Unmanned aircraft systems new DOD programs can learn from past efforts to craft better and less risky acquisition strategies : report to the Committee on Armed Services, U.S. Senate /

Unmanned aircraft systems new DOD programs can learn from past efforts to craft better and less risky acquisition strategies : report to the Committee on Armed Services, U.S. Senate /

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Corporate author / creator:	United States. Government Accountability Office.
Imprint:	Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Accountability Office, 2006.
Description:	ii, 36 p. : ill., digital, PDF file ;
Language:	English
Subject:	United States. -- Dept. of Defense -- Procurement. Drone aircraft -- United States. Airplanes, Military -- United States. Predator (Drone aircraft) United States -- Armed Forces -- Weapons systems.
Format:	E-Resource U.S. Federal Government Document Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10630536

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Varying Form of Title:	Unmanned aircraft systems : new Department of Defense programs can learn from past efforts to craft better and less risky acquisition strategies New DOD programs can learn from past efforts to craft better and less risky acquisition strategies New Department of Defense programs can learn from past efforts to craft better and less risky acquisition strategies
Other uniform titles:	ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection.
Other authors / contributors:	United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services.
Notes:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection. Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. Includes bibliographical references and a bibliography of "Related GAO Products" (p. 35-36). Also available via Internet from the GAO web site (http://www.gao.gov/). Address as of 5/01/06: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d06447.pdf; current access available via PURL. Electronic reproduction. [Bethesda, Md.] : ProQuest, 2004. digital, PDF file. ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection. Mode of access: World Wide Web via ProQuest website.
Summary:	This Government Accountability Office (GAO) report addresses the request to review the Department of Defense's (DOD) three largest unmanned aircraft programs in terms of cost. Specifically, GAO assessed the Global Hawk and Predator programs' acquisition strategies and identified lessons from these two programs that can be applied to the Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems (J-UCAS) program, the next generation of unmanned aircraft. GAO recommends that DOD (1) limit Global Hawk production until the program demonstrates an integrated system and develops a new business case to justify future investments and (2) develop a sound business case and acquisition strategy for J-UCAS and follow-on efforts to ensure cost and schedule goals are met. DOD did not concur with GAO's Global Hawk recommendations because it believes it is taking appropriate measures to manage risk.
Other form:	Print version: United States. Government Accountability Office. Unmanned aircraft systems Microfiche version: United States. Government Accountability Office. Unmanned aircraft systems. [Bethesda, Md.] : ProQuest,[2004] CIS 2006 J942-84