Cost Overruns in Major Weapon Systems: Current Dimensions of a Longstanding Problem
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This paper reviews the initiatives of the Reagan Administration to control cost overruns during the last 2 and a half years and the actions taken by the Congress to strengthen its oversight role. Particular attention is directed at the critical need to enhance management incentive and accountability at all level of the acquisition process. If recently instituted reform in the Department of Defense fail to control cost overruns, pressure may grow for a more sweeping and radical approach. Seriousā¦
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Date:
October 15, 1983
Creator:
Lockwood, David E.
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