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Space Acquisition Reform Not Included in SASC NDAA Markup

By Vivienne Machi

Friday, June 12th, 2020

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Space Acquisition Reform Not Included in SASC NDAA Markup

A ULA Atlas V 501 rocket carrying the USSF-7 mission for the U.S. Space Force lifted off on May 17. Photo courtesy of United Launch Alliance.

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s markup of the Fiscal Year 2021 defense authorization bill included a number of directives related to the military space portfolio. However, it lacks expected provisions on space acquisition reform, per an executive summary of the bill released June 11. The fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) asked the Air Force to submit a report on acquisition alternatives for space, but that report was not formally transmitted in time for the committee to incorporate…

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