The Missile Defense Agency must extend a statutory accountability checklist for the Next Generation Interceptor program that was originally designed to end with the technology development phase after Congress lengthened the mandated reporting regime through production. The Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act includes a provision extending “program accountability matrices” established in the FY-22 defense policy law requiring the MDA director to provide lawmakers with a detailed update on the status of the NGI program. The NGI program aims...
