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While most of the changes can be undertaken independently by the Department of Defense, three recommendations would require legislative action by Congress. But according to Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration Shawn Barnes, the report has yet to get past OMB, which oversees the President\u2019s budget proposals and ensures legislation proposed by agencies is consistent with the administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c[It\u2019s] still not on the hill. I\u2019m a little frustrated by that, but I think we\u2019re very close with OMB at this point and I think we\u2019re just about there,\u201d said Barnes during a July 30 call with reporters. \u201cThere are a couple of sticking points, but I\u2019m not going to talk about those directly here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Barnes continued on to say that OMB had no issues with the vast majority of the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And while the Air Force has to wait for legislative action on some recommendations, Barnes said they are already moving ahead with internal reforms, such as establishing a distinct Space Force budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re in the process of figuring out how to implement those actions within the alt-acquisition report that don\u2019t require any legislative change, and of the somewhat less than ten of those specific actions, probably six of them are within the Department of Defense\u2019s ability to get after. 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