As the Air Force looks to speed up its acquisition process by expanding its use of certain authorities, the service's space community is working to identify some "exemplar" programs to pilot those concepts. Brig. Gen. Mark Baird, director of space programs in the service's acquisition office, told Inside the Air Force in an Oct. 20 interview that future GPS III procurement and next-generation launch vehicle development are likely candidates for the pilot effort. Baird said reforming acquisition to allow for...
