National Guard Bureau Chief Army Gen. Frank Grass said he wants to “buy in” to the cyber mission and stay “extremely close” to the Air Force’s and Army’s work in this domain. Addressing AFA’s 2013 Air and Space Conference in National Harbor, Md., on Sept. 18, Grass pointed out that the Air National Guard already has 12 squadrons involved in missions such as network warfare and information operations. Their support extends not just to the Air Force, but also US Cyber Command, he said. “Their civilian skills are hugely valuable,” said Grass.
The Space Development Agency says it’s on track to issue its next batch of missile warning and tracking satellite contracts this month after those awards were delayed by the Pentagon’s decision to divert funds from the agency to pay troops during this fall’s prolonged government shutdown.
