A House Armed Services subcommittee has recommended sustaining funding for an Air Force office dedicated to rapidly developing space capabilities, despite the service's desire to close down that office. Additionally, the panel has requested a report from the Air Force detailing the service's planned Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) acquisition strategy once that strategy is finalized this summer. The subcommittee has also threatened to withhold some funding until the report is submitted. In its fiscal year 2013 budget request, the...
