"I think before you hand off the ball, let's make sure there won't be a fumble -- and the Space Force has a lot on it's plate right now," Rep. Jim Cooper says.

Key Lawmaker Warns Off Space Force On Tactical ISR WASHINGTON: One of the the founding fathers of the Space Force is less than enthusiastic about the new service's push to take over responsibility from NRO for providing tactical-level intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance from space. Rep. Jim Cooper not only chairs the House Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee, which oversees the Space Force, but he also has a seat on the powerful House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), which oversees the National Reconnaissance Office. Read more » Breaking Defense 611 Broadway • New York, New York • 10012 unsubscribe