Executive Discusses Declining Space Budget

The March chapter meeting featured David W. Madden, a member of the Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service and the executive director at Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), Air Force Space Command, Los Angeles Air Force Base. Madden is the senior civilian executive and the deputy program executive officer for space. He discussed the declining space budget and identified challenges as well as efficiencies driven by the budget. Madden identified several initiatives that could provide space capabilities at a reduced cost: for example, using existing commercial services to augment military communication requirements. He also pointed out that international services should be re-evaluated for potential capabilities. Madden challenged SMC to continue to be cost-effective as the next generation of space programs begins to be developed and recapitalized.

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