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HASC Chair Rogers Calls For GAO Investigation Of Space Command HQ Decision

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, August 24th, 2023

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HASC Chair Rogers Calls For GAO Investigation Of Space Command HQ Decision

The newly finished red carpet on the Peterson Space Force Base flight line on May 26 (U.S. Space Force Photo),

The chair of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) is calling on the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct an investigation into the Biden administration’s decision to keep U.S. Space Command headquartered in Colorado. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), the HASC chair, sent a letter to the head of GAO on Wednesday requesting the agency review the process for selecting Colorado, to include all updates since the last report on the matter was released in June 2022. “As you are aware,…

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