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Lawmakers Plan To Keep Close Eye On DoD Space Overhaul

By Marc Selinger

Monday, January 29th, 2018

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The House Armed Services Committee intends to closely monitor how the Department of Defense implements the space management overhaul recently mandated by Congress, the panel’s chairman said Jan. 16.The committee wants to ensure that the reorganization gives space the increased attention it needs and assigns more accountability to space decision-makers, Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) said.“Those of us who have received the classified briefings are increasingly concerned about the country’s ability to depend on space for our daily life,” Thornberry told…

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