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We may end up doing that, frankly, as a virtual meeting if we need to.\u201d\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2020 National Defense Authorization Act mandates that the members of the council will include the Air Force undersecretary; the assistant secretary of the Air Force for space acquisition and integration, who will chair the council; the assistant secretary of defense for space policy; the director of the National Reconnaissance Office; the chief of space operations; and the commander of U.S. Space Command. All will be required to attend monthly council meetings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Barnes said that the agenda of the first meeting will involve creating a charter for the organization that lays out the participants, roles, responsibilities and authorities of the Space Acquisition Council. 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Most personnel are working from home, and the number and size of meetings inside the building has decreased as more interaction moves to virtual venues, Barnes said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While some personnel have had to come into the Pentagon to do work on classified networks, Barnes said his office has been careful to limit the number of people working in secure spaces together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019ll bring in a couple of people to let them work on those classified networks, make sure we\u2019re doing the kinds of things that we all should be doing [like] cleaning our keyboard,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs we move forward there may be some challenges, but we\u2019ll adjust accordingly as need be. 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