GAO report considers options for streamlining military space acquisition

By Courtney Albon / July 29, 2016 at 9:30 AM
Recent analysis from the Government Accountability Office presents options for improving military space acquisition, including a proposal to create a new military "space force" that would be responsible for all military space development and operations. The report, published July 27 , also explores the possibility of joining all military space functions into a single agency or combining the Air Force's space acquisition wing with that of the National Reconnaissance Office. It notes that the options would likely cause considerable disruption...

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