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Lawmakers press DOD for details on 'Golden Dome' homeland-defense plan and funding
Summary
Multiple members asked Defense Department leaders to explain the administration's Golden Dome concept, a multi-layer homeland defense architecture described by officials as a $175 billion concept with a multi-billion-dollar down payment; lawmakers said program details and a congressional briefing are needed before major funding decisions.
House appropriators pressed Defense Department witnesses on June 10 for more detail about "Golden Dome," an administration priority described by DOD officials as a layered homeland-defense architecture.
Congressional members repeatedly said they had not been briefed on how the administration plans to spend the $175 billion figure mentioned publicly and sought specifics about what the $25 billion (described in…
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