Space Force can’t figure out what personnel it needs for its missions, GAO says
16-07-2026 18:30 via defenseone.com

Space Force can’t figure out what personnel it needs for its missions, GAO says

One-quarter of the jobs Space Force leaders say they need went unfilled in fiscal 2025, partly because the young service lacks a solid way to track and use troops, civilian workers, and contractors, the Government Accountability Office found.“The Space Force has not established a process or guidance to consistently and accurately determine its personnel needs to accomplish its missions. Relatedly, although it has estimated the number of contractor personnel supporting it, the Space Force d
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