The Gazette by David Bitton, Erin Prater & Jessica Snouwaert and Tom Roeder 9/3/2021
House Armed Services Committee votes to postpone Space Command’s move from Colorado Springs
Congress may put the brakes on the move of U.S. Space Command from Colorado Springs.
The House Armed Services Committee on Thursday passed, with bipartisan agreement, Colorado Springs U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn's amendment to the Fiscal Year 2022's National Defense Authorization Act — an amendment that would prevent the move of the command to Huntsville, Ala., and work leading up to it, until after the Government Accountability Office and the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General complete their reviews of the decision.
Results of the GAO review, currently underway, are expected to be released in March, Chuck Young, managing director of public affairs for the agency, told The Gazette on Thursday.
The amendment's passage through committee comes nearly two weeks after former President Donald Trump said on a radio show that he "single-handedly" picked Alabama as the new home for U.S. Space Command, confirming a January report by The Gazette.
Trump’s decision has drawn fire from Colorado politicians who claimed the choice was politically motivated. Some retired generals worry that the move could disrupt America's defense of military satellites.
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