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How Nuclear Power Could Transform Space Exploration
Amy C. Roma, Global Energy Practice Leader at Hogan Lovells, outlines the use cases of nuclear power in space at the Global Aerospace Summit 2024.
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August 18, 2021 OSD COVID Conference Call with Chamber and Associations: This is conducted under Chatham House Rule and not for attribution. Names and affiliations here are for the sake of context and for internal use only Small Business Programs, Industrial Policy:
Letter to the DEAC members announcing the departure of the Honorable Heidi Shyu.
The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) has issued the following news release today:
2021 Investment Climate Statements Released Press Releases for U.S. Department of State:
OSD Overview: Director for Industry engagement kicked off the meeting today. OSD Small Business Director update on the advisory from NSA and FBI related to concerns USG has with China and their cyber activity. Earlier in the week the U.S.
Keith Webster met with US personnel in Brussels regarding last week’s NATO meeting (Communique linked here). Here are some key insights:
OSD overview: MIBP – Remains a priority for OSD to continue engaging with industry; have added “partnership” to pillars of OSD industrial collaboration; focusing on semi-conductor industries and women and minority owned businesses who the SecDef will be meeting with shortly; OSD has lost 40% of the supply base over the past decade and this is of concern and looking for ways to address these loses; published supply chain report in response to President’s EO and we are encouraged to read it. The rest of the year will now foc
OSD Overview: special guest Colin Sepko who runs trusted capital program in A&S and is new to the Pentagon coming from the private sector. Trusted capital update: why? Three strategic challenges for DIB are consolidation of DIB (significant changes in past five years); manufacturing and investment standpoint (most investments target software vice manufacturing due to margins being higher in software development); finally, foreign ownership and influence in DoD supply chains from materials to end items to logistics, a
OSD Update: Small business focus today. Kim Herrington has resigned from OSD to return to industry as he announced two weeks ago. OSD sees value in these calls and intends to continue the engagement. Guest speakers are to return in two weeks to enhance the value of these discussions.
