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Analysis: Congress wary of Space Force spending | Tom Roeder
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The nation’s newest service is beset with old problems that slow the fielding of new gear and carve big holes in even the Pentagon’s massive budget, the House Armed Services Committee warned in a memo this month. The committee sent that message in a memorandum…
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Analysis: Congress wary of Space Force spending | Tom Roeder
The nation’s newest service is beset with old problems that slow the fielding of new gear and carve big holes in even the Pentagon’s massive budget, the House Armed Services Committee warned in a memo this month. The committee sent that message in a memorandum accompanying its version of the Defense Department budget. The committee,…
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Space Command’s home will be decided by Congress, Lamborn says
When former President Donald Trump awarded the permanent basing of U.S. Space Command headquarters to Alabama, where he had some of his highest approval ratings, in his final week in office, he yanked the command from front-runner Colorado Springs. In so doing, he triggered a pair of government investigations that lawmakers say could ultimately doom…
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U.S. Space Command: Alabama lawmaker lit fuse for Trump’s decision at Colorado Springs speech
Like much of the military’s history in Colorado Springs, the story of U.S. Space Command and the new Space Force service branch starts at The Broadmoor. The Broadmoor is where Colorado Springs leaders first hatched a plan to buy up ranchland that became Fort Carson and where they plotted to win the Air Force Academy. This time,…