Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier: Congress Should Consider Revising Cost Cap Legislation to Include All Construction Costs

Abstract

Ford-class aircraft carriers will feature new technologies designed to reduce life-cycle costs. The lead ship, CVN 78, has been under construction since 2008, and early construction on CVN 79 is underway. In 2007 Congress established a cap for procurement costs which has been adjusted over time. In September 2013, GAO reported on a $2.3 billion increase in CVN 78 construction costs. GAO was mandated to examine risks in the CVN 78 program since its September 2013 report. This report assesses (1) the extent to which CVN 78 will be delivered within revised cost and schedule goals; (2) if CVN 78 will demonstrate its required capabilities before ship deployment; and (3) the steps the Navy is taking to achieve CVN 79 cost goals. To perform this work, GAO analyzed Navy and contractor data, and scheduling best practices.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2014
Accession Number
ADA611508

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Carriers
  • Business Administration
  • Congress
  • Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch Systems
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Flight Decks
  • Ford-Class
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Management Personnel
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • Nimitz-Class
  • Organizational Structure
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States Government
  • Uss Nimitz

Readers

  • Fire Suppression Systems Design.
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.