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Readying any large space mission, especially one as novel as a nuclear propulsion demo, for launch in less than three years will require sharp focus, resistance to mission creep, and near-perfect execution.
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 25 Mar. 2026
The bill's sponsors framed the Government Surveillance Reform Act as a necessary corrective to a surveillance state that has been supercharged by modern technology and bureaucratic mission creep.
—Dell Cameron, Wired News, 12 Mar. 2026
While Congress is permitted to enact laws to protect the right to vote, the executive branch should not be permitted to engage in mission creep by developing a comprehensive federal voter database without clear and specific legislative authorization.
—Barbara McQuade, Twin Cities, 15 Jan. 2026
While Congress is permitted to enact laws to protect the right to vote, the executive branch should not be permitted to engage in mission creep by developing a comprehensive federal voter database without clear and specific legislative authorization.
—Barbara McQuade, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 25 Mar. 2026
The bill's sponsors framed the Government Surveillance Reform Act as a necessary corrective to a surveillance state that has been supercharged by modern technology and bureaucratic mission creep.
—Dell Cameron, Wired News, 12 Mar. 2026
While Congress is permitted to enact laws to protect the right to vote, the executive branch should not be permitted to engage in mission creep by developing a comprehensive federal voter database without clear and specific legislative authorization.
—Barbara McQuade, Twin Cities, 15 Jan. 2026
While Congress is permitted to enact laws to protect the right to vote, the executive branch should not be permitted to engage in mission creep by developing a comprehensive federal voter database without clear and specific legislative authorization.
—Barbara McQuade, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
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“Mission creep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mission%20creep. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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