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This report provides the Commission’s assessment of the organization and management
of space activities in support of U.S. national security. Members of the
Commission were appointed by the chairmen and ranking minority
members of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees and by the
Secretary of Defense in consultation with the Director of Central
Intelligence.
Executive
Summary
Preliminary
Table
of Contents
Chapter
I: The Commission's Charter
The Commission to Assess United
States National Security Space Management and Organization was
established pursuant to Public Law 106-65, the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2000, Section 1622.
Chapter
II: Space: Today and the Future
The security
and economic well being of the United States and its allies
and friends depend on the nation’s ability to
operate successfully in space. To be able to contribute to
peace and stability in a distinctly different but still dangerous
and complex global environment, the U.S. needs to remain at the
forefront in space, technologically and operationally, as we have
in the air, on land and at sea. Specifically, the U.S. must have
the capability to use space as an integral part of its ability to
manage crises, deter conflicts and, if deterrence fails, to
prevail in conflict.
Chapter
III: U.S. Objectives for Space
How the U.S. develops the potential
of space for civil, commercial, defense and intelligence purposes
will affect the nation’s security for decades to
come.
Chapter
IV: Organizations that Affect National Security Space
This chapter describes the principal
organizations involved in national security space activities,
concentrating on the Executive Office of the President, the
Department of Defense, the Intelligence Community and the
Congress.
Chapter
V: Management of National Security Space Activities
A number of issues transcend
organizational approaches and are important to the ability of the
U.S. to achieve its objectives in space. These are issues that the
national leadership, the Department of Defense and the
Intelligence Community should address in the near term,
irrespective of particular organizational arrangements that may be
pursued. Resolution of them would both benefit and support
organizational changes.
Chapter
VI: Organizing and Managing for the Future
National security space organization
and management today fail to reflect the growing importance of
space to U.S. interests.
Chapter
VII: Conclusions of the Commission
The members of this Commission have,
together, identified five matters of key importance that we
believe need attention quickly from the top levels of the U.S.
Government. We have drawn these conclusions from six months of
assessing U.S. national security space activities, including 32
days of meetings with 77 present and former senior officials and
knowledgeable private sector
representatives.
Chapter
VIII: Attachments
This chapter
contains resumes, meetings, acknowledgements, and a glossary for
organization charts.
In accordance with section 1623 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (P.L. 106-65), the commission submitted the report of the Commission to Assess United States Security Space Management and Organization. The Commission's report was unanimous. The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld served as a member and chairman of the Commission from its inception until December 28, 2000, when he was nominated for the position of Secretary of Defense by President-elect George W. Bush.
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