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May 14, 2012 By AMK

GAO finds MDA’s concurrent acquisition strategy ineffective

The Missile Defense Agency is producing ineffective systems defending against warheads from rogue states as a result of its concurrent acquisition method, according to the Government Accountability Office.

GAO auditors issued a report Friday suggesting the systems MDA purchases are suffering since the agency commits to product development before the technology is fully matured.

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http://www.executivegov.com/2012/04/gao-finds-mdas-concurrent-acquisition-strategy-ineffective/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+execgov+%28Executive+Gov%29.

The Washington Times article is at http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/apr/23/missile-agency-buys-makes-unready-technology/print.

Filed Under: Government Contracting News Tagged With: acquisition strategy, concurrent acquisition, cost overrun, GAO, MDA, performance, schedule

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