This Tuesday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the proposed Golden Dome missile defense system and more.
At least one lawmaker thinks the proposed Golden Dome missile defense system should be based in his state:
Congressman's Golden Dome pitch highlights dilemma in new homeland missile defense plans
Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) has a message for the Pentagon: When it comes time to install elements of the Trump administration's "Golden Dome for America," Wisconsin is open for business.
The head of the Space Development Agency is back on the job this week:
Tournear resuming role at SDA this week
Derek Tournear will resume his duties as Space Development Agency director on Thursday following a monthslong stint on administrative leave, according to an Air Force spokeswoman.
The recent relocation of Patriot capability from U.S. Indo-Pacific Command to U.S. Central Command required 73 C-17 cargo aircraft sorties:
Patriot shift to CENTCOM raises questions about strategic lift, INDOPACOM priority, more
The Pentagon's decision to shift a Patriot missile battalion from the Indo-Pacific to the Middle East has drawn fresh scrutiny over U.S. strategic priorities and highlighted the extraordinary burden such redeployments place on both the strategic airlift fleet and Army missile defense forces.
The Government Accountability Office recently released a report on the Defense Department's Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control system:
DOD tells government watchdog of plans to streamline CJADC2
A process is underway to evaluate the extent to which military investments are aligned with and achieving the goals of Combined Joint All Domain Command and Control (CJADC2), and the Pentagon told a government watchdog that data on streamlining the effort will emerge as the review evolves.
Document: GAO report on CJADC2
House Democrats are decrying the Trump administration's announced tariffs -- which currently sit at a minimum 10% rate on the bulk of U.S. imports -- arguing that they impose needless economic pain on U.S. allies and strain military alliances:
Lawmakers, industry brace for tariff impact
Following a chaotic fortnight for international trade, during which President Trump imposed and then partially rescinded wide-ranging tariffs on U.S. trading partners, lawmakers and defense executives alike are trying to make sense of and prepare for the likely effects of these tariffs on their businesses, constituents and international relationships.