According to a survey by The Gallup Poll, the American public believes that Washington political leaders pay far too little attention to military veterans. They rank them at the bottom of a list of 14 groups or categories, including defense contractors. More than half of the respondents believe defense contractors get too much attention. The poll was taken March 26-29, shortly after the news surfaced of problems for outpatients at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
The Space Force awarded three contracts for rocket launches worth up to a combined $13.68 billion on April 4—and the usual players SpaceX and United Launch Alliance have got some competition in the form of newcomer Blue Origin.