{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.hoeven.senate.gov/news/news-releases/hoeven-space-force-awards-additional-10-million-to-test-and-develop-satellite-to-ground-secure-communications-network", "Hoeven: Space Force Awards Additional $10 Million to Test and Develop Satellite-To-Ground Secure Communications Network", "2024-12-21", "2024", "2024-12", "Republican", "Senate", "ND", "John Hoeven", "H001061", "www.hoeven.senate.gov", "hoeven", "https://www.hoeven.senate.gov/news/news-releases", "scraper", "Hoeven: Space Force Awards Additional $10 Million to Test and Develop Satellite-To-Ground Secure Communications Network\n\nFunding Supports the Ongoing Work of Grand Forks\u2019 Low-Earth Orbit Satellite Mission\n\nWASHINGTON \u2013 Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Space Force has awarded a nearly $10 million contract modification to General Dynamics toward the company\u2019s efforts to advance the Space Networking Center and satellite mission at the Grand Forks Air Force Base. Specifically, these funds will be used to test and develop a data traffic network serving the low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite mission. The project\u2019s goal is to enable interoperability between the new space-based communications system and existing ground-based systems and ensure efficient data traffic as more missions are tied into the network, while keeping the mission information secure.\n\n\u201cThis additional $10 million in funding will help support a critical aspect of the LEO satellite mission \u2013 ensuring the secure and efficient movement of mission-critical information,\u201d said Hoeven. \u201cUnder this award, General Dynamics will test and develop systems that can integrate the first tranche of LEO satellites into the DoD\u2019s communications network. Doing so will lay the groundwork for missions to begin utilizing the satellite communications network and cementing Grand Forks\u2019 central role in supporting military operations around the globe.\u201d\n\n-###-", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:07:19Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.hoeven.senate.gov/news/news-releases/hoeven-space-force-awards-additional-10-million-to-test-and-develop-satellite-to-ground-secure-communications-network"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7631590124219656, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}