Defense Acquisitions: Observations on Weapon Program Performance and Acquisition Reforms

Abstract

In our 2010 assessment of weapon programs, we made several observations concerning DOD's management of its major defense acquisition portfolio. First, in DOD's fiscal year 2010 budget, the Secretary of Defense proposed canceling or significantly curtailing programs with projected total costs of at least $126 billion that he characterized as too costly or no longer relevant for current operations, while increasing funding for others that he assessed as higher priorities. Congress p05/01,p15/01supported several of the recommended terminations (see table 1).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 19, 2010
Accession Number
ADA520655

Entities

People

  • Carol T. Mebane
  • Kenneth E. Patton
  • Kristine R. Hassinger
  • Michael J. Sullivan
  • Ronald E. Schwenn

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aircrafts
  • Congress
  • Cost Estimates
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Military Acquisition
  • National Security
  • Observation
  • Procurement
  • Software Development
  • System Software
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting