A Defense Department official believes that advanced procurement is "integral" to the Air Force's concept of a new space acquisition plan. Procurement experts state the Evolutionary Acquisition for Space Efficiency (EASE) concept can save money in the cost of buying space systems, Amb. Gregory Schulte, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for space policy, said at a breakfast with reporters this morning. He believes that the money that would be saved under the policy could be reinvested in block upgrades...
