The controversy over the missile defense system the United States plans to build in Eastern Europe has taken almost a 360-degree turn recent

GAO report suggests the timetable for $80 billion missile defense effort may be driven by wishful thinking.

An ill-fated program set for termination at the end of 2013 gets new funding

GAO says programs still not following 'best practices.'

The Pentagon is repeatedly taking risks by using old or untested missile parts, and paying hundreds of millions of dollars in extra costs.