Defense Weapon Systems Acquisition.

Abstract

This report discusses our concerns about the Department of Defense's annual expenditure of billions of dollars to acquire new weapon systems. It focuses on continuing weaknesses in the way major weapon system requirements are determined, planned, budgeted, and acquired. The underlying conditions and cultural attitudes that help foster these weaknesses have been addressed in more detail in our report Weapons Acquisition: A Rare Opportunity for Lasting Change (GAO/NSIAD-93-15, Dec. 1992). This report also focuses on our ongoing evaluations of the Department's efforts to address these long-standing problems.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA321464

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Anti-Tank Missiles
  • Congress
  • Defense Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Financial Management
  • Law
  • National Security
  • Procurement
  • Security
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Turbines
  • Warfare
  • Weapon Systems

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Systems Analysis and Design