Advisory Panel: DOD Should Name Lead Agency For SATCOM Procurement

By Jordana Mishory / January 24, 2013 at 7:59 PM
The Pentagon should designate a single office to procure all satellite communications assets and services, according to a Defense Business Board task force. During its quarterly meeting today, the board approved the task force's recommendations for how to better take advantage of commercial satellite communications services. Notably, the task force's new report says the Defense Department should "facilitate future governance by designating a single DOD point for procuring all [satellite communications] assets and services." The report also calls for the...

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