Lt. Gen. Michael Guetlein, as head of SSC, has enormous responsibility for space acquisition programs, but lacks direct financial control.
By Theresa HitchensFrank Calvelli says he will use the congressionally mandated Space Acquisition Council to herd the various Space Force acquisition cats.
By Theresa HitchensUS leaders this year faced difficult decisions against a backdrop of rapidly growing challenges from potential adversaries, and a booming commercial space sector that innovation-wise is leaving the Defense Department and the Intelligence Community in the dust.
By Theresa Hitchens“We made it clear when we stood this up that it is going to be an evolutionary process, and that we just stood up the bare bones in the first year — because it’s hard enough to do that,” Rep. Mike Rogers said. “And we’re putting the flesh on the bones each year trying to mature it in a slow and pragmatic fashion, and do it right.”
By Theresa Hitchens“Congress can hold politicals accountable — not so much with the uniformed officers,” one former DoD official said.
By Theresa Hitchens“By statute, this is scheduled to occur on one October 2022, but there is no need to wait them until then” to integrate the Space Development Agency into the Air Force’s space acquisition office, Kendall said. ere.
By Theresa HitchensThe JROC has tagged the Space Force “officially and formally as the integrator for all joint space requirements,” says vice chief Gen. DT Thompson.
By Theresa Hitchens