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Navy Shipbuilding: Cost and Schedule Problems on the DDG-51 AEGIS Destroyer Program

NSIAD-90-84 Published: Jan 17, 1990. Publicly Released: Jan 17, 1990.
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Highlights

GAO examined the status of the DDG-51 destroyer program, focusing on contracts for the lead ship and the first two follow ships.

Recommendations

Recommendations for Executive Action

Agency Affected Recommendation Status
Department of Defense The Secretary of Defense should ensure that sufficient information exists to justify the award of contracts for follow ships beyond the seven now under contract.
Closed – Not Implemented
DOD disregarded the recommendation and awarded five additional ships in fiscal year 1990 as scheduled.

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Weapons systemsConstruction contractsContract costsContract modificationsCost overrunsFixed price incentive contractsMilitary cost controlMilitary vesselsNaval procurementShipyards