NDAA outlines some SDA AQ authorities, but broader questions remain ahead of transition

By Briana Reilly / January 12, 2022 at 12:55 PM
While the fiscal year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act stipulates certain acquisition authorities the Space Development Agency will retain amid its move to the Space Force this coming fall, the agency's head said today officials are still hashing out the details as they await input from a key nominee. Under the current NDAA, the SDA keeps its authority tied to the first two tranches of its National Defense Space Architecture during the agency’s transition. Beyond that, SDA Director Derek Tournear...

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