U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Steven Whitney, director, Force Structure, Resources, and Assessment on the Joint Staff, speaks during the promotion ceremony of Shannon Pallone, U.S. Space Force portfolio acquisition executive for Battle Management, Command, Control, Communication, and Space Intelligence. Credit: U.S. Space Force, Van Ha
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force has completed the biggest overhaul of its acquisition organization since the service was established, creating nine mission-focused Portfolio Acquisition Executives to oversee the buying, integration and modernization of the military’s space capabilities.
The reorganization gives a small group of executives broad authority over how the service buys and integrates space capabilities, reflecting a Pentagon-wide effort to speed procurement and make it easier to adopt commercial technology.
The new structure replaces an acquisition system centered on individual programs with one organized around operational missions. Instead of overseeing a single satellite constellation or ground system, portfolio executives will manage families of capabilities spanning launch, missile warning, satellite communications, command and control, and space operations.
