An Analysis of Contract Cost Overruns and Their Impacts

Abstract

This study examines the tendency of major program DoD contracts, once in an overrun status, to remain in that status and in many cases, further deteriorate. In these times of budgetary constraints, it is important that government program managers and other key decision makers understand the ramifications of contract overruns especially early in a program's life. The overruns on the A-12 program, for instance, could have possibly been predicted much earlier and the program cancellation avoided if only the program manager had understood the implications of significant cost overruns early in the life of the program.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA258422

Entities

People

  • Brian D. Wilson

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Composite Materials
  • Contracts
  • Control Systems
  • Cost Analysis
  • Cost Overruns
  • Databases
  • Department Of Defense
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Information Science
  • Military Acquisition
  • Navy
  • Regression Analysis
  • Surface To Air Missiles
  • System Software
  • Test And Evaluation

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  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Systems Analysis and Design