Analysis of the Department of Defense's Request for Multiyear Contract Authority for the B-1B Weapon System (GAO/PLRD-83-86)

Abstract

Our work was directed at assessing whether Defense's fiscal year 1983 supplemental request and its fiscal year 1984 budget request to initiate multiyear contracts under the B-1B program met the legislative criteria for benefit to the government (savings), degree of cost confidence (reliable estimates) and stability of design.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 16, 1983
Accession Number
AD1149994

Entities

People

  • Frank Conahan

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Avionics
  • Contract Proposals
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Cost Estimates
  • Costs
  • End Items
  • Flight Testing
  • Governments
  • House Of Representatives
  • National Security
  • Negotiations
  • Office Personnel
  • Procurement
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Weapon Systems

Readers

  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Regression Analysis.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.