Roper: Disbanding SCO would be detrimental to Air Force acquisition

By Courtney Albon / May 3, 2018 at 5:29 PM
The Air Force's top acquisition official said recently that if a proposal by House lawmakers to disband the Strategic Capabilities Office is successful, several of the service's development efforts could slip or be forced to restart. Will Roper, the Air Force's new acquisition executive and most recently the director of the SCO, told reporters during an April 27 briefing that closing the Pentagon rapid acquisition hub could be detrimental to a number of Air Force projects. "A lot of things...

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