House appropriators urge Air Force to accelerate establishment of space acquisition executive

By Courtney Albon / July 9, 2020 at 5:12 PM
House appropriators are pushing the Air Force to move quickly to create a separate acquisition executive for space -- direction that comes as the Air Force in recent months has slowed down those plans, opting to focus on crafting a new acquisition system before committing to an organizational structure. In the report accompanying its mark of the fiscal year 2021 defense spending bill, the House Appropriations defense subcommittee notes its chief concern around the initial standup of the Space Force...

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