GAO: DOD did not break law directing 2020 missile defense policy overhaul

By Jason Sherman / November 10, 2021 at 2:44 PM
The Defense Department did not violate the law in 2020 when it overhauled missile defense policies and governance rules, federal investigators ruled in a new report requested by Congress. The Government Accountability Office, in a 76-page report made public today , found “DOD generally met the statutory requirements Congress established for changing missile defense non-standard acquisition processes and responsibilities.” In August 2020, then-Deputy Defense Secretary David Norquist approved a 17-page directive-type memorandum on "Missile Defense System Policies and Governance" that...

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