HAC-D Chair Rep. Betty McCollum and the Ranking Member Rep. Ken Calvert used today’s hearing to decry DoD’s failure to fundamentally overhaul space acquisition.
By Theresa HitchensNew Army mounted system won’t play favorites when it comes to C5ISR, EW and A-PNT
The CMOSS Mounted Form Factor will facilitate tech insertion for new capabilities while co-existing with the Mounted Family of Computer Systems.
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.
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“I will be very curious to see how the Space Force shakes out in the next year or so. It’s not going away but how it manifests itself could be different,” said Victoria Samson, Washington Office director for Secure World Foundation.
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Space Systems Command will allow “competition between disruptors and prototypers and more traditional acquisition organizations” within the Space Force, says Gen. Jay Raymond.
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“Given where we are at this point in the administration, it’s unlikely that we would see a nominee” for an independent Space Force acquisition head, said Shawn Barnes, Air Force deputy assistant secretary for space acquisition.
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“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.
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The Space Development Agency “could easily die away without anybody missing it,” said former Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson.
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Enterprise-wide training: the Army’s $3.5B program for multi-service combat readiness
The competition for Warfighter Training and Readiness Solutions will bring together training networks, combat training centers and live ranges across the DoD enterprise.
“If we get this right, we will be the envy of the other services, because we’re not tied to business of the past,” says Space Force CSO Gen. Jay Raymond.
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The Air Force and OSD have agreed to transfer the Space Development Agency to the Space Force “around the beginning of 2023,” said Shawn Barnes.
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“The answer isn’t ‘we’ve just gotta go fast’,” said one critic.
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