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Accession Number:

AD1175645

Title:

Need for Improved Cost Estimating on Major Weapon Systems and Credible Reporting of Planned and Actual Costs

Author(s):

• Bowsher, Charles A.

Author Organization(s):

• United States General Accounting Office

Report Date:

1984-05-24

Abstract:

I am pleased to be here today to discuss the need for improved cost estimating on major weapon systems and credible reporting of planned and actual costs. I will be talking about cost growth, the Department of Defense's (DOD's) cost estimating and reporting, and the underestimation of funding requirements in Five-Year Defense Programs (FYDPs).

Document Type:

Conference:

Journal:

Pages:

35

File Size:

2.02MB

Contracts:

Grants:

Descriptors:

• anti-tank missiles
• cost analysis
• cost estimates
• financial management
• department of defense
• governments
• health services
• procurement
• acquisition
• air force
• health care
• weapon systems
• accounting
• contractors
• estimators
• public health
• vehicles

SubjectCategory:

• Behavioral and Social Sciences
• Behavioral and Social Sciences
• Behavioral and Social Sciences

Communities of Interest:

• Weapons Technologies

Distribution Statement:

Approved For Public Release

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