{"id":64621,"date":"2023-04-19T20:21:31","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T20:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2023\/04\/19\/air-force-wants-to-launch-programs-without-having-to-wait-for-congress\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:53:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:53:11","slug":"air-force-wants-to-launch-programs-without-having-to-wait-for-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/space\/2023\/04\/19\/air-force-wants-to-launch-programs-without-having-to-wait-for-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Force wants to launch programs without having to wait for Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. \u2014 Weary of the annual tradition of waiting for Congress to approve a budget before kick-starting new programs, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall is proposing a workaround.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kendall told reporters April 19 at the Space Foundation\u2019s Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colo., that the service has submitted a legislative proposal that would give the Air Force and Space Force authority to start programs or speed existing efforts without formal approval from lawmakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat it would do is it would give the department the authority to, in places where we\u2019re surprised technologically or we see technological opportunity, to initiate the early phases of a program without waiting for Congressional approval,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t