Need for Improved Cost Estimating on Major Weapon Systems and Credible Reporting of Planned and Actual Costs

Abstract

I am pleased to be here today to discuss the need for improved cost estimating on major weapon systems and credible reporting of planned and actual costs. I will be talking about cost growth, the Department of Defense's (DOD's) cost estimating and reporting, and the underestimation of funding requirements in Five-Year Defense Programs (FYDPs).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 24, 1984
Accession Number
AD1175645

Entities

People

  • Charles Arthur Bowsher

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Anti-Tank Missiles
  • Business Administration
  • Contractors
  • Cost Analysis
  • Cost Estimates
  • Department Of Defense
  • Estimators
  • Financial Management
  • Governments
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Procurement
  • Public Health
  • Vehicles
  • Weapon Systems
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Political science

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis