Space Force design for new acquisition ‘Systems Deltas’ due by next month

Space Force design for new acquisition ‘Systems Deltas’ due by next month
Space Force design for new acquisition ‘Systems Deltas’ due by next month

Brig. Gen. Jason Cothern, Space Systems Command deputy commander, said that the new deltas will be organized along the same lines as SSC’s current Acquisition Deltas.

How Space Force, NRO are sharing the ground-tracking mission, for now

How Space Force, NRO are sharing the ground-tracking mission, for now
How Space Force, NRO are sharing the ground-tracking mission, for now

“The good news about this approach is this really fits my priority of speed, speed and speed,” Frank Calvelli, space acquisition czar at the Department of the Air Force, said of the plan to have NRO take the lead with Space Force oversight and some funding.

Space Force to implement Santa’s ‘naughty list’ of contractors for under-performance

Space Force to implement Santa’s ‘naughty list’ of contractors for under-performance
Space Force to implement Santa’s ‘naughty list’ of contractors for under-performance

If contractors are put on the Contractor Responsibility Watch List for failure to meet cost and schedule performance goals, the Space Force has “the ability at that point not to award them any new contracts.”

EXCLUSIVE: With new ‘scorecard,’ Space Force’s acquisition chief talks changing culture

EXCLUSIVE: With new ‘scorecard,’ Space Force’s acquisition chief talks changing culture
EXCLUSIVE: With new ‘scorecard,’ Space Force’s acquisition chief talks changing culture

In addition to providing new “tenets” for Space Force officials, “I’m really messaging three things to industry — that I really want them to give me credible proposals, and I really want them to execute, and I’m not going to tolerate poor performance,” Frank Calvelli told Breaking Defense.

SDA a ‘model’ that could shake up all space acquisition: Calvelli

SDA a ‘model’ that could shake up all space acquisition: Calvelli
SDA a ‘model’ that could shake up all space acquisition: Calvelli

When SDA joins Space Force in a couple weeks, their more agile acquisition cycle could spread to other Space Force offices.

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.

For Space Force, it’s acquisition, acquisition, acquisition: 2022 Preview

For Space Force, it’s acquisition, acquisition, acquisition: 2022 Preview
For Space Force, it’s acquisition, acquisition, acquisition: 2022 Preview

In 2022, the Pentagon will need to see real movement on acquisition reform to reduce long understood vulnerabilities that have been essentially ignored for many years.

For national security space, running to stand still: 2021 In Review

For national security space, running to stand still: 2021 In Review
For national security space, running to stand still: 2021 In Review

US 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.

Space Force at two: ‘Still a toddler,’ with all that brings

Space Force at two: ‘Still a toddler,’ with all that brings
Space Force at two: ‘Still a toddler,’ with all that brings

“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.”

Exclusive: New Shakeup Coming To Space Force Acquisition

Exclusive: New Shakeup Coming To Space Force Acquisition
Exclusive: New Shakeup Coming To Space Force Acquisition

“Congress can hold politicals accountable — not so much with the uniformed officers,” one former DoD official said.

SecAF Kendall Moves To Speed SDA Transfer To Air Force

SecAF Kendall Moves To Speed SDA Transfer To Air Force
SecAF Kendall Moves To Speed SDA Transfer To Air Force

“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.

HAC Excoriates DoD Failure To Reform Space Acquisition

HAC Excoriates DoD Failure To Reform Space Acquisition
HAC Excoriates DoD Failure To Reform Space Acquisition

Space Force Plans for a new Space Systems Command “consist primarily of renaming the Space and Missile Systems Center” and do not “resolve the fundamental issues of overlap and duplication in roles,” the HAC report says.

JROC Tags Space Force To Make Satellites Link With JADC2

JROC Tags Space Force To Make Satellites Link With JADC2
JROC Tags Space Force To Make Satellites Link With JADC2

The JROC has tagged the Space Force “officially and formally as the integrator for all joint space requirements,” says vice chief Gen. DT Thompson.