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Head of ‘disruptive’ space procurement agency hits back at critics: ‘Change is hard’
Space Development Agency’s Derek Tournear says the agency’s ‘go fast’ approach is being challenged by the defense procurement bureaucracy that resists change

https://spacenews.com/head-of-disruptive-space-procurement-agency-hits-back-at-critics-change-is-hard/
> WASHINGTON — The head of the Space Development Agency — a U.S. Space Force organization that uses unconventional procurement methods to acquire satellites and build a space network — is pushing back at critics who presumably don’t want the military acquisition culture to change, SDA’s director Derek Tournear said in a recent social media post.
> Tournear’s post suggests the recent blowback is coming from inside the DoD bureaucracy.
> Tournear in his post staunchly defended SDA’s approach, emphasizing that military forces need access to cutting-edge technologies in a timely manner and that the traditional methods often have fallen short.