Mikayla Easley

1 week ago | defensescoop.com | Mikayla Easley

The Space Force successfully launched a Global Positioning System satellite on Friday — marking the second instance the service has demonstrated its ability to quickly put a GPS space vehicle into orbit in a fraction of the usual time. The GPS III SV-08 was launched via a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. It’s the eighth space vehicle for the GPS III constellation to go on orbit.

1 week ago | defensescoop.com | Mikayla Easley

Department of the Air Force Deputy Chief Information Officer Jennifer Orozco will serve as acting CIO while leadership searches for a permanent replacement for the role, an official told DefenseScoop. Orozco has been the deputy CIO since September 2024 following an organizational reshuffle under the department’s broader plan to reorganize for future large-scale conflicts.

2 weeks ago | threatbeat.com | Mikayla Easley

Skip to content NEW Security news and analysis brought to you by the McCrary Institute | READ MORE → By Mikayla Easley • May 23, 2025 The Space Force intends to make defending the military from on-orbit threats a top priority in the coming years. But the service’s top official warned lawmakers that the mission — coupled with a slew of other additional requirements — is challenged by limited resources.

2 weeks ago | defensescoop.com | Mikayla Easley

The Defense Information Systems Agency will see a 10 percent cut to its overall staff as a result of the Trump administration’s ongoing efforts to lean out the entire federal workforce, the agency’s leader told lawmakers Wednesday. The upcoming losses are due to some DISA employees accepting deferred resignation or voluntary early retirement programs, terminations of probationary employees and other workforce reduction initiatives inspired by Elon Musk’s DOGE, according to Lt. Gen.

2 weeks ago | defensescoop.com | Mikayla Easley

Top officials from the Space Force and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency signed a memorandum of agreement Wednesday that delineates how the organizations will share duties for buying space-based intelligence from commercial providers. Inked by Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman and NGA Director Vice Adm.