Weapons Acquisition Reform: Reform Act Is Helping DOD Acquisition Programs Reduce Risk, but Implementation Challenges Remain

Abstract

For the past 3 years, DOD has been implementing the Reform Act requirements which are aimed at helping weapon acquisition programs establish a solid foundation from the start. This helps to prevent cost growth, thus helping the Defense dollar go further. This is the third in a series of GAO reports on the Reform Act. GAO was asked to determine (1) DOD's progress in implementing Reform Act provisions; (2) the impact the Reform Act has had on specific acquisition programs; and (3) challenges remaining. To do this, GAO analyzed documents and interviewed officials from the four OSD offices created as a result of the Reform Act, other DOD offices, the military services, and 11 weapon acquisition programs we chose as case studies. Case study programs were selected based on their development status and interaction with the four OSD offices. Results cannot be generalized to all DOD weapon acquisition programs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA571127

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aircrafts
  • Congress
  • Cost Estimates
  • Department Of Defense
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Law
  • Lessons Learned
  • Logistics
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Acquisition
  • National Security
  • Systems Engineering
  • Tanker Aircraft
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States Government
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Readers

  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Economics
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.