Report: Uncertainty over Space Command’s Future Contributes to Hundreds of Empty Positions

Report: Uncertainty over Space Command’s future contributes to hundreds of empty positions

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – A new government report reveals that U.S Space Command officials are having difficulty filling hundreds of positions due to looming uncertainty over the headquarters being moved out of state. The report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) which acts as a federal auditor, found that despite U.S Space Command declaring full operational capacity in 2023 they are still short by a reported 355 positions as…

US Space Command's future in Colorado uncertain as new report raises sustainability concerns

A report shows the Colorado-based U.S. Space Command is struggling to fill open jobs due to uncertainty over where the headquarters will ultimately end up.

Congressman says Space Command weeks away from moving to Alabama

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) -- Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL) says it could only be a matter of weeks before the decision to move the nation's Space Command headquarters to Huntsville's Redstone Arsenal becomes official. A report released by the Government Accountability Office stated the ".... Command's posture is not suitable long term..." in Colorado, among other findings. But Colorado lawmakers have vowed to fight moving the Space Command HQ to Ala…

Space Command Headquarters in Colorado 'Not Sustainable' Without New Construction, GAO Finds

The political fight over Space Command's future in either Alabama or Colorado has been a partisan tug-of-war for more than four years between the Trump and Biden's administrations, as well as the two states' delegations in Washington.