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Pentagon Wants Authority To Begin New Program Starts Without Funding; Kendall Wants Congress To Act

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, April 19th, 2023

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Pentagon Wants Authority To Begin New Program Starts Without Funding; Kendall Wants Congress To Act

Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall. Photo: DoD.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—Time is the enemy for contending with potential threats from China and Congress can help by giving the Defense Department new, limited acquisition authorities to move out quickly on the early stages of new program starts and reduce their risks before a budget is authorized and enacted, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said on Wednesday. The Biden administration is actively seeking those authorities to accelerate new program starts, he told reporters in the morning at the annual Space…

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