If it is approved, the extension of paid family leave to federal workers would represent a major benefit to more than 2 million federal civilian workers, who are only eligible for unpaid leave under federal law. ADSpace Force, a new branch of service, would largely be carved out of the Air Force, but also remain part of the Air Force Department, in similar fashion to how the Marine Corps is part of the Navy Department. Smith added, “The White House has made clear they won’t sign a bill unless it has the Space Force in it.”ADTrump has been enthusiastic about Space Force for more than a year. In 2018, he told a military audience in San Diego, “We may even have a Space Force, develop another one: Space Force. We have the Air Force, we’ll have the Space Force.

Source: Washington Post December 07, 2019 00:46 UTC