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Alerts, Warnings, Advice, Resolutions, and Experience (AWARE)

Alerts, Warnings, Advice, Resolutions, and Experience (AWARE) is a repository that facilitates information exchange on technical issues and threats to space enterprise acquisitions and operations. Operational since 2010, the capability includes data and analysis on cyber, supply chain, parts and materials, and counterspace threats sourced from a variety of government and industry organizations. AWARE has a Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) repository for SCRM Analysis that contains corporate threat assessments, hardware/software vulnerability assessments, and other critical information.

After review by FFRDC Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), alerts that have a high chance of affecting Space Enterprise operations are entered into AWARE and are distributed to the specific SMEs or mission areas that may be affected.

AWARE has three versions operating at the unclassified, secret and top-secret levels.

For more on AWARE, reach out to: Brad Wong.

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Managing the Future State of Supply Chain Risk

Threats from adversaries and natural disasters can disrupt supply chains, challenging organizations to respond effectively. To get ahead of a constantly shifting threat environment, how can organizations mature institutional collaboration to better manage the future state of supply chain risk?

The Aerospace Corporation’s Supply Chain situational awareness tool leverages decades of industrial base data and visualization techniques to deliver pertinent information concisely and efficiently for better decision making in advance of – and during – an incident.

The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) enables trust in U.S. Government acquisitions.

Contact Aerospace to learn more.

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The Space Policy Show: Challenges of the U.S. Space Industrial Base

May 20, 2021 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Eastern Time

Securing the supply chains for space is critical to the space enterprise. The space industrial base is becoming more commercialized and global. What are the challenges and opportunities for reinforcing partnerships with US allies and competing with our near-peers? Aerospace’s David Eccles talks to Brian Gabriel (Office of Industrial Policy), Jonny Pellish (NASA) and Brad Clevenger (SolAero Technologies).

https://aerospace.org/events/space-policy-show-challenges-us-space-industrial-base

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ABOUT THE SPACE POLICY SHOW

The Aerospace Corporation’s Center for Space Policy and Strategy hosts a series of public webcasts to bring our policy experts together with thought leaders, government, academia and professionals from throughout the space community to discuss current trends and views. The Space Policy Show airs every Thursday at 1:00 pm ET. Browse the archives for other interesting topics. Look for upcoming episodes at our events page.

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CyberSatDigital (May 10-12, Virtual)

CyberSatDigital

Through a combination of digital and in-person experiences, CyberSat events provide a unique and powerful opportunity for the cybersecurity community to better understand the most pressing threat vectors with the intent to prevent cyberattacks.

Taking place online May 10 – 12, CyberSatDigital began the all-important conversation on how to identify bad actors, neutralize risks, and thwart threats on our assets in the satellite ecosystem.

The Aerospace Corporation served as event co-sponsor, contributed to multiple panels and hosted the CyberSatDigital classified day of programming.

Space ISAC’s Role in Security to the Global Space Sector

It’s essential to signal to our adversaries and competitors, and to cybercriminals that they cannot put space systems at risk successfully and that the security and resilience of these systems can be assured under all circumstances. The Mission of Space ISAC is to facilitate collaboration across the global space industry to enhance our ability to prepare for and respond to vulnerabilities, incidents, and threats facing our space systems and the critical infrastructure they comprise. The panel will discuss the technical, policy, and implementation challenges of protecting that infrastructure and the policy decisions, such as designating these systems as a sector of the nation’s critical infrastructure.

  • Moderator: Erin Miller, Executive Director, Space ISAC
  • Speakers: 
    • Ed Devinney, Corporate Director for Cyber Programs, Northrop Grumman
    • Edward Swallow, SVP, Civil Systems Group, Aerospace
    • Samuel Sanders Visner, Technical Fellow, Mitre

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Quality Leadership Forum 2021 (Apr. 22, 2021 – NASA)

Digital Transformation (DT) is enabling every occupation and industry to use data and develop models to drive situational understanding and make informed decisions. NASA recognizes the criticality and necessity of digitizing data, using analytics to understand its processes and results, and the
enormous value that can be realized by data reuse and modeling. Discussion sessions will explore DT topics with near term relevance to QA.

https://qlf.jpl.nasa.gov

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When the Chips are Down: Navigating Strengths and Strategic Vulnerabilities in the Semiconductor Industry (Mar. 10, 2021 – Wilson Center)

Join the Wilson Center’s Science and Technology Innovation Program and the University of California’s Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society & the Banatao Institute (CITRIS) for a closer look at the market dynamics and national security concerns associated with the semiconductor industry.

Increasingly, semiconductors have been recognized for their unique role as a key component for promoting economic growth and scientific advancement as well as ensuring national security. Given recent shifts in the global semiconductor industry and the use-cases it supports as well as growing geostrategic competition between the U.S. and China, the U.S. faces increasing pressure to locate timely and effective policy solutions. What global market dynamics and security concerns must be addressed, and how? Our ability to effectively answer this pressing question relies on a nuanced understanding of the market and security dynamics at play in the semiconductor industry at home and abroad.  Join us for this two and a half hour event where we will examine both the evolving global market and national security concerns in depth with leading experts in the field.

https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/when-chips-are-down-navigating-strengths-and-strategic-vulnerabilities-semiconductor-industry

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DOE: Securing the United States Bulk-Power System

Pursuant to Executive Order 13920 (/executive-order/13920) (E.O. 13920 (/executive-order/13920)) issued May 1, 2020, titled “Securing the United States Bulk-Power System,” the Department of Energy (DOE or the Department) is seeking information to understand the energy industry’s current practices to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities in the supply chain for components of the bulk-power system (BPS).

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Counterfeit Parts Prevention Strategies Guide

This document is intended to be a valuable guide for all contractors and suppliers, regardless of tier, to facilitate implementation of an effective counterfeit electronic parts avoidance and detection system, thereby reducing risk within government products. By increasing awareness and fostering collaboration throughout the supply chain, the risk of inadvertently procuring and using counterfeit parts at any level within the supply chain can be prevented.

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Parts, Materials, and Processes Control Program for Space Vehicles

The requirements of this document were developed for long life and/or high reliability space vehicles and equipment, and are based on MIL-STD-1546B. To ensure successful operation of space equipment, attention to every detail is required at every level of assembly throughout development, manufacture, qualification, testing, and operation starting with the parts, materials, and processes used.

This document supersedes Aerospace Technical Operating Report TOR-2006(8583)-5235 Revision A, titled Parts, Materials, and Processes Control Program for Space and Launch Vehicles, and shall be used for all space program PMP procurements.

The objective of this parts, materials, and processes control program document is to ensure integrated and coordinated management of the selection, application, procurement, control and cost effective standardization of EEEE (electrical, electronic, electromechanical and electro-optical) and mechanical parts, materials, and processes for space vehicles. The requirements presented herein should reduce program costs and improve the reliability of all space vehicles and is intended for all future space program acquisitions.

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Digital Application-Specific Integrated Circuit and Field-Programmable Gate Array Circuit Development Standard for Space Systems

This standard provides uniform requirements for digital ASIC (Application-Specific Integrated Circuit) and FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array) circuit development process activities. These requirements are applicable to the entire life cycle of digital integrated circuit design planning, development, verification, and maintenance.