A Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test May 1, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Credit: U.S. Air Force
Progressive groups want to restrict the hiring of defense industry executives for top DoD posts and reduce the number of support contractors in the Pentagon.
WASHINGTON — A group of progressive and anti-war organizations in a memo to President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team ask the incoming administration to make deep cuts to military budgets, and specifically target the U.S. Space Force, the next-generation ICBM and missile defense programs.
The contents of the memo were first reported on Monday by Politico. A copy of the memo was obtained by SpaceNews.
Among the key demands in the memo are to restrict the hiring of defense industry executives for top DoD posts, reduce the number of support contractors in the Pentagon, and eliminate the so-called “overseas contingency operations” account used to fund expenses outside the normal budget process.
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WNU Editor: The pundits are saying that Space Force will not be disbanded .... US Space Force Likely to Survive in Biden Administration, Experts Say (Military.com). Missile defense and the next-generation ICBM are probably going to see budget cuts.
