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Space

Tournear: ‘Majority’ of DoD Systems Could Use SDA Acquisition Approach

Frank Wolfe

Tuesday, November 19th, 2024

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Tournear: ‘Majority’ of DoD Systems Could Use SDA Acquisition Approach

Pictured is Space Development Agency (SDA) Director Derek Tournear speaking at the MilSat Symposium on Oct. 23.

The commercial sector's employment of firm, fixed price contracts--notably the approach of SpaceX founder and Trump insider Elon Musk--looks to upset the apple cart of DoD acquisition come January, and Space Development Agency (SDA) Director Derek Tournear suggested on Tuesday that most Pentagon systems could employ the firm, fixed price contracts approach that SDA has. The rapid timeline of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, first launched in 2010, helped spur lawmakers, led by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), to revamp DoD acquisition…

Congress

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Congress

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Army

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