Senior DOD official highlights 'monster' challenges with Golden Dome

By Tony Bertuca / March 19, 2025 at 12:50 PM
The Defense Department is just beginning to wrestle with the challenges associated with the "Golden Dome" missile defense initiative ordered by President Trump, including who will lead it, according to a senior Pentagon official. Steven Morani, who is temporarily performing the duties of Pentagon acquisition chief, said yesterday that DOD is “putting together the leadership framework” for Golden Dome. “There's different concepts being talked about. One of them is a direct-report program manager,” he said at the annual conference hosted...

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