'He threw the gauntlet down': Military space officials say Kendall delivered 'marching orders' with his imperatives 

By Briana Reilly / February 10, 2022 at 5:31 PM
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall's seven operational imperatives have become "marching orders" to military space officials, prompting a rush to collect industry feedback with enough time to inform upcoming budgeting and program planning. “It’ll be challenging to do,” Space Force Col. Joseph Roth, who serves as the Innovation and Prototyping Directorate head and commander of Space & Missile Systems Center Detachment 1 said during an AFCEA event today. “Integration is hard, especially across organizations. But the fact that the secretary...

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