Debrief: 2026 Budget Process Has Unique Implications For Space Force

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin, left, Acting Secretary of the Air Force Gary Ashworth and Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman speak before testifying to the House Appropriations Committee for an oversight hearing at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., May 6, 2025.

Gen. David Allvin, chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force, Gary Ashworth, acting Air Force secretary, and Gen. Chance Saltzman, U.S. Space Force chief of space operations, chat before testifying to the House Appropriations Committee, May 6, 2025.

Credit: U.S. Air Force photo by Eric Dietrich
When lawmakers return to Capitol Hill after Labor Day, they will be staring down a government shutdown deadline with just over four weeks to go until the end of fiscal 2025 on Oct. 1. Eyes will be focused on whether Congress can pass a full-year spending bill, or else punt to a second full-year...
Vivienne Machi

Vivienne Machi is the military space editor for Aviation Week based in Los Angeles.

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