U.S. Air Force Plans To Use New, Quick Start Acquisition Authority

U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall, left, speaks Feb. 12 at the Air & Space Forces Association conference.

Credit: U.S. Air Force
AURORA, Colorado—The U.S. Air Force is planning to use newly provided authority to jump-start two major acquisition programs ahead of budgetary authorization. Congress, in the fiscal 2024 defense policy bill, approved the new authority requested by Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall to begin early...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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