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In the Interest of National Security, U.S. Space Command Must Remain in Colorado Springs

May 11, 2022

Washington, D.C.- Congressman Doug Lamborn released the following statement upon the release of the Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General report on the basing decision for the permanent home of U.S. Space Command:

"The DoD OIG report confirms that the best military advice and first choice of our top commanders was to keep U.S. Space Command in Colorado Springs. This report mainly focused on the chronology of the events and whether any nefarious or illegal actions occurred, while the forthcoming GAO report did a much deeper review of the criteria and scoring in this basing decision. With only a cursory review of the process itself, the DoD OIG's conclusion that the previous basing decision was reasonable simply means that it was logical based on flawed evaluations. Two of the four recommendations in the DoD OIG report are to more fully account for the imperative to quickly achieve full operational capability based on concerns raised by our military leaders that this was not adequately factored in during this basing process. I will continue to advocate for a fair and transparent basing decision that prioritizes national security imperatives and rapidly addresses the increasing threats we face in space."