The Defense Department this spring must re-write its seminal missile defense governance policy to replace a controversial memorandum advanced during the Trump administration that curtailed the Missile Defense Agency's autonomy by elevating approval authority for key activities to senior Pentagon officials. The Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act mandates by the end of May new governance documents be established that balance “providing the Missile Defense Agency with greater flexibility and agility, particularly with regards to milestone A (or equivalent)...
