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US Air Force Overstepped In SpaceX Certification

Posted by Soulskill on from the don't-ruin-this-for-us,-government dept.

Rambo Tribble writes: An internal review commissioned by Air Force Secretary Deborah James has concluded that Air Force personnel tasked with evaluating SpaceX's certification treated it as a design review, going so far as to dictate organizational changes in the company. This was judged contrary to the intention of promoting a competitive environment. The report, prepared by former Air Force Chief of Staff General Larry Welch, concluded, "The result to date has been ... the worst of all worlds, pressing the Falcon 9 commercially oriented approach into a comfortable government mold that eliminates or significantly reduces the expected benefits to the government of the commercial approach. Both teams need to adjust."

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  1. LOL .... by gstoddart · · Score: 5, Funny

    Government bureaucracy reviews private corporations, implements government bureaucracy?

    LOL .. Congratulations, gentlemen, you're exactly what we've come to expect from years of government training.

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    Lost at C:>. Found at C.
    1. Re:LOL .... by halivar · · Score: 4, Funny

      "This isn't right. You only paid $20 for this hammer? Bros, do you even bureaucrat? Here, lemme show you..."

  2. don't mess with Hugo Drax by Thud457 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Air Force auditors start experiencing mysterious "accidents". Others get it hot water for unexplainable large deposits to their bank accounts.

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    the preceding comment is my own and in no way reflects the opinion of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

  3. Re:But, but... by halivar · · Score: 4, Funny

    You forgot "how long will it take?", but this is the nature of all proposals.

    Judging from my local road construction, I don't think time factors into government calculus.