Fledgling JPO Guam Defense System is 'coalition of the willing,' eight-person shop

By Jason Sherman / July 31, 2024 at 3:57 PM
The new Joint Program Office in support of the Guam Defense System is hamstrung by a lack of funding, relying on a "coalition of the willing" and eight staff members to execute one of the U.S. military's most pressing engineering and software challenges while waiting for lawmakers to approve funding to hire staff and tackle the project in earnest. Lt. Gen. Robert Rasch, executive officer in charge of the new JPO, said the office -- established in February after Deputy...

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