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Pentagon’s top new weapons programs are 12 years behind schedule: Watchdog
GAO found 46 of 72 programs posted cost increases totaling $122 billion, while immature technologies and fixed delivery dates continue to slow fielding.
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Pentagon's Top Weapons Programs Are 12 Years Behind Schedule
(The Epoch Times)—The Government Accountability Office (GAO), a top government watchdog, said last week that the War Department’s top new weapons programs were behind schedule by an average of 12 years and would likely continue to lag. In a report released on July 2, the GAO said that the War Department set overly optimistic timeframes for major defense acquisition programs totaling $2.4 trillion. The 12-year average, purportedly fueled by immat…
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