Missile Defense Agency

ABOUT Poetry Society of America The Poetry Society of America, the nation’s oldest poetry organization, was founded in 1910. Its mission is to place poetry at the crossroads of American life. The PSA transforms public spaces into sites for imaginative encounters with poems, engages diverse and often underserved communities, amplifies the voices of poets around issues of common concern, and honors their aesthetic contributions to our lives. **OUR MISSION** The Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) mission is to develop and deploy a layered Missile Defense System to defend the United States, its deployed forces, allies, and friends from missile attacks in all phases of flight. National Defense Authorization Act It is the policy of the United States to maintain and improve an effective, robust layered missile defense system capable of defending the territory of the United States, allies, deployed forces, and capabilities against the developing and increasingly complex missile threat with funding subject to the annual authorization of appropriations and the annual appropriation of funds for National Missile Defense. MDA Strategic Goals In order to achieve our mission, the MDA is dedicated to the following goals: 1. Support the warfighter. 2. Prove the power of missile defense through testing. 3. Continue development and fielding of the integrated Missile Defense System for homeland and regional defense. 4. Team approach to agency operations. 5. Optimize available resources. 6. Inspire professional excellence. 7. Foster a supportive environment for a diverse and professional workforce. 8. Implement National Security Strategy through international cooperation in missile defense. 9. Capitalize on the creativity and innovation of the nation's universities and small business community. Core Values Our core values define the MDA culture and set the tone for our workforce: 1. Respect: Mutual for each other with dignity 2. Teamwork: We accomplish more helping each other than as individuals 3. Dedication: To our nation and our missile defense mission 4. Integrity: In all things, all the time 5. Professionalism: Strive for it in all you do