House appropriators want more details on Pentagon's space reorganization plans

By Courtney Albon / May 14, 2019 at 11:10 AM
The House Appropriations defense subcommittee's draft fiscal year 2020 defense spending bill proposes continued study and refinement of the Defense Department's plan to establish a Space Force and puts a hold on funding for a new Space Development Agency until the Air Force offers more details on the organization's mission. The draft bill , released May 14, includes $15 million for further study of the "potential establishment" of a Space Force. In a separate provision, appropriators propose language that would...

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