Weapon Systems Annual Assessment: Limited Use of Knowledge-Based Practices Continues to Undercut DOD's Investments

Abstract

In our 17th annual assessment, we reviewed DOD's 82 largest complex programs (worth $1.69 trillion). Our review comes during a time of significant change at DOD. DOD has transferred oversight responsibilities for many programs to the military services that manage them. At the department-level, it is now focusing on developing weapons capabilities faster. We will continue to monitor these changes in oversight. Meanwhile, we found that costs continue to increase for many of these programseven those that started after major acquisition reforms were adopted in 2010. This is troubling because these reforms were supposed to limit cost growth.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2019
Accession Number
AD1153168

Entities

People

  • Shelby S. Oakley

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Cyber
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Additive Manufacturing
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Boats
  • Congress
  • Control Systems
  • Fabrication
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Infrared Countermeasures
  • Marine Transportation
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Systems Engineering
  • Tanker Aircraft
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Transport Aircraft
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis