This issue of Air Force Journal of Logistics begins with a special section on contracting and acquisition. In "Acquisition Secrets from the National Reconnaissance Office," Major Joe Mazur, Jr., USAF examines the changes made and the changes needed in the acquisition of space systems. "Injecting Commercial and Innovative Practices into Operational Contracting," by Major Randall F. Looke, USAF discusses the impediments and barriers to using more commercial and innovative practices ...