OMB report highlights 'Space Force' merits, differs from DOD, Air Force stance

By Courtney Albon / January 25, 2018 at 5:01 PM
The White House Office of Management and Budget told Congress in a recent report that significant changes to space organization within the Defense Department, including the option to create a separate 'Space Force,' are "not only prudent, but also necessary" -- an apparent departure from DOD's stance on space organizational reform. The report, delivered to Congress in December and obtained this week by Inside Defense , finds merit in past proposals for a separate military space organization and points to...

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