The Office of the Secretary of Defense will launch a deep-dive review of the Air Force's next-generation Global Positioning System ground segment this Friday, according to the Pentagon's top acquisition official.
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Courtney Albon was senior editor for aviation and space at Inside Defense until December 2021. She covered the Air Force since 2012, reporting largely on space programs and fighter aircraft acquisition, development and budget from inside Capitol Hill, the Pentagon, and from military installations around the United States. Courtney previously worked as a general assignment reporter at The Ashland Times-Gazette in Ashland, OH, covering education and local government. She graduated from American University in 2008, where she studied journalism and sociology.
The Office of the Secretary of Defense will launch a deep-dive review of the Air Force's next-generation Global Positioning System ground segment this Friday, according to the Pentagon's top acquisition official.
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