Search

NRO’s Troy Meink, Who Accelerated Agency Use of Fixed Price, is SECAF Pick

NRO’s Troy Meink, Who Accelerated Agency Use of Fixed Price, is SECAF Pick
Troy Meink, principal deputy director of the National Reconnaissance Office, signs the Joint Task Force-Space Defense’s board during his visit to the organization at Schriever Space Force Base, Colo. on Aug. 31, 2022 (U.S. Space Force Photo)

Troy Meink, the principal deputy director of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), is President-elect Trump's pick to become Air Force secretary. Meink, a former U.S. Air Force KC-135 navigator and engineer on ballistic missile test vehicles with the Missile Defense Agency, was the signals intelligence acquisition director at the NRO from 2008 until 2013 before leaving the agency to assume leadership positions with the Air Force and the Director of National Intelligence and returning to the NRO in May 2017.…

Subscriber-only content. Please log in below.

Not a subscriber or registered user yet?

Please contact us at clientservices@accessintel.com or call us at 888-707-5814 (Monday – Thursday 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. and Friday 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET.), to start a free trial, get pricing information, order a reprint, or post an article link on your website.



Congress Updates

Trump Wants Second Reconciliation Bill On His Desk By June 1

President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Congress to pass and send a second reconciliation bill to his desk by June 1. The deadline follows congressional Republicans’ backing a pursuit […]


Upgrading Current GPS Ground System “Now a Viable Option,” As GPS OCX Problems Continue, Space Official Says

Upgrades to the GPS ground system–the Architecture Evolution Plan (AEP)–is an option under consideration by the Defense Department’s space acquisition chief, as problems continue in fielding the GPS Next Generation […]


Graham Says GOP To Move Ahead On Second Reconciliation Bill, With Defense Funds As Priority

Senate Budget Committee Chair Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Wednesday, with the White House’s backing, his panel will move “expeditiously” on crafting a second reconciliation bill, citing priorities for defense and […]


Hegseth Acknowledges Potential $200 Billion Iran Supplemental Request, Final Figure ‘Could Move’

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday acknowledged the Pentagon could potentially ask Congress for $200 billion in supplemental funding to support the ongoing operation against Iran and replenish munitions used […]