Military Airlift:
C-17 Faces Schedule, Cost, and Performance Challenges
NSIAD-89-195: Published: Aug 18, 1989. Publicly Released: Aug 18, 1989.
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GAO evaluated the Air Force's progress in meeting the C-17 aircraft program's schedule, cost, and performance goals.
GAO found that: (1) reduced funding in fiscal years 1986 and 1987 delayed the aircraft's fabrication and assembly by 9 months and its first flight until August 1990; (2) the Air Force may not meet the test flight date because the assembly schedule has a high degree of risk, projected late deliveries of tooling and parts could delay assembly, and subcontractor development of key avionics systems is behind schedule; (3) current program acquisition cost estimates have increased $3 billion over the original $34.5 billion and do not include $437 million for the defense systems the Air Force planned to develop; (4) although the Air Force requested funding through 1993 so it could conduct an interim review after initial flight tests, it only received funding for low-rate production through 1991; (5) although the contractor projected that the aircraft would meet approved requirements, the aircraft's projected weight had already increased to the maximum allowable to meet current payload and range requirements; (6) the Air Force planned to install defense systems to detect and counter combat threats, and to conduct live-fire tests on a representative section of the aircraft's wing to determine its vulnerability to combat damage; and (7) due to continuing problems in the contractor's ability to effectively address existing assembly and avionics development problems, the Air Force extended the planned first flight to December 1990.
Jan 14, 2021
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Columbia Class Submarine:
Delivery Hinges on Timely and Quality Materials from an Atrophied Supplier BaseGAO-21-257: Published: Jan 14, 2021. Publicly Released: Jan 14, 2021. -
Department of Defense:
Actions Needed to Improve Accounting of Intradepartmental TransactionsGAO-21-84: Published: Jan 14, 2021. Publicly Released: Jan 14, 2021.
Jan 12, 2021
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DOD Critical Technologies:
Plans for Communicating, Assessing, and Overseeing Protection Efforts Should Be CompletedGAO-21-158: Published: Jan 12, 2021. Publicly Released: Jan 12, 2021.
Dec 10, 2020
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Climate Resilience:
DOD Coordinates with Communities, but Needs to Assess the Performance of Related Grant ProgramsGAO-21-46: Published: Dec 10, 2020. Publicly Released: Dec 10, 2020. -
Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations:
DOD Needs to Address Governance and Oversight Issues to Help Ensure SuperiorityGAO-21-64: Published: Dec 10, 2020. Publicly Released: Dec 10, 2020.
Dec 2, 2020
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Navy and Marine Corps:
Services Continue Efforts to Rebuild Readiness, but Recovery Will Take Years and Sustained Management AttentionGAO-21-225T: Published: Dec 2, 2020. Publicly Released: Dec 2, 2020.
Nov 20, 2020
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GAO Audits Involving DOD:
Status of Efforts to Schedule and Hold Timely Entrance ConferencesGAO-21-185R: Published: Nov 20, 2020. Publicly Released: Nov 20, 2020.
Nov 19, 2020
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Defense Acquisitions:
Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture Would Benefit from Defined Goals and GovernanceGAO-21-68: Published: Nov 19, 2020. Publicly Released: Nov 19, 2020. -
Defense Intelligence:
Comprehensive Plan Needed to Improve Stakeholder Engagement in the Development of New Military Intelligence SystemGAO-21-57: Published: Nov 19, 2020. Publicly Released: Nov 19, 2020. -
Defense Production Act:
Opportunities Exist to Increase Transparency and Identify Future Actions to Mitigate Medical Supply Chain Issues:GAO-21-108: Published: Nov 19, 2020. Publicly Released: Nov 19, 2020.
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