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Space Force Remains ‘High Echelon’ Issue in NDAA Talks, HASC Leader Says

By Vivienne Machi

Wednesday, November 13th, 2019

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Space Force Remains ‘High Echelon’ Issue in NDAA Talks, HASC Leader Says

While progress has been made on a number of issues related to a conference agreement for the fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the creation of a Space Force remains far from agreed-upon, the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) said Nov. 13. Speaking with reporters on Capitol Hill, Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) said NDAA conference negotiations are proceeding “reasonably well,” but that conferees are down to “a few, really contentious issues,” one of which is…

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