Pentagon wants exemption from HQ manpower cost ceiling to stand up SPACECOM

By Courtney Albon / May 8, 2019 at 11:50 AM
The Pentagon is proposing legislative language that would exclude the new U.S. Space Command from manpower cost restrictions for fiscal years 2020 and 2021 to give the Defense Department the funding margin it needs to stand up the new combatant command. The legislative proposal , obtained by Inside Defense , would "enable the DOD to provide personnel and resources for USSPACECOM headquarters activities over a time frame necessary for the successful establishment and maturation to full operational capability." The FY-19...

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