Space Force Overhauls Buying Structure with New Mission Portfolios

Space Force drives additional acquisition reforms with new portfolios

As part of a broader effort across the Pentagon to improve procurement, the Space Force has finalized the nine specific mission areas that will guide its new organizations known as portfolio acquisition executives (PAEs), according to the service. The Space Force announced Tuesday that it has officially established four more PAEs — a new organizational framework spearheaded by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s large-scale acquisition overhaul.…

Space Force overhauls buying structure with new mission portfolios

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Space Force names 5 more mission areas for PAEs

The Space Force today announced five more mission areas that will be overseen by portfolio acquisition executives under the Defense Department's new acquisition schema. Four of the newly announced mission areas are: Infrastructure, which will oversee data management, test and training and personnel management capabilities. Battle Management, Command, Control, Communications and Space Intelligence, which will oversee networks, space domain awar…

New Space Force acquisition portfolios include space control, orbital warfare

The Space Force is “serious” about integrating cislunar capabilities, with plans to work closely with NASA and the Air Force Research Laboratory on new tech, Tom Ainsworth, Air Force space acquisition officer, said today.

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Space Force ‘Serious’ About Planning for Cislunar Operations

As NASA prepares for a slew of lunar missions over the next few years, the Space Force is contemplating its role in future operations around the moon. The service is developing a plan to increase focus on cislunar operations, according to Thomas Ainsworth, who is performing the duties of Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration.  Cislunar space is the region beyond geosynchronous orbit extending to the moon an…