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Panel questions cuts to commercial imagery funding as agencies expand private‑sector partnerships
Summary
Members raised concerns about reported cuts to FY26 commercial imagery lines and pressed witnesses from NRO, NGA and Space Force on how commercial data and analytics are being integrated to speed capabilities and avoid redundant purchases across government.
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers and witnesses at the House Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee hearing debated the growing role of commercial space companies in national security and flagged reported reductions to FY26 commercial imagery funding.
Ranking Member Seth Moulton said he was "especially concerned about the rumor that the National Reconnaissance Office at the direction of OMB has slashed commercial imagery funding lines in the FY26 budget." He and other members urged agencies to preserve commercial buys and to avoid narrowing the supplier base.
Why it matters: Committee members and agency officials described commercial remote sensing, radio frequency (RF)…
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