Following through on the current Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System acquisition strategy is the fastest way to reach initial and final operational capability, the Air Force argued in a recent report to Congress. Recently departed Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James on Dec. 20 sent congressional defense committees a report detailing the service's decision to side with a cost-plus-incentive-fee contract instead of firm-fixed-price as lawmakers wanted for engineering and manufacturing development. The service also described its decision not to...
