Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration
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| Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration | |
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| Department of the Air Force | |
| Style | Mr. Secretary The Honorable (formal address in writing) |
| Reports to | Secretary of the Air Force Under Secretary of the Air Force |
| Seat | The Pentagon, Arlington County, Virginia, United States |
| Nominator | The President with Senate advice and consent |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Constituting instrument | 10 U.S.C. § 9016 |
| Formation | 2019 |
| Succession | 18th in SecDef succession by seniority of appointment |
| Deputy | Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration |
| Salary | Executive Schedule, Level IV[1] |
| Website | Official website |
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The Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration (SAF/SQ) is a civilian position in the United States Department of the Air Force that is appointed by the president of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate. This position is established under Title 10 US Code Section 9016. The assistant secretary reports to the secretary of the Air Force.
On December 20, 2019, Shawn Barnes, the deputy assistant secretary, in the absence of a political appointee, was performing the role of the ASAF. Barnes will continue to perform the role of the ASAF until the Biden administration makes an appointment likely in the first quarter of 2021 [2]
Responsibilities
The assistant secretary of the Air Force for space acquisition and Integration will serve as the single service acquisition executive (SAE) and the senior procurement executive for space programs in the Department of the Air Force.[3]
History
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The position of the assistant secretary of the Air Force for space acquisition and integration was created in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 on 20 December 2019 to oversee and direct the Space and Missile Center, Space Rapid Capabilities Office, and Space Development Center.[4]
The position was directed to stand up as the Service Acquisition Executive (SAE) in 2022. Until this date the position was to provide advise to the existing SAE for space programs the ASAF for acquisition, technology, and logistics (SAF/AQ). The office of the ASAF for space acquisition and Integration was created from the office of the principal assistant to the secretary of the Air Force for space.[5][6]
List of Assistant Secretaries of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration
| No. | Assistant Secretary | Term | Ref | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Duration | ||
| Assistant Secretary for Space | ||||||
| 1 | Martin C. Faga (born 1941) | September 28, 1989 | March 5, 1993 | 3 years, 158 days | [7] | |
| – | Jimmie D. Hill Acting | March 6, 1993 | May 19, 1994 | 1 year, 75 days | [7] | |
| 2 | Jeffery K. Harris | May 19, 1994 | February 26, 1996 | 1 year, 283 days | [7] | |
| – | Keith R. Hall (born 1947) Acting | February 27, 1996 | March 28, 1997 | 1 year, 30 days | [7] | |
| 3 | Keith R. Hall (born 1947) | March 28, 1997 | December 13, 2001 | 0 days | [7] | |
| Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force for Space | ||||||
| 4 | Peter B. Teets (1942–2020) | December 13, 2001 | March 2005 | ~3 years, 92 days | [7] | |
| 5 | Gary Payton (born 1948) | ~March 2005 | ~August 2010 | ~5 years, 153 days | [8][9] | |
| 6 | Richard W. McKinney | August 2010 | November 2013 | ~3 years, 92 days | [10][11] | |
| 7 | Troy E. Meink | November 2013 | June 2014 | ~212 days | [12][13] | |
| 8 | Winston A. Beauchamp | 2015 | ~August 2017 | ~2 years, 61 days | [14] | |
| 9 | John P. Stopher | August 2017 | April 2018 | ~243 days | [15] | |
| Principal Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force for Space | ||||||
| 9 | John P. Stopher | April 2018 | January 2019 | ~275 days | [15] | |
| - | Shawn J. Barnes Acting | January 2019 | December 20, 2019 | ~339 days | [16][17] | |
| Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration | ||||||
| - | Shawn J. Barnes Acting | December 20, 2019 | August 24, 2021 | ~1 year, 238 days | [16] | |
| - | Brigadier General Steven P. Whitney (born 1970) Acting | August 24, 2021 | May 5, 2022 | 254 days | [18] | |
