by ADC | Aug 2, 2023 | Congress/DoD, On Base
House Armed Services Committee Chair Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) said he plans to investigate the Biden administration “to see if they intentionally misled the Armed Services Committee on their deliberate taxpayer-funded manipulation of the selection process” in choosing to...
by ADC | Aug 1, 2023 | Congress/DoD, On Base
Citing readiness continuity, President Joe Biden decided Monday to keep U.S. Space Command headquarters at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, Politico reported. That reverses a decision former President Donald Trump made in the final days of his administration to...
by ADC | Mar 3, 2023 | Congress/DoD, On Base
Two news outlets in Alabama published portions of what they say is a May 2022 report from the Government Accountability Office that has not previously been made public, showing the rankings of multiple sites considered for Space Command headquarters. Redstone Arsenal,...
by ADC | Feb 23, 2023 | Congress/DoD, On Base
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) said he is still meeting regularly with Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall as the Air Force finalizes its decision on whether to move U.S. Space Command headquarters from Colorado Springs, Colorado to Huntsville, Alabama. “Space Command,...
by ADC | Feb 17, 2023 | Congress/DoD, On Base
Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) asked the Biden administration to reverse a Trump administration decision to move Space Command headquarters from Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado to Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. Colorado lawmakers have led a bipartisan push to stop the...
by ADC | Jan 30, 2023 | Congress/DoD, On Base
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met last week with Colorado Democratic Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper about the Pentagon’s decision to move Space Command from Colorado to Alabama. “We met with Secretary Austin today and agreed with DOD that politics...
by ADC | Jan 25, 2023 | Congress/DoD, On Base
Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) voted against the confirmation of Brendan Owens to become assistant defense secretary for energy, installations and environment. The Senate confirmed Owens this week, as On Base reported. Bennet said his “no” vote was related to the...
by ADC | Nov 30, 2022 | Congress/DoD, On Base
The Air Force is close to a decision on where to base Space Command headquarters, Gen. James H. Dickinson, commander of U.S. Space Command, said Tuesday, according to Military.com. “I think the decision is going to come out shortly,” Dickinson said....
by ADC | Aug 11, 2022 | Congress/DoD, On Base
Gen. James Dickinson, commanding general of U.S. Space Command, said he is eager to get to full operational capability but is waiting on a final decision from the Air Force on where his headquarters will be based, Space News reported. The Air Force is nearing the end...
