"Congress can hold politicals accountable -- not so much with the uniformed officers," one former DoD official said.

Exclusive: New Space Force Acquisition Shakeup Will See Military Driving Policy UPDATED To Include Air Force response.  WASHINGTON: The Department of the Air Force on Monday will put in place a realignment of space policy activities that in the past have been directly under the purview of the Air Force secretary, handing them instead to the office of the Space Force chief, Breaking Defense has learned. An Air Force spokesperson confirmed the planned shift in an email this evening. The move — which will make policy the purview of Lt. Gen. Bill Liquori, who serves as Space Force's chief strategy and resourcing officer — puts space policy development in the military chain of command rather than in the hands of civilians appointed by Congress. It also is at least the seventh reshuffle of space policy activities within the Department of the Air Force since the early 2000s. Read more » Breaking Defense 611 Broadway • New York, New York • 10012 unsubscribe