The Government Accountability Office has agreed to a request for an investigation into President Joe Biden's decision to keep Space Command in Colorado despite the previous administration's decision to move it to Huntsville, Alabama.
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers requested the investigation last Thursday, while a GAO spokesman told the Washington Examiner on Monday that the investigation went through the review and has commenced. Investigators will now determine the scope of what they will investigate and the methodology they will use. Once both are determined, they will come up with an expected final release date.
"National security decisions of this magnitude and significant economic interest require the process to be standardized, repeatable, transparent, and deliberate. Based on numerous administration officials talking to the press, the decision by President Biden appears to be anything but," Rogers said in his letter to Comptroller General Gene Dodaro.
Last week, the Alabama lawmaker said he invited Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall, Space Command Commander James Dickinson, and Space Force Chief of Space Operations Chance Saltzman to testify in front of the committee.
The most significant factor that went into the president's decision was that Space Command would achieve"full operational capability" by the end of August, whereas the opening of the new site in Alabama likely wouldn't be until the early-to-mid 2030s, a senior administration official told the Washington Examiner when the decision was announced.
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