12/28/2022
The 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) increases the budget of the Pentagon’s newest branch by billions of dollars.
The funding increase comes after a top Space Force civilian employee sexually harassed his subordinates and kept his job.
The Space Force will receive $26.3 billion in the upcoming fiscal year, $1.7 billion greater than the Pentagon initially requested and an $8 billion boost over 2022’s funding levels.
Most of the money will go toward building satellites for various uses, as the Space Force recently said it would attempt to build more low-orbit satellites.
Under the spending plan, private military contractors, such as Boeing, stand to make hundreds of millions.
The significant budget hike comes after a senior Space Force official, Andrew Cox, become embroiled in a sexual harassment scandal involving lower-ranking personnel.
According to the Air Force Times, he encouraged a workplace culture where sex toys and “G-strings” were given as gifts, beginning sometime after he was tapped to lead the Pentagon’s Space Security and Defense Program in 2013.
Source:Libertarian Institute, Air Force Times
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