Space Force Creates New Office to Fix Gap in Its Own Acquisition Reform

The US Space Force established the Technology Portfolio Executive office with authority equal to nine specialized Portfolio Acquisition Executives. The task is to guide promising commercial technologies through the 'valley of death' funding gap where startups die before being picked up by acquisition programs.

• New office has authority equal to nine specialized PAEs
• Goal is to close funding gap between startups and acquisition programs
• Acquisition reform aims to prevent defense startups from dying before adoption