SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Air Force plans to acquire new hardware and software designed to improve its ability to safeguard satellites and enhance command and control for Defense Department space operations in a three-step process scheduled to begin this spring.

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Debra Werner is a correspondent for SpaceNews based in San Francisco. Debra earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of California, Berkeley, and a master’s degree in Journalism from Northwestern University. She is a recipient...