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Missile Defense: Lessons Learned From Acquisition Efforts

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date March 12, 2020
Release Date March 12, 2020
Report No. GAO-20-490T
Summary:

The Missile Defense Agency is developing a Ballistic Missile Defense System to protect against ballistic and hypersonic missile attacks. MDA has received about $174 billion since 2002 and is requesting another $9.2 billion for fiscal year 2021.

We’ve reported on MDA every year since 2002 and found it has fallen short of its goals, in part because of the high-risk approach it takes to developing these systems. This includes moving ahead on aggressive schedules when key technologies are not yet properly developed.

We testified that MDA has improved its approach to these acquisitions but still uses aggressive schedules and other risky practices.

Missile Defense Agency employees at computer stations with multiple monitors

Missile Defense Agency employees at computer stations with multiple monitors

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