The Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force for Space Programs spoke about space acquisition during the 27th National Space Symposium here April 14 in a speech delivered on behalf of the Under Secretary of the Air Force.
Mr. Richard McKinney addressed the need to improve Air Force acquisition of space programs in a harsh fiscal environment.
“We have entered into an era of flatting budgets,” said Mr. Mckinney.
The Air Force’s base-line budget has not declined in the past decade, but when adjusted for inflation and not looking at annual wartime supplemental appropriations, it has not grown either. Today the Air Force is dealing with substantial cost growth across the force.
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