House Armed Services research and development subcommittee members met today with Army Maj. Gen. Peter Franklin, Missile Defense Agency deputy director, to determine if proposed new congressional reporting requirements would place an undue burden on the agency, congressional officials say. At the R&D subcommittee's mark-up last night, Rep. John Spratt (D-SC) proposed, then tabled an amendment to the fiscal year 2003 defense authorization bill that he feels would codify lax MDA reporting requirements. Spratt agreed to postpone a decision on...
