Weapon Acquisition: Improving DOD's Weapon Systems Acquisition Reporting

Abstract

Since 1969, SAHS have been the primary means by which DOD informs the Congress of the status of major weapon system acquisitions. The SAR contains information on each systems cost, schedule, and performance and compares it with earlier estimates established at the demonstration/validation, full-scale development, and production decision points.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1989
Accession Number
AD1175368

Entities

People

  • Bruce D. Fairbairn
  • Charles A. Ward
  • Frank C. Conahan
  • James F. Wiggins
  • John Riche
  • Michael E. Motley
  • Sharon T. Paris
  • Sherlie S. Svestka
  • William W. Iii Crocker

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • Computers
  • Congress
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Cost Overruns
  • Databases
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Graphics
  • Military Acquisition
  • National Security
  • Personal Computers
  • Procurement
  • Production Rate
  • Weapon Systems

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis