The Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center expects by September to begin implementing new procedures to hold contractors responsible for poor performance. The Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act required SMC Commander Lt. Gen. John Thompson to determine procedures for placing underperforming companies on a "contractor responsibility watch list." Appearing on the list could limit a contractor's ability to compete for major research and development and procurement programs. SMC spokesman Donald Traud told Inside Defense Aug. 28 the...