The Pentagon told Congress this week that a troubled Air Force space modernization program is vital to national security and that the program's cost overruns can be managed, an Air Force spokeswoman told InsideDefense.com today. Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Michael Wynne certified to Congress on April 27 the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program as "essential to national security," the spokeswoman said. Boeing and Lockheed Martin are providing launch services under EELV contracts. Without Wynne's...
