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It will have a development corps. It will have an architect,\u201d she said. \u201cIt will have offices that will focus on innovation and another that focuses on partnerships. All of this intended to both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/space-symposium\/2018\/04\/18\/air-force-sets-ambitious-goal-to-procure-next-missile-warning-satellites-in-five-years\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">accelerate what we buy<\/a>, but also to buy things more smartly, and that new structure will reach initial operating capability in October of this year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/space-symposium\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Click here for more from Space Symposium 2018!<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the biggest and most important changes is the establishment of an \u201coffice of the senior architect\u201d responsible for synchronizing efforts across SMC. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOne of the reasons that the internet works is because it has standards and it enables things to communicate with other things,\u201d Wilson said. \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/reagan-defense-forum\/2017\/12\/04\/stratcom-head-timeline-to-field-new-missile-warning-satellites-is-ridiculous\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">If speed matters<\/a>, we need to be thinking about all of the things, all of the activities that are going on in space and making sure we have standards, things to rapidly connect, or even things like standards for a common bus so you can plug and play a lot more quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other offices will similarly ensure production and development efforts remain in sync with each other, and that effective technologies or production processes that are working for one program are farmed out to other programs that could benefit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SMC is already in the process of hiring the portfolio architect, its commander Lt. 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