Acquisitions
Space Force report on acquisition reforms awaiting final reviews
Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett is expected to sign off on the report this week.
Air Force, Space Force procurement offices try to keep programs moving during pandemic
Source selections for national security space launch, ground based strategic deterrent remain on track
Space Force to deliver report to Congress on proposed changes to acquisitions
Congress in the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act directed the Secretary of the Air Force to propose an “alternative space acquisition system.”
Op-ed | Getting Space Force acquisition right in 2020
Getting the Space Force right and creating the first new U.S. armed service in more than half a century will be a herculean task. Meeting that growing challenge will require, first and foremost, getting Space Force acquisition right.
Pentagon official: U.S. Space Force reorganization should not slow down acquisitions
Ellen Lord: A reorganization of the U.S. Space Force’s acquisition bureaucracy should not harm space programs
Air Force contends Space Force should not have separate acquisition office
Roper: An independent acquisition office for space could create more problems than it would solve.
Op-ed | Two changes Congress can make to speed space acquisition
Moore’s Law has come home to roost in the space business. Taking seven to 10 years to develop and deploy operational space systems is no longer efficient nor acceptable.
Study calls on DoD to buy commercial space technology, change how it acquires space launch services
The reports urges Congress to hold hearings on “achieving true and real competition in the national security launch market.”
Watchdog report: Pentagon does not keep close tabs on space programs and workforce
Auditors found that DoD does not collect and maintain comprehensive data on its space acquisition workforce.
Defense and security contractor Parsons to acquire geospatial intelligence firm OGSystems
With the acquisition of OGSystems, Parsons gets immediate access to highly skilled geospatial intelligence analysts.
Boeing investing in satellite propulsion startup
Boeing: "Accion's scalable technology can help bring game-changing capabilities to satellites, space vehicles and customers."
Pentagon moves to cut procurement red tape in a bid to catch up with technology
How the Pentagon buys technology in the digital age is a major concern as more of the innovation the military needs is privately funded.
Air Force taking steps to speed up space modernization
Space advocates on Capitol Hill have pounded the Air Force for the slow pace of modernization. The four-star general in charge of Air Force Space Command says the message has been heard loud and clear.
Slow acquisition can’t be a national security threat, senior space general says
Long delays with programs could put the U.S. behind adversaries in the increasingly contested space environment, said Maj. Gen. David Thompson, vice commander of Air Force Space Command.
Air Force inviting industry to create GPS ideas, general says
An open system is evaluating "how innovative are people being,” said Lt. Gen. Arnold Bunch.
SMC vice commander taking Pentagon space post
Brig. Gen. Mark Baird will likely be leaving his current post as vice commander of the Space and Missile Systems Center.
