Despite recent budget troubles and tepid military spending elsewhere, the Biden administration has decided to bolster the Space Force, which President Trump touted often while in office.
reported to Congress on some of the longstanding problems with delays and over-budgeting the Pentagon has had with space equipment acquisitions—while also noting some improvements.
"Some potential adversaries have the means and intentions of holding our space-based capabilities at risk," Ludwigson told the House panel."As a result, we face important questions about how to mitigate the risks to current space systems, recapitalize our existing capabilities and potentially have new ones."
"While the Space Force offers an important opportunity to streamline lines of authority, accountability, and decision-making and avoid duplication of effort, many details will require careful consideration," the GAO report says.
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