ARLINGTON, Va. — Telesat Government Solutions, a U.S.-incorporated, wholly owned subsidiary of Canadian satellite operator Telesat, announced today the United States’ Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) has granted the company a facility clearance (FCL) under a special security agreement (SSA) with the U.S. government.
“Through the newly obtained FCL, Telesat Government Solutions will engage directly with the U.S. Government and key personnel to design and deliver advanced connectivity solutions, including communications for critical and classified national security missions,” explains a Telesat press release.
“By launching Telesat Government Solutions as a separate, U.S.-incorporated entity, this group can more strategically engage with U.S. Government end-users in this growing and important market,” said Dan Goldberg, Telesat’s president and CEO, in the release.
“This direct collaboration will ensure that Telesat builds the capabilities and service enhancements that deliver resilient, assured connectivity in a continuously evolving threat environment,” Goldberg said.
Telesat also announced it has appointed a board of directors to oversee and advise Telesat Government Solutions.
The board members include: Scott Webster, co-founder of Orbital Sciences Corporation (later known as Orbital ATK) and Telesat Government Solutions chairman; Lieutenant General Michael A. Hamel, former U.S. Air Force commander, Space and Missile Systems Center; Rear Admiral Victor C. See, Jr., former U.S. Navy rear admiral, COMM Director National Reconnaissance Office, and Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command; Michael Schwartz, senior vice-president of corporate and business development at Telesat; Tom Eaton, president of Telesat Government Solutions. (Eaton was appointed as Telesat Government Solutions’ new president last October.)
“The new board members of Telesat Government Solutions bring decades of invaluable expertise from satellite network, communications, and defense industries that, combined, will prove instrumental in advancing capabilities for the U.S. Government user community,” Eaton said, in the press release.
“As Telesat brings Telesat Lightspeed, its Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation network to market, their counsel and oversight will be important in the delivery of the secure, reliable, and resilient global network the U.S. Government and allies require for success,” Eaton said.
“It’s an incredibly exciting and important time for the connectivity market, and Telesat Government Solutions’ unique offerings will be transformative for government and defense applications moving forward,” said Webster.
“I’m honored to be appointed Chairman and play a part in advancing these initiatives and look forward to serving alongside the impressive and expert group of industry leaders that has been assembled to do this.”
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