| 10 | Frank Calvelli | May 5, 2022 | Incumbent | 1 year, 137 days | [19] | |
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List of Military Deputies to the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration
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The military deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration was formerly the director of space programs at the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (SAF/AQ). The officeholder is responsible for helping the assistant secretary oversee research and development, test, production, product support and modernization of Space Force programs.[18]
The was renamed to the current title in August 2020 after Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall ordered the acceleration of separating space acquisition authority from SAF/AQ.[20]
| No. | Military Deputy | Term | Ref | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Duration | ||
| Director of Space Acquisition | ||||||
| - | Major General Joseph B. Sovey | April 2002 | February 2004 | ~1 year, 306 days | [21] | |
| - | Major General Craig R. Cooning | July 2004 | ~June 2007 | ~2 years, 335 days | [22] | |
| - | Major General Neil McCasland | June 2007 | June 2007 | ~2 years, 0 days | [23] | |
| - | Major General Susan K. Mashiko | July 2009 | January 2010 | ~184 days | [24] | |
| - | Brigadier General John E. Hyten | September 2009 | February 2010 | ~153 days | [25] | |
| Director of Space Programs | ||||||
| - | Major General John E. Hyten | September 2010 | May 2012 | ~1 year, 243 days | [25] | |
| - | Major General Robert McMurry | April 2012 | May 2014 | ~2 years, 30 days | [26] | |
| - | Major General Roger Teague | May 2014 | June 2017 | ~3 years, 31 days | [27] | |
| - | Brigadier General Mark Baird | June 2017 | June 2018 | ~1 year, 0 days | [28] | |
| - | Major General Nina Armagno | July 2018 | August 2020 | ~2 years, 31 days | [29] | |
| - | Brigadier General Steven P. Whitney | August 2020 | August 24, 2021 | ~1 year, 9 days | [18] | |
| Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration | ||||||
| 1 | Major General Steven P. Whitney | August 24, 2021 | Incumbent | 2 years, 26 days | [18] | |
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References
- ^ 5 U.S.C. § 5315
- ^ "Top USAF Space Advisor Eyes Spring Exit". www.airforcemagazine.com. December 10, 2020.
- ^ SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE (30 Sep 2022) HEADQUARTERS AIR FORCE MISSION DIRECTIVE 1-17 Special Management ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE (SPACE ACQUISITION AND INTEGRATION) (SAF/SQ) 20 pages
- ^ Smith, Adam (August 11, 2020). "H.R.2500 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020". www.congress.gov.
- ^ Strout, Nathan (October 30, 2020). "Pentagon establishes new space policy position". Defense News.
- ^ "JUST IN Space Force Needs Acquisition Leadership". www.nationaldefensemagazine.org.
- ^ a b c d e f https://media.defense.gov/2013/Apr/10/2001329974/-1/-1/0/AFD-130410-035.pdf[bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Gary e. Payton".
- ^ "Gary Payton". LinkedIn.
- ^ "Richard W. Mckinney".
- ^ "Richard W. McKinney". LinkedIn.
- ^ "Dr. Troy e. Meink".
- ^ https://www.nro.gov/Portals/65/documents/about/leadership/Meink%20BIO%20PDDNRO.pdf?ver=MK6JiDUJUD-NiiZXcLiA8g%3D%3D[bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Winston A. Beauchamp".
- ^ a b "Dr. John P. Stopher".
- ^ a b "SHAWN J. BARNES". www.af.mil.
- ^ "Air Force space adviser Barnes assumes key role in standup of U.S. Space Force". January 28, 2020.
- ^ a b c d "BRIGADIER GENERAL STEVEN P. WHITNEY". www.af.mil.
- ^ "Calvelli swears in as Department of the Air Force space acquisition and integration lead".
- ^ Erwin, Sandra (October 14, 2021). "Kendall looks to accelerate appointment of civilian leader to oversee Space Force acquisitions". SpaceNews.
- ^ "Major General Joseph B. Sovey".
- ^ "Major General Craig R. Cooning".
- ^ "Major General William N. Mccasland".
- ^ "Major General Susan K. Mashiko".
- ^ a b "General John E. Hyten". www.defense.gov.
- ^ "ROBERT D. MCMURRY JR". www.af.mil.
- ^ "MAJOR GENERAL ROGER W. TEAGUE". www.af.mil.
- ^ "MARK A. BAIRD". www.af.mil.
- ^ "Lt. Gen. Nina M. Armagno". www.spaceforce.mil.
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