
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) examined a Defense Department report to congressional defense committees on homeland missile defense and flight tests, but finds it provides limited help for Congress to make decisions. The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is developing the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system for homeland ballistic missile defense against a limited intermediate and ICBM attack from potential adversaries such as North Korea and Iran. Boeing [BA] leads an industry team on the program. “Without an understanding of the…