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HAC Draft Defense Bill Is Cautious on Space Force, SDA Efforts

By Vivienne Machi

Tuesday, May 14th, 2019

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HAC Draft Defense Bill Is Cautious on Space Force, SDA Efforts

The House Appropriations Committee’s recently released fiscal year 2020 draft defense bill funds various Air Force space efforts, but also places holds on Pentagon-wide space endeavors including the Space Force while requesting additional information. Lawmakers appear to want more information about DoD plans to stand up a new Space Force within the Air Force, as well as a new Space Development Agency (SDA) within the Pentagon that would be separate from the Air Force’s space procurement agencies. The bill, released…

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