- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- Jun 4, 2026
What it does
The NEW HORIZON Act would require the Secretary of Defense to launch a five-year operational pilot program within one year of enactment to evaluate commercially available orbital data center services and space-based cloud computing for national security missions, focusing on military utility, resilience, latency reduction, and integration with existing defense systems. The program would involve real-world testing across intelligence, space domain awareness, and command and control applications, with strict cybersecurity and resilience requirements for handling sensitive or classified data, including zero-trust architecture and protections against cyber and counterspace threats. The…
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