Galactic searches for dark matter 

Astroparticle searches for dark matter are expanding in size and scope, and in the process confronting new sensitivities and new challenges. Indirect searches using gamma-rays are reaching the sensitivity to rule out well-motivated cosmological models, but now confront the challenge of subtracting diffuse gamma-ray emission from astrophysical sources. Direct searches will soon confront the 'neutrino floor', which is the scale at which detectors will become sensitive to neutrinos produced from astrophysical sources. In this talk, I will discuss methods for confronting these challenges and understanding the physics that can be extracted about the nature of dark matter using present experiments and those in development.