NUCLEAR WEAPONS: NNSA Should Adopt Additional Best Practices to Better Manage Risk for Life Extension Programs

Abstract

Weapons in the U.S. nuclear stockpile are aging. NNSA and the Department of Defense undertake LEPs to refurbish or replace nuclear weapons' aging components. Prior LEPs experienced cost overruns, schedule delays, and scope reductions, and prior GAO reports identified the need for NNSA to use EVM and conduct TRAs to address program risks.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2018
Accession Number
AD1169784

Entities

People

  • Allison Bawden

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Best Practices
  • Business Administration
  • Congress
  • Contractors
  • Control Systems
  • Cost Analysis
  • Cost Estimates
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Governments
  • Management Personnel
  • Measurement
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Organizational Structure
  • Program Management
  • Project Management
  • Reliability
  • Systems Engineering
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Occupational Health and Safety.