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Read. Follow. Verify.2019 Budget Hearing: National Security Space Programs
Record date · January 1, 2019
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What This Bill Does
The House Subcommittee on Strategic Forces held a hearing to review the 2019 budget request for national security space programs. Military and intelligence leaders discussed the shift toward treating space as a contested warfighting domain.
This hearing sets the legislative foundation for funding U.S. military space operations and defense capabilities for the 2019 fiscal year.
Who It Affects
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Department of Defense
The agency is seeking budget approval for national security space programs.
National Reconnaissance Office
The agency's leadership provided testimony regarding budget and operational requirements.
Key Facts
- The hearing took place on March 15, 2018, to discuss the Fiscal Year 2019 budget request.
- The Subcommittee on Strategic Forces is prioritizing space as a warfighting domain equivalent to air, land, and sea.
- General John W. Raymond testified in his dual capacity as Air Force Space Command commander and Joint Forces Space Component commander.
- The budget request is explicitly aligned with the National Defense Strategy to address strategic competition.
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- The committee held a classified session immediately following the public portion of the hearing.
- Opening statements from the Chairman and Ranking Member were submitted for the record rather than read aloud due to time constraints.
- Post-hearing questions were submitted by Representatives Coffman, Lamborn, Rogers, and Turner.
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Space as a Warfighting Domain
The testimony explicitly marks a transition in military doctrine to treat space as a contested domain similar to traditional land, sea, and air theaters.
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