The Trump Administration recently issued a new Executive Order titled “Modernizing Defense Acquisitions and Spurring Innovation in the Defense Industrial Base.” The directive, announced April 9, 2025, aims to reform the Department of Defense’s procurement processes by prioritizing commercial products and streamlining defense acquisitions. Colonel Richard Kniseley, head of the Commercial Space Office (COMSO) within the Space Force’s Space Systems Command, described the order as “an exclamation…
By: DLA Piper
By: DLA Piper