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Original publisher: [Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2009] OCLC Number: (OCoLC)320779161 Subject: United States -- Armed Forces -- Weapons systems. Excerpt: ... Notes: Data were obtained from DOD's Selected Acquisition Reports ( SAR ) ( dated December 2002, 2006, and 2007 ). In a few cases data were obtained directly from program offices. The number of programs reflects the programs with SARs; however, in our analysis we have broken a few SAR programs into smaller elements or programs. Not all programs had comparable cost and schedule data and these programs were excluded from the analysis where appropriate. Portfolio performance data do not include costs of developing Missile Defense Agency elements or the Defense Integrated Military Human Resources System ( DIMHRS ) program. a The total acquisition cost growth for the 2007 portfolio was $ 295 billion in 2008 constant dollars. The overall performance of this portfolio is one indicator of how well DOD's acquisition system generates the return on investment it promises to the warfighter, Congress, and the taxpayer. The surest way to improve its performance is by reducing the number of underperforming programs, by either completing or canceling them, and ensuring that new programs are founded on sound business cases and follow a knowledge-based approach, as embodied in DOD's recently revised acquisition policy, as they enter the 8 This approach must begin with strong systems engineering portfolio. analysis that balances a weapon system's requirements with available resources. Our analysis of DOD's 2008 portfolio allows us to make several observations about the portfolio's balance between its largest programs and smaller ones, the relative performance of newer programs, and the delivery of capabilities to the warfighter. * Ten of DOD's largest acquisition programs, commanding about half the overall acquisition dollars in the portfolio, have experienced significant cost growth, and have seen
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Defense acquisitions: assessments of selected weapon programs: report to congressional committees
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