The Pentagon is planning to make no changes to its national security space management structure until the new administration is settled in 2009. Despite a growing threat to systems in space-including direct-ascent anti-satellite technologies (demonstrated by China) and jamming, as well as developments toward fielding high-energy lasers, high-powered microwaves and co-orbital attack systems-there appears to be no resolve in the executive branch to manage these issues soon. A series of dramatic changes for Pentagon, White House and intelligence community oversight of development, procurement, fielding and operation of satellite systems was recommended this summer by a congressionally mandated panel dubbed the Allard Commission, after Sen. Wayne Allard (R-Colo.), who called for the panel's work.
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