Organization
SAF/AQ (Air Force acquisition)
The Air Force secretariat office for acquisition, technology and logistics. UAP Gerb counts 8 of its 14 heads, among them Sue Payton and Lawrence Delaney, as coming from the contractors he ties to legacy programs, and his sources name its AQX directorate directly. He sees it as a revolving door between the legacy program and industry.
On the record
- 8 of 14 heads came from the big contractors (biographies).
- Directorates AQL, AQX and AQR.
Claims (4)
Of the 14 people who have headed SAF/AQ as Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, 8 had worked before government service at one or more of Lockheed Martin, SAIC, Northrop Grumman, TRW, LTV (E-Systems), the Aerospace Corporation or General Dynamics.Lockheed Martin Skunk WorksSAICNorthrop GrummanTRW Inc.The Aerospace CorporationfirsthandOn the recordofficial biographies (counted by UAP Gerb)
Sue Payton, head from 2006 to 2009, worked for Martin Marietta from 1989 and for Lockheed Martin until 1997; Lawrence Delaney worked at SAIC and BDM; John J. Welch Jr. came from LTV Aerospace.Lockheed Martin Skunk WorksSAICBDM CorporationfirsthandOn the recordofficial biographies (cited by UAP Gerb)
People Gerb has spoken to directly named SAF/AQ elements, especially AQX (acquisition integration), as engaged with legacy programs; he also suspects AQL (special programs) and AQR (science, technology and engineering).anonymousLeadUAP Gerb (Sam)
SAF/AQ is a revolving door between the legacy program and its contractors; Delaney likely had exposure to UFO programs before he headed it.speculationLeadUAP Gerb (Sam)
Connected
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works orgNorthrop Grumman orgAdministrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force (SAF/AA) orgSAIC orgUAP Gerb (Sam) person