The Space Acquisition Council (SAC) is a body within the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, established to oversee, direct, and manage the acquisition and integration of space systems and programs for the armed forces. Its primary duty is to ensure integration across the national security space enterprise. The council includes members such as the Under Secretary of the Air Force, the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy, the Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, the Chief of Space Operations, and the Commander of the United States Space Command. Key activities include reviewing determinations made by the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration and reporting activities to congressional defense committees.
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The 2022 National Defense Authorization Act renamed the Space Force Acquisition Council to the Space Acquisition Council and gave that council authority to review all military space acquisition projects.
The Space Acquisition Council is a senior-level group created by Congress to oversee space procurements across the Defense Department.
The Space Acquisition Council directed a survey to go out to space industrial base sectors, including members and non-members of the Space Enterprise Consortium, federally funded research and development centers, and think tanks.
Christopher Scolese, Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, will work with the Space Acquisition Council and the U.S. Space Force to ensure the stability of the space sector.
Steve Nixon has shared the SmallSat Alliance's proposal with congressional committees and the Space Acquisition Council.
Will Roper planned an emergency session of the Space Acquisition Council to consider the impact of COVID-19 on the industrial base.
The Space Acquisition Council was established by Congress in the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act as an oversight group to synchronize space procurements across the Department of Defense.
The expanded principal assistant position would oversee all space acquisition activities, including a new Space Acquisition Council.