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Space Force acquisition reorg moves in the right direction

March 8, 2022 Eric Lofgren 0

Following a 90-day review, the head of Space Systems Command Lt. Gen. Michael Guetlein proposed a new structure built around five program executive offices: Assured Access […]

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Space Force harkens back to an old way of organizing for acquisition

January 6, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

Through the end of the 1940s, the Air Materiel Command had assigned two “project officers”—one for development and one for production—to monitor each system’s acquisition. […]

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Here’s a better way for the Space Force to be financially agile

June 23, 2020 Eric Lofgren 0

When Roper was in charge of the Strategic Capabilities Office he had the ability to move money between programs in a way that allowed him […]

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Air Force reorganizes acquisition for Fighters and Bombers

May 1, 2020 Eric Lofgren 1

The Air Force Materiel Command’s Air Force Life Cycle Management Center will split Fighters and Bombers Directorate into a Fighters and Advanced Aircraft Directorate and […]

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