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Aug 19, 2026 at 11:00 PM ET
CBO says Pentagon rebuffed requests for Golden Dome brief
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David Mosher, head of the Congressional Budget Office’s National Security Directorate, said the CBO was tasked with estimating the cost of implementing Trump’s January 2025 executive order, not DoD plans. He also said the Pentagon rebuffed repeated requests for a Golden Dome briefing.
WHO: David Mosher, Congressional Budget Office (National Security Directorate)
WHAT: Mosher said the Pentagon rebuffed repeated requests for a Golden Dome briefing and emphasized CBO’s role in estimating costs for implementing Trump’s January 2025 executive order.
WHEN: Reported Aug 19, 2026 at 2:55 PM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: CBO was responsible for estimating the price tag for implementing Trump’s January 2025 executive order, not for providing or assessing DoD plans.
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