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Large Contractors Impede DoD Commercial SATCOM Acquisition Reform, Operating Exec Says

Monday, February 18th, 2013

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Large military satellite manufacturers impede meaningful change to the way the Defense Department purchases commercial satellite communications (SATCOM) bandwidth from commercial satellite operators, according to the executive of a commercial satellite operator. SES Government Solutions President and CEO Tip Osterthaler said recently shaking up the status quo creates winners and losers and with defense budgets tightening large military satellite manufacturers will do whatever it takes to keep their businesses alive. “You have industry segments who have made a very good…

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