IG: SPACECOM HQ move to Alabama could save $426 million

By Shelley K. Mesch / April 15, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Moving U.S. Space Command headquarters from Colorado to Alabama would have saved the Defense Department $426 million, according to the latest report from the DOD inspector general. The report, released today , provides a list of events or communications in chronological order of when the Air Force secretary, defense secretary and SPACECOM commander made recommendations along with when reports were completed. After a redacted sentence, the report states: “However, the one-time cost for moving to [Redstone Arsenal in Alabama] was...

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