Senate appropriators propose blocking the military and intelligence community from using any provider other than the Space Force launch enterprise for National Security Space Launch (NSSL) missions unless granted a waiver by the defense secretary or director of national intelligence.

Senate appropriators are seeking a comprehensive acquisition strategy for the Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor program from both the Missile Defense Agency and Space Development Agency (SDA), according to a report accompanying the panel’s mark of the fiscal 2021 defense appropriations bill.

Senate appropriators agree that the requirements and acquisition strategy for the U.S. Air Force’s Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) are fuzzy, and also dismiss the Pentagon’s Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) legislative proposal, according to a report accompanying the panel’s mark of the fiscal 2021 defense appropriations bill.