The chairman of the House Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee, Rep. Terry Everett (R-Ala.) says in a statement about the recently passed 2007 defense authorization bill, that he managed to secure $1 million for the National Space Studies Center, part of Air University at Maxwell AFB, Ala. Everett notes that the million dollar prize will go toward an evaluation “of the importance of space to US national and economic security.”
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth vowed to undertake far-reaching reforms on the way the U.S. military buys weapons, promising a sweeping overhaul of the way the Defense Department determines requirements, handles the acquisition process, and tests its kit. The fundamental goal, which Hegseth underscored in a 1-hour and 10-minute speech…
