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Joint strike fighter accelerating procurement before completing development increases the government's financial risk : report to congressional committees.

Title
Joint strike fighter [electronic resource] : accelerating procurement before completing development increases the government's financial risk : report to congressional committees.
Author
United States. Government Accountability Office.
Publication
[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2009]

Available Online

http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS113411

Details

Description
ii, 46 p. : digital, PDF file.
Summary
The Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) is the Department of Defense's (DOD) most complex and ambitious aircraft acquisition, seeking to simultaneously produce and field three different versions of the aircraft for the Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and eight international partners. The total investment required now exceeds $1 trillion, more than $300 billion to acquire 2,456 aircraft and $760 billion in life cycle operating and support costs, according to program estimates. The Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 requires GAO to review the JSF program annually for 5 years. This is the fifth and final report under the mandate in which GAO (1) determines the program's progress in meeting cost, schedule, and performance goals; (2) assesses manufacturing results and schedule risks; and (3) evaluates development test plans, progress, and risks. GAO's work included analyses of a wide range of program documents, cost data and interviews with defense and contractor officials. GAO recommends that DOD (1) report to the congressional defense committees on the risks and mitigation strategy for use of cost reimbursement contracts for procurement and plans to transition to fixed price contracts and (2) ensure that the prime contractor performs periodic schedule risk analyses to improve schedule and budget actions.
Alternative Title
Accelerating procurement before completing development increases the government's financial risk
Subjects
Note
  • Title from title screen (viewed on Mar. 13, 2009).
  • "March 2009."
  • "GAO-09-303."
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
System Details (note)
  • System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.
  • Mode of access: World Wide Web from GAO web site. Address as of 3/13/09: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09303.pdf ; current access available via PURL.
Call Number
GPO Internet GA 1.13:GAO-09-303
OCLC
314932719
Author
United States. Government Accountability Office.
Title
Joint strike fighter [electronic resource] : accelerating procurement before completing development increases the government's financial risk : report to congressional committees.
Imprint
[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2009]
System Details
System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Mode of access: World Wide Web from GAO web site. Address as of 3/13/09: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09303.pdf ; current access available via PURL.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Connect to:
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS113411
Gpo Item No.
0546-D (online)
Sudoc No.
GA 1.13:GAO-09-303
Research Call Number
GPO Internet GA 1.13:GAO-09-303
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