Senate authorizers bypass space acquisition reform provisions as they await key report from DOD

By Courtney Albon / June 11, 2020 at 2:52 PM
The Senate Armed Services Committee's fiscal year 2021 defense spending policy mark includes several provisions around the organization and implementation of the Space Force, but based on an executive summary released today, appears to be silent on any major space acquisition reforms. Committee aides told reporters today that relative silence is largely because the Defense Department did not submit the final version of its alternative acquisition report before the committee began crafting its bill. The Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense...

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