The Department of Defense has announced that it will
temporarily oversee selected air force programs in order
to “ensure continuity of program oversight during this
time of transition with a new acting secretary of the Air
Force,” stressing that the measure is “not punitive.”
It said that Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,
Technology and Logistics, Michael Wynne “has designated
all major defense acquisition programs managed by the Air
Force and designated “acquisition category 1C” programs
to temporarily be placed under his authority.”
The move re-designated the programs to “ACAT 1D,” meaning
that Wynne would be the “milestone decision authority” for
the 21 Air Force programs affected by the decision, said
DoD, adding that Wynne requested the Air Force to supply
a list of all significant program milestones and decisions
expected in the next six months.
There is no time limit for the re-designated programs, which
are approved at the USD “AT-and-L” level, and DoD said that
staff would work with acting Air Force Secretary Michael L.
Dominguez and the Air Force acquisition force until
oversight is returned.