Weapons Acquisition: Implementation of the 1991 DOD Full Funding Policy

Abstract

Historically, DOD has overestimated the amount of future funding that will be available for specific weapons acquisitions and/or has underestimated the cost of such weapons. The annual funding shortfall or instability created by this combination of factors has resulted in major acquisitions being delayed, reduced, or terminated. These actions usually increase program costs

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1992
Accession Number
AD1174684

Entities

People

  • Paul F. Math

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Acquisition
  • Agreements
  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Cost Analysis
  • Cost Estimates
  • Costs
  • Databases
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Military Acquisition
  • National Security
  • Naval Procurement
  • Procurement
  • Satellite Guided Weapons
  • Tilt Rotor Aircraft
  • Training
  • United States
  • Weapons

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  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Mathematics or Statistics