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Defense acquisitions. report to Congressional Committees. Assessments of major weapons programs :

This is GAO's annual assessment of DOD weapon system acquisitions, an area that is on GAO's High-Risk List. DOD and Congress have taken meaningful steps to improve the acquisition of major weapon systems, yet many programs are still falling short of cost and schedule estimates. Moreover, G...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: United States. Government Accountability Office (Author)
Format: Government Document Serial
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : United States Government Accountability Office, 2003-2017.
Subjects:
United States. > Department of Defense > Procurement > Periodicals.
United States. > Department of Defense.
Weapons systems > United States > Design and construction > Periodicals.
United States > Armed Forces > Weapons systems > Procurement > Periodicals.
Armed Forces > Procurement.
Weapons systems > Design and construction.
United States.
Periodicals.
Online Access:https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo136800
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Summary:This is GAO's annual assessment of DOD weapon system acquisitions, an area that is on GAO's High-Risk List. DOD and Congress have taken meaningful steps to improve the acquisition of major weapon systems, yet many programs are still falling short of cost and schedule estimates. Moreover, GAO has emphasized the importance of completing developmental testing before programs enter production and pointed out risks associated with such concurrent testing and production. With expected budgetary pressures, DOD cannot afford to miss opportunities to address inefficiencies in these programs to free up resources for higher priority needs.
Published:Began with: May 2003; ceased with: March 2017.
Item Description:GPO Cataloging Record Distribution Program (CRDP).
Physical Description:1 online resource (15 volumes) : color illustrations
Publication Frequency:Annual