To win the space race with China, the US needs these budgetary reforms

In this op-ed, Olivia Letts of George Mason University discusses the incompatibilities of PPBE with advancing space technologies and how to address these challenges.

"Congress and the Defense Department can boost the US edge in space if they take seriously the need to reexamine how the nation allocates resources to space-based activities supporting national defense. Among potential areas of reform, the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process merits distinct scrutiny as one traditional mechanism for funding, developing, and delivering major space systems." write Olivia Letts, research manager at the Greg & Camille Baroni Center for Government Contracting.

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