Defense acquisitions : additional analysis needed to capture cost differences between conventional and nuclear propulsion for Navy's future cruiser / [Paul L. Francis].

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Francis, Paul L.

Contributor:

United States. Government Accountability Office

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Navy--Appropriations and expenditures.

United States.

United States. Navy.

Cruisers (Warships)--United States--Costs.

Cruisers (Warships).

Nuclear ships--United States--Costs.

Nuclear ships.

Armed Forces--Appropriations and expenditures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (2 pages)

Other Title:

Additional analysis needed to capture cost differences between conventional and nuclear propulsion for Navy's future cruiser

Navy's future cruiser

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2009]

Summary:

In response to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Navy's analysis of options for CG(X), including cost estimates related to building nuclear and conventional cruisers. GAO examined (1) the design concepts included in the CG(X) Analysis of Alternatives, (2) how each ship design concept addresses threats that cause capability gaps for maritime air and missile defense, and (3) how the Navy's methodology and assumptions affect its estimates of the relative costs for conventional and nuclear cruisers. To accomplish this, GAO analyzed CG(X) program documents, interviewed Navy and Department of Defense officials, and assessed the effect of alternative methodologies and assumptions on cost estimates. This letter is an unclassified summary of the classified report.

Notes:

Title from p.1 screen (GAO, viewed Aug. 11, 2009).

"August 7, 2009."

"GAO-09-886R."

OCLC:

430105328