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Barnes: Rapid Reprogramming for U.S. Space Force Would Retain Program Oversight

Frank Wolfe

Monday, August 3rd, 2020

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Barnes: Rapid Reprogramming for U.S. Space Force Would Retain Program Oversight

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Rapid re-reprogramming through portfolio management would retain congressional insight into space programs and oversight of them, a leading U.S. Air Force official said last week. Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration Shawn Barnes said on July 30 that "being able to manage both requirements and dollars at the portfolio level allows us to make good, smart trades and ends up being a much better use of the taxpayers' dollars." "I will always have programs…

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