Air Force to reorganize SMC, establish new office to speed up acquisition

By Courtney Albon / April 18, 2018 at 9:41 AM
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO -- The Air Force on Tuesday announced a major restructure to its space acquisition enterprise as well as the creation of a new office that will oversee efforts to change the way the service acquires space capabilities. Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson announced the reorganization during an April 17 speech here at the National Space Symposium. The move comes after the service conducted a thorough review of the Space and Missile Systems Center, led by Lt. Gen...

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