Acquisition Civilian Workforce

Abstract

The Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) equips US and allied forces with operational space and missile systems, launch systems, and command and control infrastructure in support of global military and national security operations. SMC operates with over 6,300 people and an annual budget exceeding $8B providing joint warfighters navigation, communication, weather, warning, force application, and space control capabilities. Through FY11, SMC acquisition workforce civilian personnel costs were funded in O&M and Section 852 accounts. Beginning in FY12--as an AF pilot initiative--SMC acquisition workforce civilian personnel funding was transferred to RDT&E, AF, and managed within PE 0305173F. The FY13 program includes funding for approximately 1,800 SMC personnel including all existing acquisition workforce civilian personnel, continued contractor to civilian conversions and Acquisition Improvement Program hiring. The funding does not include the costs for the base operating support civilian personnel supporting the Los Angeles AFB air base group. Funding SMC civilian payroll from the RDT&E appropriation provides program managers the flexibility to hire additional civilian personnel with program dollars versus additional contractors in concert with Acquisition Workforce Improvement Initiatives. Funds were requested for this effort in FY2012 under PE 0305173F. This program is in Budget Activity 6, RDT&E Management Support because this budget activity includes research, development, test and evaluation efforts and funds to sustain and/or modernize the installations or operations required for general research, development, test and evaluation.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2013
Source ID
0606392F_6_3600_PB_2013
Change Summary Explanation
FY12 Other Adjustment: +$187.096M transferred from PE 0305173F. FY13 Other Adjustment: +$216.451M transferred from PE 0305173F; -$12.685M due to Department reform agenda to maintain, with limited exceptions, civilian staffing at FY10 levels.
Service Agency Name
Air Force

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Budgets
  • Civilian Personnel
  • Contractors
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Manpower Utilization
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Security
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Personnel Management and Statistics in the Military and Department of Defense

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control
  • Space

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