U.S. National Security Workforce

2017 – U.S. Army Space Workforce – Snapshot

The U.S. Army maintains a sizeable force of soldiers and civilians with training and experience in the space domain, with 4,948 space cadre billets in FY 2018. This was…

2016 – U.S. Army Space Workforce – Snapshot

The Army Space Workforce, referred to as the Space Cadre, reached 4,581 billets in FY 2017, an increase of more than a third from FY 2016. Although they account for…

2016 – U.S. National Security Workforce – Snapshot

The U.S. national security space workforce is composed of federal employees working across all branches of the Department of Defense as well as the intelligence agencies. Together, there are more…

2016 – U.S. Army Space Cadre Overview

The U.S. Army Space Cadre grew from 11 FA40 (Space Professional) officers in 1999 to 374 FA40 officer billets for 2016.[efn_note]"Army Space Personnel Development Office (ASPDO)." ASPDO. Presented to Space…

2012 – U.S. National Security Workforce

The military uses space for a wide variety of purposes, including communication, navigation, mapping, and intelligence. The military space workforce is specifically trained to be able to plan, develop, acquire,…

2013 – U.S. National Security Workforce

Space activities are supported throughout many areas of the U.S. military, and thousands of members of the military are considered part of the space cadre. However, the National Defense Authorization…

2014 – U.S. National Security Workforce

U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) holds responsibility for military space operations, along with nuclear command and control, cybersecurity, and other strategic threats. Day-to-day planning and execution for USSTRATCOM’s space mission is carried…