Colorado’s Attorney General sues Trump Administration over Space Command relocation
The lawsuit also names Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the Department of the Air Force and Air Force Secretary Troy Meink as plaintiffs.
Michele Sandiford
November 3, 2025 12:12 pm
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- Colorado’s attorney general is suing the Trump administration over its decision to move U.S. Space Command headquarters from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Alabama. Attorney General Phil Weiser filed the lawsuit last week, arguing the President’s move is unconstitutional and violates federal law requiring notices and reports to Congress before relocating a major military headquarters. Weiser said President Donald Trump openly admitted the move was meant to punish Colorado for its mail-in voting system. The lawsuit also names Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the Department of the Air Force and Air Force Secretary Troy Meink as plaintiffs.
- The Trump administration said the federal government has more office space than it needs. A lawmaker’s bill would expedite plans to get rid of underutilized space. The “Disposing of Inactive Structures and Properties by Offering for Sale And Lease” (DISPOSAL) Act would authorize the sale of six pieces of prime D.C. real estate and clear the way for the federal government to sell 20 underutilized federal buildings every year. The bill’s sponsor, Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) said the revenue will offset a multi-billion-dollar maintenance backlog for federal buildings.
- Federal courts temporarily block the Trump administration from pausing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payments during the government shutdown. A judge in Massachusetts is requiring the Agriculture Department to use its contingency funds or whatever resources are available to ensure there is no disruption to food assistance for November. The Trump administration is instructed to update the court later today. In a separate case, a federal judge in Rhode Island granted a temporary restraining order requiring the administration to restore SNAP benefits as soon as possible.
- Agencies are planning for shutdown furloughs to continue into November. As the partial government shutdown moves into its second month, agencies are starting to tell the more than 700,000 federal employees who are furloughed that their time away will be extended another 30 days. The departments of Commerce, Justice and Homeland Security as well as NASA and the General Services Administration, at the very least, sent out emails to employees detailing the extension through late November, either the 29th or 30th depending on the agency. Agencies also sent inconsistent messages about whether or not furloughed feds would get paid after the shutdown ends.
- The Federal Acquisitions Regulatory Council and the Office of Federal Procurement Policy are out with new companion updates to 27 different sections of the FAR. These include bringing in updates to previously released information about required use of contracts and a beta version of the Category Management Buying Guide. OFPP and the Council said the FAR Companion will evolve and is intended to share the foundations of discretionary practices that complement the FAR. The FAR Council also said the final call for comments on all changes to the FAR are due today by 4:30pm.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is detailing military lawyers to the Justice Department to serve as special assistant U.S. attorneys in offices handling immigration enforcement. A new memo directing the military services to identify lawyers for detail to the Justice Department comes as nearly two dozen military attorneys are set to begin hearing immigration cases in federal courts after being appointed as temporary immigration judges. Hegseth announced in September that the Defense Department would detail up to 600 military lawyers to the Justice Department as temporary immigration judges. A Justice Department’s notice, released last week, lists 11 new immigration judges and 25 temporary judges. Most have military ties, and at least 18 are still serving.
- The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is urging organizations to adopt best practices for securing a popular Microsoft product. CISA and several partner agencies released Microsoft Exchange server security best practices last week. Many organizations use Exchange for critical communications. But CISA said hackers have been exploiting vulnerabilities within Exchange servers to steal data and disrupt organizations. The best practice guide comes after CISA directed federal agencies in August to immediately patch critical security vulnerabilities in Exchange Servers.
- The Trump administration is taking another crack at a national cybersecurity strategy. National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross said the White House will work closely with industry as it develops a new National Cybersecurity Strategy. Cairncross spoke at a conference hosted by Palo Alto Networks in northern Virginia last week. “We’re looking for partnership from the private sector in every way we can, and in part that is feedback from you all,” he said. One major challenge for national cybersecurity efforts is the majority of U.S. critical infrastructure is owned and operated by the private sector. But Cairncross said the Trump administration will look to harmonize cyber regulations rather than relying on new security mandates.
- The White House’s nominee to lead the U.S. Strategic Command said the Defense Department’s ability to test and conduct electronic warfare operations remains limited. During his confirmation hearing, Vice Adm. Richard Correll, who currently serves as Stratcom’s deputy commander, told lawmakers last week the department is “not where it needs to be.” He said the congested nature of the electromagnetic spectrum has made open-air testing increasingly difficult. A few ranges capable of handling advanced electronic warfare exercises are often forced to halt testing to avoid unintended interference. Correll said the same challenges impact how the Joint Force trains; recent exercises have revealed a number of shortfalls such as lack of high-end training equipment and too few training opportunities across the force.
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