Derek Tournear, director of the Space Development Agency and a previous Wash100 awardee, will resume his duties as head of SDA on Thursday, April 17, Breaking Defense reported Monday.
William Blauser’s Appointment as Acting SDA Director
In early February, the Air Force appointed William Blauser, deputy director of the Rapid Capabilities Office, as interim director of SDA to address the need for full-time leadership at SDA and Space Systems Command.
Prior to Blauser’s appointment, Lt. Gen. Philip Garrant, commander of Space Systems Command, led SDA on an acting basis.
Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture
As head of SDA, Tournear oversees efforts to develop, deploy and operate the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture, or PWSA.
PWSA is part of the Department of Defense’s Joint All-Domain Command and Control, or JADC2, effort and seeks to provide U.S. warfighters and allies with reliable and resilient space capabilities through a layered network of satellites in low Earth orbit.
