MISSILE DEFENSE: Acquisition Processes Are Improving, but Further Actions Are Needed to Address Standing Issues.

UNITED States. Government Accountability Office; UNITED States. Missile Defense Agency; BALLISTIC missile defenses; COST estimates; MILITARY personnel

The article discusses steps taken by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to improve development of missile defense assets while problems with its acquisition policy persist. Topics include limited stakeholder input in warfighter-approved requirements setting and underreported costs estimates limiting decision-makers' insight into financial commitments. It offers recommendations by Government Accountability Office to improve missile defense acquisitions out of which some still seek attention.