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Air Force

Space Policy Official Hopeful Final Acquisition Alternatives Report Will Soon Be Sent to Congress

By Vivienne Machi

Tuesday, June 16th, 2020

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Space Policy Official Hopeful Final Acquisition Alternatives Report Will Soon Be Sent to Congress

A ULA Atlas V rocket carrying the AEHF-5 mission for the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center lifts off from Space Launch Complex-41 at 6:13 a.m. ET on Aug. 8, 2019. (Photo: United Launch Alliance)

Congressional committees have long been waiting for a finalized version of a report on space acquisition alternatives to be submitted by the Department of the Air Force, and a senior department official said June 16 that he is hopeful it will soon make its way to Capitol Hill. The fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) directed the Air Force to submit a report on acquisition alternatives for space by March 31. While the “Alternative Acquisition System for the…

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