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Young For Change In Acquisition Process

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Tuesday, February 10th, 2009

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By Geoff Fein The Air Force's effort to develop a satellite communications capability for airplanes and ground sites is proving to be a good example of what needs to be done to reform the acquisition process inside the Department of Defense (DoD), according to the Pentagon's top acquisition official. John Young, the Pentagon's acquisition chief, told reporters last week that he sent a memo to Defense Secretary Robert Gates about the Air Force's Family of Advanced Beyond line-of-sight Terminals (FAB-T)…

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