Differences between the U.S. intelligence community and the Defense Department on space matters are highlighted in a newly released report criticizing the absence of a unified national security space strategy. "Until a national security space strategy is issued, the defense and intelligence communities may continue to make independent decisions and use resources that are not necessarily based on national priorities, which could lead to gaps in some areas of space operations and redundancies in others," said the March 27 report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), an investigative arm of the U.S. Congress. The report, "Defense Space Activities: National Security Space Strategy Needed to Guide Future DoD Space Efforts," focused on Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) programs.
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