Defense Acquisitions: Assessments of Selected Weapon Programs

Abstract

This is GAO s annual assessment of DOD weapon system acquisitions, an area that is on GAO s high-risk list. The report is in response to the mandate in the joint explanatory statement to the DOD Appropriations Act, 2009. It includes (1) observations on the cost performance of DOD s 2011 portfolio of 96 major defense acquisition programs; (2) an assessment of the knowledge attained by key junctures in the acquisition process for 37 major defense acquisition programs, which were selected because they were in development or early production; (3) observations on the implementation of acquisition reforms, particularly for 16 future major defense acquisition programs that are not yet in the portfolio, which represent the best opportunity to assess DOD s progress in this area.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA558843

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Cyber
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Boats
  • Control Systems
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Ground Control Stations
  • Marine Transportation
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Rockets
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Unmanned Systems
  • Warning Systems
  • Weapons Effects

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