An Assessment of Acquisition Outcomes and Potential Impact of Legislative and Policy Changes

Abstract

Provide observations on the Department's efforts to manage its 2009 portfolio of major weapon system programs, performance of newer programs, and ability to deliver to the warfighter on time Analyze outcomes and knowledge attained at key junctures in the acquisition process for a subset of the 42 programs primarily still in development Gather data on other factors that might impact program stability and outcomes such as: cost estimating, requirement setting, software management, and program office staffing Provide an update on any impacts from DOD acquisition policy changes and Congressional acquisition reform legislation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 12, 2010
Accession Number
ADA530017

Entities

People

  • Michael J. Sullivan

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Cost Estimates
  • Costs
  • Developmental Tests
  • Engineering
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Governments
  • Manufacturing
  • Military Acquisition
  • Observation
  • Procurement
  • Product Development
  • Product Prototyping
  • Program Management
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Weapon Systems

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management