Space Rapid Capabilities Office

Space Development Agency chief clears up ‘confusion’ about where his agency is going

SDA Director Derek Tournear said his shop will remain its own when it formally joins the Space Force in coming weeks, giving the service another acquisition outlet.

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

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

DoD space acquisition agencies ‘de-conflicted’ 2024 budget requests, a first

The member agencies of the Program Integration Council now are all "cross-cleared" so they can share information about their planned space acquisitions, said Lt. Gen. Michael Guetlein, head of Space Systems Command.

Space RCO Head: Too Soon For Single Acquisition Shop

Space RCO is currently managing 13 classified programs, with another about to be initiated, said Director Mike Roberts.

SMC Revamp Sidesteps Hill’s Space Acquisition Worries

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

Space Acquisition Office Takes Shape, But Status Remains Unresolved

The question about who ultimately will be in charge of making decisions about what the Space Force buys will now fall to the incoming Air Force secretary, DoD Secretary Lloyd Austin and the Biden White House.

Space Force Wraps Up Acquisition Command Design; Who’s In Charge?

Space Systems Command will allow "competition between disruptors and prototypers and more traditional acquisition organizations" within the Space Force, says Gen. Jay Raymond.

Space Force Struggles To Shape New Acquisition Command

"There is history; there is legacy; there is politics; there is money -- obstacles that we're going to have to overcome to do this," says SMC head Gen. 'JT' Thompson.

Space Force Nears Year Mark, Acquisition Remains A Quagmire

The Space Development Agency "could easily die away without anybody missing it," said former Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson.

Space Acquisition Report For Congress ‘Imminent’: Raymond

Raymond said that DoD, the Space Force and the Air Force are still in the planning stages for the acquisition field command, and "are evaluating just what's the right way to do this to enable the strengths of SDA, and others like Space Rapid Capabilities Office, and the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office."

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.

Air, Space Force Leaders Near Missile Warning Plan

Part of the new missile warning satellite architecture will be plans for integrating commercial and allied capabilities, explains Shawn Barnes.

OSD, Air Force Grapple To Fix Space Acquisition Structure

"There are some places that will have some interesting dialogue," says Shawn Barnes, the Air Force's point person on working out future space acquisition authorities under the Space Force.