Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), chairman of the strategic forces subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee

An internal U.S. Defense Department effort launched in early 2013 to reform the way it buys commercial satellite communication bandwidth appears to have stalled, even as key lawmakers continue to emphasize the need for change.

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Mike Gruss is the chief content and strategy officer at SpaceNews. From 2013 to 2016 he was a senior reporter at SpaceNews covering military space. Previously, he was editor in chief of Sightline Media Group and worked as a reporter and columnist for...