AMAC R&D IDIQ After Cancelling Original Solicitation Over Acquisition Strategy Flaws
AFRL closed its industry feedback window June 15, 2026, on the revised draft solicitation for the $10B AMAC IDIQ—an S&T R&D vehicle for Air Force and Space Force—after cancelling the original solicitation in April 2026 over acquisition strategy flaws.
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Awards
Dell Federal Secures $1.44B Air Force Call Order to Renew Microsoft 365 Enterprise Licenses Through 2029
Dell Federal Systems was awarded a $1,437,934,084 firm-fixed-price call order on June 15, 2026, to renew Microsoft 365 enterprise licenses for the Air Force through April 30, 2029. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the sole-source award under BPA N66001-26-A-0051.
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Policy
Viasat Selected by U.S. Space Force to Deliver Dual-Band Satellite Under PTS-G Swarm 1
The U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command issued a $437.7 million delivery order to Viasat for a dual-band communications satellite under the Protected Tactical Satcom - Ground Swarm 1 contract, supporting tactical SATCOM resilience for military users.
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Policy
GAO: DoD Cut 78,000 Civilian Jobs in 2025 Without Assessing the Damage
A May 2026 GAO report finds DoD eliminated over 78,000 civilian positions through deferred resignations, early retirements, and a hiring freeze — with no systematic analysis of operational impact.
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Awards
SpaceX Lands $2.29 Billion Space Force Contract for Military Satellite Data Backbone
SpaceX secured a $2.29 billion firm-fixed-price OTA delivery order to build the Space Data Network Backbone, a secure LEO constellation delivering low-latency data transport across the joint force, with a fully operational prototype required by end of 2027.
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Policy
Senate Panel Clears NDAA Provision Allowing Space Force to Fold SDA and Space RCO Into Unified Acquisition Structure
The Senate Armed Services Committee's FY2027 NDAA removes separate statutory requirements for SDA and Space RCO, giving the Air Force Secretary flexibility to fold both into Space Force's new Portfolio Acquisition Executive framework.
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Awards
Quantum Space Goes Public at $1.2B Valuation, Targeting Space Force Cislunar and Counter-Space Missions
Quantum Space, led by former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, is merging with a SPAC at a $1.2B post-transaction valuation to fund its Ranger spacecraft for DoD cislunar and counter-space missions. The company holds six existing DoD contracts.
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Awards
General Dynamics Mission Systems Wins $106M MUOS Ground-Segment Sustainment Task Order, $294.9M With Options
General Dynamics Mission Systems received a $106 million task order for baseline sustainment and obsolescence support of the MUOS ground segment, with a total value of $294.9 million if all options are exercised, running through May 2031.
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Awards
SpaceX Wins $4.16 Billion Space Force Award to Build Space-Based Airborne Moving Target Indicator Constellation
The U.S. Space Force awarded SpaceX $4.16 billion under an Other Transaction Authority agreement to build a Starshield-based satellite constellation that detects and tracks airborne moving targets, with an initial operational capability targeted for 2028.
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Policy
House NDAA Chairman's Mark Would Dissolve Space Development Agency and Space RCO, Fold Both Into Space Force PAE Structure
The House Armed Services Committee chairman's mark published May 28 would eliminate the Space Development Agency and Space Rapid Capabilities Office, transferring their authorities to Space Force Portfolio Acquisition Executives ahead of a June 4 full committee markup.
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Policy
Space Force Requests $1B for Four Distributed Ops Centers After Operation Epic Fury Showed U.S. Space Assets Can Be Destroyed
The Space Force's record $17.3 billion FY2027 budget request includes $1 billion for four new distributed space operations centers, driven by lessons from Operation Epic Fury in which U.S. space capabilities were targeted and destroyed for the first time.
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Awards
SpaceX Wins $2.29B Space Force Contract to Build Starshield-Based Space Data Network Backbone
Space Systems Command awarded SpaceX a $2.29B Other Transaction Agreement to build the Space Data Network Backbone, a militarized Starshield LEO constellation delivering worldwide tactical communications and broadband, with a fully operational prototype required by end of 2027.
