Acquisition Reform: Effect on Weapon System Funding.

Abstract

Over the last several years, the Department of Defense (DOD) has placed priority attention on reforming its acquisition processes and has emphasized that savings resulting from acquisition reforms are needed to help fund weapons modernization. Responding to a request by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology, the military services estimated acquisition reform cost reductions on 63 major weapon programs. We have reviewed the services' estimates to determine the extent to which the reported cost reductions from acquisition reform will provide funds from approved budgets to support modernization.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA331499

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Airborne Warning And Control System
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Anti-Tank Missiles
  • Artillery
  • Control Systems
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • National Security
  • Navigation
  • Navy
  • Radar
  • Satellite Guided Weapons
  • Warfare
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Civilian Systems Systems Program Capability Development and Upgrade Support Activity Expense and Pay Management.
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.
  • Theoretical Analysis.