Exclusive: Space acquisition shop set for another re-org, following Congress-backed SWAC model

The Space Warfighting Analysis Center has started laying out force designs for critical operations, but will SSC be able to transition those blueprints into real-world acquisition programs?

Space acquisition shop set for another re-org, following Congress-backed SWAC model WASHINGTON: While Space Force's fledgling Space Warfighting Analysis Center (SWAC) initially faced pushback on Capitol Hill, a number of key members of Congress have been won over in recent months — to the point where it is now seen as a ray of hope for long-stalled space acquisition reform. Meanwhile, yet another reorganization of the central service body for developing and buying new satellites and space systems — reimagined as Space Systems Command in August and led by Lt. Gen. Michael Guetlein — is in the works, a number of sources said. Though a Space Force spokesperson said that re-org is "pre-decisional," the sources said SWAC provides a model for what the new organization will look like — more proof of the SWAC's success. Read more » Breaking Defense 611 Broadway • New York, New York • 10012 unsubscribe