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Air Force Still Confident In EASE Despite HASC Setback

Brian Aloisio

Thursday, May 12th, 2011

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Air Force officials say they may still be able to institute a new satellite purchasing method, even if the Congress adopts language in the House Armed Services Committee’s markup curtailing the scheme. The new plan, called Evolutionary Acquisition for Space Efficiency (EASE), has three facets. It calls for stable funding of a block buy of two satellites at a fixed price; a parallel account to provide money for product improvement; and parallel work on the mission area’s architecture. Advanced appropriations…

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