The Senate confirmed the nominations of Alan Estevez to be the principal deputy undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology, and logistics, and Marcel Lettre to be the principal deputy undersecretary of defense for intelligence. Estevez’s approval came on Oct. 30, while Lettre’s came on the following day, according to the Senate’s listing of civilian confirmations. President Obama nominated Estevez for the post in January, and Lettre for his position in July. Estevez had been serving since August 2011 as assistant secretary of defense for logistics and materiel readiness. Lettre had been the special assistant to the Defense Secretary since April 2011.
The Space Force is looking for industry feedback on its plans to create a new “Mission Development Zone” at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., to support launch providers with space for additional payload processing capacity, test and assembly facilities, and potentially rocket and spacecraft manufacturing infrastructure.