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Acquisition & Logistics Excellence Acquisition & Logistics Excellence DoD Announces Fiscal Year 2019 University Research Shanahan, Wilson, Goldfein Offer Views for Ensuring Funding Awards U.S. Superiority in Space DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NEWS RELEASE (APRIL 3, 2019) SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE PUBLIC AFFAIRS (APRIL 9, 2019) Arlington, Va.—The Department of Defense (DoD) announced Charles Pope $169 million in its long-running multidisciplinary university re- COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—The top echelon of the United search initiative (MURI) awards to 24 research teams pursuing States’ civilian and military leadership offered unflinching basic research spanning multiple scientific disciplines. Since assurances April 9, that America’s superiority in space will its inception in 1985, the tri-Service MURI program has suc- endure even as competition—and the stakes—for primacy cessfully convened teams of investigators to combine insights intensify. from multiple disciplines to both facilitate the growth of newly emerging technologies and address the Department’s unique In remarks to more than 1,500 government, military, industry, problem sets. and international leaders at the 35th Space Symposium, Act- ing Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan set a tone on at least “The challenges we face today are highly complex in nature one dominant point that was followed in quick succession in and do not fall in line with a single discipline,” said Dr. Mitch speeches by Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson and Nikolich, director of Defense Research and Engineering for Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein. Research and Technology. “MURIs acknowledge these com- plexities by supporting teams whose members have diverse “The threat is clear,” Shanahan said. “We’re in an era of great sets of expertise as well as creative and different approaches power competition, and the next major conflict may be won to tackling problems. It’s a program that remains a cornerstone or lost in space.” of the DoD’s legacy of scientific impact.” Because of actions by Russia, China, and other nations, “space The highly competitive MURI complements the department’s is no longer a sanctuary—it is now a warfighting domain,” Sha- single-investigator basic research grants and has made im- nahan said. “This is not a future or theoretical threat; this is mense contributions to both defense and society at large. For today’s threat. We are not going to sit back and watch—we example, a 1987 MURI team provided the first demonstration are going to act.” of self-assembled materials and micro-contact printing. These demonstrations provided a vital foundational framework in Wilson and Goldfein echoed and amplified those themes while nanosciences that had transformative effects on fields includ- also offering details for how the Air Force is meeting the new ing microfluidics, novel sensors, diagnostics, and electronics. dynamic in space. Additional notable MURI results include nanostructured ma- terials to achieve new materials properties for phototronics “America is the best in the world at space, and our adversaries applications, advances in computer vision systems, and new know it,” Wilson said. Rather than becoming complacent, Wil- pathways optoelectronics with micro-optics and microme- son said the Air Force’s comprehensive approach is grounded chanical subsystems. in “a clear-eyed assessment of the world as it is.” For the fiscal 2019 competition, the Army Research Office, Wilson also highlighted how the Air Force is driving the change the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, and the Office of to field tomorrow’s capabilities faster and smarter by using Naval Research solicited proposals in 24 areas important to authorities given to the Service by Congress. That includes DoD and the military services. From a merit-based review of flattening the Space and Missile System Center organization the 295 proposals received, a panel of experts narrowed the and using the “speed as demonstrated” approach as employed proposals to a subset from which the 24 final awards were by the Space Enterprise Consortium. selected. Awards of about $1.5 million per year for three to five years will be provided to these teams located across 73 For Wilson, that “clear eyed” assessment also extended to the U.S. academic institutions, subject to satisfactory research upcoming debate in Congress and within the administration progress and the availability of funds. that will produce the critical details on the Space Force, a new 6th branch of the military. For a list of the winning teams, visit https://media.defense. gov/2019/Apr/03/2002109216/-1/-1/1/MURI-2019-SE- “Different missions will require different solutions. One size LECTED-TEAMS.PDF. does not fit all,” she said. DEFENSEACQUISITION | July-August 2019 | 1 Acquisition & Logistics Excellence Such speed and innovation is cru- cial, Wilson and Goldfein said, since the United States is no lon- ger alone. “China is militarizing commercial space technologies and incorpo- rating counter-space technologies into warfighting strategies,” she said. “Russia is developing ground- launched missiles, directed-energy weapons, and sophisticated satel- lites to advance their counter- space capabilities. “We must be able to leverage in- novation in the commercial space industry to stay at the forefront of technology and ensure our access to space,” she said. Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson emphasized the importance of the U.S. Goldfein touched on similar con- maintaining its dominance in space during a speech April 9, 2019, at the 35th Space cepts but presented them through Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colo. “America is the best in the world at space, and our the lens of a warfighter. adversaries know it,” she said. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael Mathews “The ultimate objective is to make the prospect of conflict so painful for an adversary that they should She and Goldfein highlighted changes the Air Force has already prefer dealing with the secretary of state rather than the sec- instituted that include revamping the acquisition process to retary of defense,” Goldfein said. make it faster and more nimble. As part of that effort, Wilson announced that a “Pitch Day” event devoted specifically to ACE Helps Programs Avoid Risk and Grows Managers space will be held this fall in Los Angeles. It follows one in 66TH AIR BASE GROUP PUBLIC AFFAIRS (APRIL 10, 2019) March in New York in which 51 contracts, valued at $8.75 mil- Benjamin Newell lion, were awarded in a single day. Most were completed in 15 HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass.—When the Combat minutes, the fastest being awarded in less than three minutes. Search and Rescue (CSAR) mission-planning application needed modernization, its program managers turned to the “To further develop the force, we are graduating our first class Acquisition Center of Excellence at Hanscom Air Force Base of Schriever Scholars and expanding education on space to to chart a process for fast fielding using CSAR Airmen’s fre- include junior officer, enlisted, and international students,” quent input. Goldfein noted on the advent of new training efforts focusing on space. The application, CSAR Pedro King, is a system designed to help mission planners track Airmen, equipment and weather in Both emphasized the need to collaborate with allies and in- order to build better blueprints for rescue training and opera- dustry. “We prefer the power of collaboration over coercion,” tions. The application was originally built on a ‘waterfall’ ac- Goldfein said to draw the comparison. quisition strategy, meaning a fully functional system is fielded all at once. Reviews showed prototyping and agile acquisition A sufficient budget, delivered on time also helps, Wilson said, principles could improve performance. in thanking Congress for its action on the current fiscal year budget. Space is a prominent fixture in the White House bud- “I think they realized that this way of fielding software, all at get proposed for fiscal 2020. That budget calls for a 17 percent once, wasn’t an effective strategy anymore,” said Dr. Charles increase on space, pushing the total to $14 billion. Kelley, chief of the Hanscom arm of the Acquisition Center of 2 | July-August 2019 | DEFENSEACQUISITION Acquisition & Logistics Excellence Excellence. “We helped them use a Section 804 strategy for 2018 Nuclear Deterrence Operations and Nuclear & the first time, and I think that’s helping them field faster and Missile Operations Awards Winners Announced work closer with the CSAR community.” SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE PUBLIC AFFAIRS (APRIL 15, 2019) ARLINGTON, Va.—Air Force officials recently named the win- The ACE, which staffs acquisition experts at most Air Force ners of the 2018 Nuclear Deterrence Operations Award and Life Cycle Management Center locations, is responsible for the Nuclear & Missile Operations Award. providing a one-stop-shop for programs. There, personnel can find the latest tactics and training to tackle everything from These awards recognize the outstanding accomplishments of complex, expensive Acquisition Category 1 weapons systems Airmen contributing to nuclear deterrence operations and the to more rapidly executed other transaction authorities and missile operations career field respectively. prototype agreements, like Section 804. “Congratulations to the winners of the 2018 Nuclear Deter- At the end of March, the site senior functional for project man- rence Operations Awards and the Nuclear and Missile Op- agers held a town hall for PMs to encourage workforce devel- erations Awards. These individuals have made a significant opment across program executive offices at Hanscom AFB. impact on the nuclear deterrent mission and exemplified the The acquisition functional at operating location-Hanscom AFB professionalism we value in our Airmen,” said Lt. Gen. Rich- also promotes the re-assignment of program managers from ard Clark, Strategic Deterrence & Nuclear Integration deputy one directorate to another for those individuals who want to chief of staff. broaden their experience by working in different divisions on base.
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