In the 2007 defense authorization bill, still awaiting signature by the President, lawmakers have curtailed spending on the space-based interceptor program until 90 days after the Missile Defense Agency supplies a comprehensive report. The report must include a description of the system’s “essential components” and its relationship to other missile defense systems, an estimate of acquisition and life cycle costs, a countermeasures vulnerability analysis, and a “projection of the foreign policy and national security implications.”
Watchdog Says Military Can Make Cyber Ops More Efficient
Sept. 17, 2025
The Government Accountability Office called for paring down the military's sprawling cyber enterprise in a recent report, amid renewed discussion about standing up a separate cyber force.
