My guess is the DSP satellites are slowly dieing and the next generation replacements keep getting delayed. Not a good idea letting scientists let the enemy know when one of our birds go blind!
Scientists say not only will research into the threat from space be hampered, but public understanding of sometimes dramatic sky explosions will be diminished, perhaps leading to hype and fear of the unknown.
If Fireballs explode over cities, are they going to lie about what just exploded?
Somebody probably decided that a technically savvy person viewing the data from the satellites could determine their capabilities and determine how to thwart them.