Air Force Secretary Michael Donley, Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz, Pentagon acquisition executive Ash Carter, and KC-46A Program Executive Officer Brig. Gen. Christopher Bogdan gathered Monday in Dayton, Ohio, to personally thank the team of more than 230 airmen and Air Force civilians at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base who oversaw the KC-X tanker source selection. “I thank you for renewing the reputation of defense acquisition,” said Schwartz during the appreciation event held at the National Museum of the US Air Force. Donley said: “We clearly had the right people working [this competition].” Carter emphasized the significance of running a successful competition in securing “big savings” for the taxpayer. Bogdan said he “couldn’t be any prouder” of the source-selection team. The Air Force on Feb. 24 chose Boeing’s KC-46A tanker over EADS North America’s KC-45. EADS did not protest the decision. (Wright-Patterson report by Daryl Mayer)
The Space Development Agency says it’s on track to issue its next batch of missile warning and tracking satellite contracts this month after those awards were delayed by the Pentagon’s decision to divert funds from the agency to pay troops during this fall’s prolonged government shutdown.
