Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL), the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, will work to withhold funding for Space Command's permanent base in Colorado.
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall; Gen. James Dickinson, the head of Space Command; and Gen. Chance Saltzman, chief of space operations of the Space Force, appeared in front of Rogers and his committee on Thursday in what ultimately became a contentious hearing.The controversy surrounding where Space Command's headquarters should be based permanently dates back to the Trump administration and has angered both Colorado and Alabama lawmakers at different points as both vie for their state.
"I'm going to ask the inspector general for the Department of Defense to investigate this," the chairman explained."In the meantime, I intend to work to make sure that no funds are authorized or expanded to be spent in Colorado Springs for building a thermal headquarters." Lamborn also noted,"There's really nothing left to uncover because pretty much we beat this dead horse to a state of exhaustion" and said he's"not sure that the hearing accomplished anything."
Keeping Space Command HQ in Colorado would allow them to reach full operational capability, FOC, before the end of the calendar year, Dickinson said, whereas it would take until the 2030s for a new headquarters in Alabama to reach FOC, though it would save money.
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