No clear plan for supporting Guam missile defense system, GAO finds

GAO report on SPACECOM HQ

Thursday, May 29, 2025The May 29, 2025 Government Accountability Office report "addresses (1) steps the Air Force and other decision-makers took between May 2022 and July 2023 to identify the permanent headquarters location, (2) the extent to which the Air Force basing reevaluation process incorporated relevant [analysis of alternatives] best practices, and (3) the status of U.S. Space Command headquarters as of fall 2024." Featured: Related Doc…

No clear plan for supporting Guam missile defense system, GAO finds

The Defense Department has yet to develop a clear strategy to guide the construction, deployment and long-term management of the missile defense architecture it is building on Guam, the Government Accountability Office has determined.The office is concerned that without such a plan, the effort risks cost and schedule overruns and an infrastructure unready to accommodate the additional personnel required to operate the defensive shield. In a repo…

GAO Upholds DHS Decisions in $10.2M Support Services Deal - USA Herald

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has upheld the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) decision to award a $10.2 million support services task order to BDO Public Sector LLC, rejecting a protest filed by incumbent contractor Guidehouse Inc. The ruling, issued on May 22, confirms that DHS conducted a reasonable evaluation of proposals and

GAO Reveals DoD Changed Guam Missile Defense Architecture, Canceled TPY-6 Radar - Defense Daily

A recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report revealed a top Biden administration DoD official changed the Guam Defense System (GDS) missile defense architecture in the final days of the administration, […]

Record of decision for Guam missile defense system due for release in August amid unresolved challenges

The $1.5 billion missile defense architecture, which includes multiple mobile components to be deployed in 16 proposed locations throughout Guam, is touted to provide a 360-degree protection against the rapidly evolving threats from China and North Korea.