Outgoing MDA Chief Ready to Brief Obama Team on Missile Defense

By John Liang / November 12, 2008 at 5:00 AM
Fearing some may be "dated" in their knowledge of U.S. missile defense efforts, the Missile Defense Agency's outgoing director said today that MDA stands ready to brief incoming Obama administration officials on the status of its programs. "We are standing by to answer questions from the transition team," Lt. Gen. Trey Obering, who retires later this month, said in his final press conference with reporters -- conducted via telephone. "We're more than willing to obviously just lean forward and to...

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