
The Trump administration has registered discontent with several elements of the Senate-passed fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and issued a letter last week urging remedies be applied in forthcoming conference talks before a joint bill is passed. A Sept. 4 letter from White House officials to Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Chairman Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) includes 10 items that the administration opposes in the bill, notably related to the stand up of a new Space Force and…