Space acquisition review calls for cutting red tape, empowering acquisition chief

Space acquisition review calls for cutting red tape, empowering acquisition chief
Space acquisition review calls for cutting red tape, empowering acquisition chief

The Defense Business Board study, however, recommends against folding the NRO and MDA into the Space Force.

DoD space protection strategy: resilience, defense, and offense by another name

DoD space protection strategy: resilience, defense, and offense by another name
DoD space protection strategy: resilience, defense, and offense by another name

The unclassified strategy communicates “our commitment to protect the Joint Force from adversary hostile uses of space,” said DoD Space Policy czar John Plumb.

Rocket science: How Space Force acquisition works, with many players and dual hats

Rocket science: How Space Force acquisition works, with many players and dual hats
Rocket science: How Space Force acquisition works, with many players and dual hats

Lt. Gen. Michael Guetlein, as head of SSC, has enormous responsibility for space acquisition programs, but lacks direct financial control.

New Space Force acquisition exec eschews more reorganization

New Space Force acquisition exec eschews more reorganization
New Space Force acquisition exec eschews more reorganization

Frank Calvelli says he will use the congressionally mandated Space Acquisition Council to herd the various Space Force acquisition cats.

SMC Revamp Sidesteps Hill’s Space Acquisition Worries

SMC Revamp Sidesteps Hill’s Space Acquisition Worries
SMC Revamp Sidesteps Hill’s Space Acquisition Worries

“Clearly, this is not what Congress intended,” one former senior DoD official notes.

Space AQ Council Eyes Helping Space Startups Crack CARES Act

Space AQ Council Eyes Helping Space Startups Crack CARES Act
Space AQ Council Eyes Helping Space Startups Crack CARES Act

“In space, particularly, we’ve got to have a model that is very different than the one we used the last century,” Roper summed up. “We’re going to need to evaluate companies that have the potential to commercialize successfully as a delineator of who we partner with.”

DoD, AF Punt On New Space Acquisition Exec

DoD, AF Punt On New Space Acquisition Exec
DoD, AF Punt On New Space Acquisition Exec

Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett’s report to Congress on future space acquisition will include a plan to reform the way JROC sets requirements.