Missile defense, some progress delivering capabilities, but challenges with testing transparency and requirements development need to be addressed : report to congressional committees.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Missile Defense Agency--Rules and practice--Evaluation.

United States.

United States. Missile Defense Agency--Procurement--Evaluation.

United States. Missile Defense Agency.

Ballistic missile defenses--United States--Management--Evaluation.

Ballistic missile defenses.

Ballistic missile defenses--United States--Testing--Evaluation.

Armed Forces--Procurement--Evaluation.

Genre:

Online resources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (v, 109 pages) : color illustrations

Other Title:

Some progress delivering capabilities, but challenges with testing transparency and requirements development need to be addressed

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : United States Government Accountability Office, 2017.

System Details:

text file PDF

Summary:

"Since 2002, MDA has been developing a Ballistic Missile Defense System comprised of a command and control system, radars that can identify incoming threats, and intercepting missiles. MDA has received approximately $123 billion and is planning to spend an additional $37 billion through fiscal year 2021 to continue its efforts. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 included a provision that GAO assess the extent to which MDA has achieved its acquisition goals and objectives. This report addresses the progress and challenges in fiscal year 2016 associated with MDA: (1) achieving fiscal year 2016 testing, asset, and capability delivery goals, (2) ensuring transparency of test schedules and costs, and (3) establishing a sound business case for future efforts. GAO reviewed the planned fiscal year 2016 baselines as stated in the BMDS Accountability Report and other program documentation and assessed them against program and baseline reviews and GAO's acquisition best practices guides. In addition, GAO interviewed DOD and MDA officials"--Preliminary page.

Contents:

Background

MDA made progress in Fiscal Year 2016 conducting tests and delivering assets and BMDS level capabilities but it did not meet its planned goals

MDA's testing schedule remains aggressive and associated costs lack transparency

MDA incorporated several elements of a sound business case for its next generation efforts but concerns with requirements and acquisition strategies could hamper efforts

Conclusions.

Notes:

"May 2017."

"GAO-17-381."

Includes bibliographical references.

Online resource; title from PDF cover (GAO, viewed June 2, 2017).

OCLC:

988774570