A clean sheet approach to space acquisition in light of the new Space Force / William Shelton [and 10 others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shelton, William, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Space Force--Procurement.

United States.

United States. Space Force--Operational readiness.

Armed Forces--Procurement.

Operational readiness (Military science).

Physical Description:

xiii, 73 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND Corporation, [2021]

Summary:

The United States' newest military service, the U.S. Space Force (USSF), has a unique opportunity to take advantage of the widening range of commercial capabilities and create a new culture and new management processes to respond to the growing challenges presented by potential adversaries in space. To support this effort, USSF leadership asked RAND Project AIR FORCE to develop a "clean sheet" acquisition approach designed around the unique mission and calling of the new service. The recommendations in this report derive from a literature review and interviews with more than 45 current and retired senior leaders and space acquisition experts. The authors' clean sheet vision recognizes that potential adversaries are increasingly investing in space capabilities and that the pace of commercial innovation is increasing. USSF relies on space technology as a foundation to develop and sustain its joint warfighting capabilities and thus needs an acquisition approach focused on ensuring that the required capabilities are available when needed. To be effective in this context, acquisition processes must be rapid, agile, and, above all, threat-informed. The authors offer a new clean sheet acquisition vision for the technology-centric USSF-acquisition as a warfighting capability rather than a support function.

Contents:

Background

The Clean Sheet Vision: Acquisition as a Warfighting Capability

Rapid, Enterprise-Centric Decisionmaking

Talent Management

Interactions with Industry and Other Government Agencies

Implementing the Clean Sheet

Conclusions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1977407447

9781977407443

OCLC:

1264136775