The House Armed Services Committee launched an investigation Thursday into the delayed selection of a permanent base for the U.S. Space Command headquarters. : The House Armed Services Committee launched an investigation Thursday into what it calls a”politically motivated” delay in the selection of a permanent base for the Committee Chairman Mike Rogers, R-Ala., notified U.S.
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall and the U.S. SPACECOM commander, Gen. James Dickinson, of the investigation in a letter that warned against further delays.
Space Command is temporarily based at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado, but in January 2021, the U.S. Air Force chose Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, for a permanent site. At the time, the decision was considered a win for allies of former President Trump in Alabama.
(House Armed Services Committee) “Secretary Kendall has uncovered ‘fundamental changes’ being made to SPACECOM’s mission requirements, headquarters requirements, and related expenditures at temporary SPACECOM facilities which are apparently divorced from DOD’s stated policy,” wrote Rogers, who said it’s unclear who approved these changes. headtopics.com
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